Luckypants

On a recent trip to Cornwall my most expensive charge was 63.5p/kWh at Gloucester services. My public charge costs apart from that were on AC posts averaging around 53p. My average cost per mile on this trip (leaving out home charging) was 12.9p while the same trip in my previous diesel car would have been around 18.2p/mile. Public charging can be reasonable and currently public charging is competitive with fossil cars.

Press launch today for Skoda Epiq

250 will be fine. My ID.3 seems to have genuine 350 mile range in current weather (not had it in winter yet) and I hardly seem to charge it. I barely think about public charging now - it'll be a shock when we go on holiday 😁

Now if they would make an electric Octavia estate..... that would be my sweet spot.

Here's an example https://youtu.be/Fxxtv93ZZYo?si=L_DZcEFPlaIaOpyh

Already been reviewed by a number of Youtubers a few months ago. It looks pretty good. I'll be interested how it compares in size to the ID.3 Neo, as I'm thinking this could be the next car based on the boot space.

The Epiq is due out in September I think, based on the same platform as the VW Polo, ID Cross and Cupra Raval. Its not a proper small car being about the size of the Kamiq and certainly not sub-20K. https://youtu.be/3g3kDltISmY?si=CIU4aEBExRXlTTuy

"Community Projects' - they're a laugh. The local worthies get an office in the garden (now converted to a holiday let) but the ordinary locals get bugger all. We got £700 to plant daffodils approaching the village. My suggestion of free electricity for all in the 'benefit area' was laughed it by the developers but seems pretty fair to all IMO.

Having generation on the doorstep seems to have no bearing. Most of Scotland has generation nearby yet they have the highest standing charges in UK. I have about 200MW windfarm 3 miles up the road, second highest standing charges in UK. Yet those places in the South with no generation nearby have very much lower standing charges. Those furthest from generation should be paying most for the grid upgrades to carry power south not the least.

They should try living in North Wales or Scotland then! Actually my standing charges came down 1p a day to 68.7p

My Intelligent Octopus Go tariff has reduced to 5.2p overnight & smart charging and 28.83p peak. With the new ID.3 on the drive giving 3.9 m/kWh average so far I'm looking at less than 2p/mile on fuel costs.

The exclamation mark is normally next to the defective sensor. If they all show as defective (have an exclamation mark), there may be a bigger issue. The clean sensor message is just the default when a sensor is not sensing...

Does it not show you on the pictogram of sensors when in parking mode?