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Yep. "EV tyres" are pretty much efficiency touring tyres turned up to 11. Great for motorways in good weather, not so great in cold and wet. I've fitted Mitch CC2 on the Leaf now. It'll be our snow car, not going far when snowing anyway. So far feels great to drive in the downpour. I'll doing similar when MY factory tyre reach end of life. Safety over efficiency. Do you store those tyres from the factory? or sell it on as used?

Regarding the VW prototype, this video came up in my YT rabbit hole. Essentially, this engineering focused guy managed to get 25% efficiency gain on highway by doing aero mods, some are pretty extreme. As I said, it's more about the aero and efficiency gains than tweaking ICE itself.

V2G or V2H is the logical next step for EV's, helping the grid when parked. There should also be a push for home storage to help ease grid demand and prevent black/brown out situations during shortages. He who can store energy has all the power (pun intended 😛 ) My V2H charger for Leaf is installed, but installer "forgot" to call the charger company to commission it (How TF does that happen!?). So I can only charge and don't have access to the actual V2H part. Plus the muppet forgot to properly secure the cable run for my 7 kW charge point. I'm not taking chances until everything gets checked over in next week's appointment. So now, I can charge my Leaf at 5 kW with the V2H charger (upgrade from 3.3 kW its built-in charger). But my MY is downgraded to granny charging speed to be on the safe side. Luckily granny charging speed is no problem when the car is always parked on the driveway overnight. In fact, I turn it down from 10 amps to 8 amps to be on the safe side. My point is, just plug in at every opportunity and charging speed is never an issue. I can see in a shortage situation, National Grid remotely turn off smart chargers. But I think it is only likely to happen during peak periods. And just like ICE cars, you would never run completely empty.

Well......It's not the ICE alone that made the VW car remarkable, it's everything around it. Efficiency is king with everything, so all the aero mods and weight savings etc. Combine with electrification allows it to be efficient. Key isn't engine development. Unfortunately people want bigger interior in their cars with more head room. Just like some people want 5min refuelling for 600 miles, not willing to budge for a more energy efficient powertrain. The Swiss proposing to prohibit non-essential EV use as level 3 out of 4 energy shortage plan was last year's news during the great European methane fossil fuel shortage. Well done for doing your research. Shame about the YT video's spread of misinformation "Swiss EV driving ban", there was no ban. Simple, more renewables. As the energy shortage was purely because of geopolitical reasons, energy independence is key. In-border energy independence can be achieved by excessively building renewables and any excess can go into car batteries. If rolling blackout becomes a thing, installing a gateway switcher into any house already with home storage will mean they won't notice blackouts at all. So if electricity becomes in short supply, whoever can store and access the most has the most power (literally and pun intended).

So the numbers are out on the diesel vs EV "race". Source video on Geoff channel. Some how Taycan driver managed to find all the slowest chargers and stopped 8 times, took over 5 hours of charging time. Meanwhile, this is what I got when trying to route via the car's app, using same as in-car sat-nav routing algorithms: At the same time, Google map says 14.5 hours, same route. So Tesla routing thinks only need 2.5 hours of recharging, starting with less than 60%. (my car's current SoC) Whereas the EV in the "race" took over double the time for his charging stops. Inverness supercharger is open to all EV's, 6 stalls, apart from Gretna Green 4 stalls, all other sites have 8 or more charging stalls. Exeter have 32 supercharger stalls. The Taycan using 350 kW Ionity chargers should be able to do it with less than 2 hours of charging:

Saw this laughable "Charge Arm" suggested by people for someone who's got a shared path between their parking spot in communal car park and their front garden. https://wepoweryourcar.com/about/chargearm/

Yes you are right, just looked RSEV video's first leg on Google maps and it says need 6 hours: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/John+o'+Groats/Abington+Services,+M74,+Abington,+Biggar/@57.3579776,-4.9429875,8.16z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x489adf22b8be52c3:0x86f8db37f5b5c574!2m2!1d-3.0688997!2d58.6373368!1m5!1m1!1s0x4887e336e93696ab:0xf60a6414675c609!2m2!1d-3.6942407!2d55.5065858!3e0?entry=ttu Minus possible morning rush hour, it's still very much the "speed limit". For short range EV's, Nissan Leaf 24 kWh (earliest smallest battery) had done the journey in 27 hours and 46 minutes. https://fuelincluded.com/2015/10/electric-car-trip-from-lands-end-to-john-ogroats-a-record/ This article says 33 charging stops: https://www.autovolt-magazine.com/john-ogroats-to-lands-end-and-back-again-in-24hours-for-free/ The latest and greatest from Germany, in the hands of someone who has zero clue, is as fast as very first gen Nissan Leaf? FWIW, in Model Y, I set autopilot at 70 *cough+5cough* mph on the motorway. Same as my diesel Octy, it's use mostly on motorway. My lifetime average over last year is 271 Wh/mi, which translates to 3.69 mi/kWh. As lol said, decrease speed down to 70 mph makes efficiency go up by a lot. During summer trips, drive in slower traffic at ~60mph can see 5 mi/kWh.

No, given the circumstances, only an idiot would stay at a slower destination charger during their "race". An even bigger idiot would skip other rapid chargers and end up in to be so low on range and end up in this situation. See the Tesla Model S video I posted. It's comfortably do-able in one day in an EV with driver assists. All without needing any phone apps with Tesla's proper sat-nav.

I had a quick peep, unsurprisingly, diesel won by 3-5 pints of beer waiting time. EV guy was complaining about being led by the blind to find charge points. His usual antics.

Another one: Scottish Power EV saver tariff: 5 hr at 8.25p/kWh. https://www.scottishpower.co.uk/electric-vehicle/tou-tariff

There's a new EV tariff: EDF and Podpoint tariff: 5 hr EV charging at 7.4p/kWh. Requires Podpoint Solo 3 https://pod-point.com/electric-car-news/exclusive-ev-energy-tariff Other changes from my first post: Octopus Go dropped to 9p/kWh (a while ago) OVO EV charging dropped to 7p/kWh (is there any way to unlock editing of first post to keep the list up to date? )

My money would be in the diesel of course. Because from historic videos, it is clear the EV driver has issue with common sense and is driving one of lowest efficiency EV on the market. This is a better run: At 34p/kwh Tesla wants for supercharging these days, exclusively all super charging, cost works out to be £75.

V2H installed, just waiting for account to be commissioned. 2 EV's both charging, 5.5 kW + 7.4 kW + house: Price is 7.5p/kWh because I have extra slot via Intelligent Octopus.

This video shows how batteries could sustain water damage: bad seal. But the car and battery is a 9 (?) years old Model S

The Guardian posted an article talking about EV malfunctions. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/oct/29/uk-drivers-make-claims-of-incredibly-scary-malfunctions-with-electric-cars BMW IX claimed runaway by driver. BMW conducted an investigation: It also talked about the MG EV incident and Hyundai guy being locked in the car due to 12v drained. I'm finally getting V2H charger installed today So topped up 12v battery and also took a reading of Leaf SoH (state of health), 79% at 9 years old.

When people talk about narratives controlled by the government. If being cynical, same can be said about how oil companies are acquiring new drilling sites and having record profits, all while scientists are jailed for peaceful protest (gluing hand to floor) . https://cleantechnica.com/2023/10/25/oil-majors-double-down-on-fossil-fuels-while-climate-scientists-go-to-prison/ https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/scientist-rebellion-climate-change-germany-b2208138.html It's all the same, just depend on which side you subscribe to.

They must be all set up and ready to film when it happened When my neighbour parked up to use my charge point (with my permission), some times I don't have a clue when it was plugged in. It takes seconds to plug in, much shorter than getting off the sofa.

Sorry, I meant all those e-Up/Mii/CityGo variants, only CityGo SE does not have rapid charging. According to research within that thread. Not across all VAG cars. I've no knowledge of earlier e-Golfs or most basic level of ID3. Hyundai Ioniq have PHEV versions which don't have rapid charging. AC charging is towards front at side of the car. I have not came across any full BEV version of the Ioniq that doesn't do rapid charging, charge port at left rear. There are 2 trim levels (Premium and Premium SE) both have rapid charging. This is one of the BEV model that I'm eyeing for my parents.

Regarding much earlier conversation about CCS Rapid charging capable car. https://www.speakev.com/threads/do-any-e-up-mii-citigo-36-8kwh-models-not-have-rapid-charging.180939/ This thread is research done by perspective buyer on VAG's cheapest EV offering. The conclusion is that only Skoda CityGo SE doesn't have rapid charging. All other brand and model variants have rapid charging as standard.

Putting charge point at end of the garden is do-able if there is a strong enough will. This thread is someone asking about end of garden installs, many solutions: https://www.speakev.com/threads/parking-at-end-of-garden-install-suggestions.180741/#nested_reply_top_post

Indeed, as article said, around London, I see a lot of on-street chargers with EV-only bays. Combined with often quoted 40% figure, I didn't think it was much of a problem. I've seen those integrated lamp post charge points. They are very neat and well hidden. Again, problem is other cars parked on the road blocking access. Unlike dropped kerb, there isn't any way to guarantee the parking spot in front of your house with the cable channel....... Would it make more sense to get people to convert front garden to parking spaces and install dropped kerb? I know it would reduce parking space for other people and worsen problem for multi-car owners. But root of the problem isn't cars themselves, it's perception that cars = freedom. I think public transport and car centric view really need solving.

News article: https://news.sky.com/story/luton-airport-car-park-fire-due-to-vehicle-fault-as-man-arrested-12990789 Might be negligence on maintenance? Or fitting non-supported modification into car, as previously suggested? I wonder where insurance stands with this development. An individual couldn't possibly be held liable for such a large sum?

I wonder if the car is programmed to use heat pump as much as possible? I noticed this with Model Y, where it would say "warming up" for a minute or so before hot air begins to blow. Whereas Leaf would pull 2 kW with its resistive heater elements and start blowing hot air straight away. Of course, pre-heating solves this because it builds up heat pump pressure before you jump in.

There is a complex initialisation sequence with the Li-on low voltage battery. I think there is a fault somewhere that caused LV problems, this meant the LV protection kicked in and has to be reset. This guy’s car also had to have a new main computer a few months ago. Car might have been a lemon. Tesla should have been much quicker in response. There is no excuse when it is clearly warranty issue. optional material: around 17min mark

Waiting at Luton airport now. Friend just parked their diesel at car park 1. View of car park 2: Loads of non damaged cars. Hope they don’t scrape the whole lot.