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I get not everyone can charge at home. But why dismiss the possibility of cheaper motoring for those who can? Why insist compare apple to apple when orange is better in every way?

Sorry to add to your predicament, I regularly charge off my solar: https://www.speakev.com/threads/charging-off-excess-solar-using-dumb-charger-and-home-assistant.177813/#post-3441721 😜 And it is close to 2p/mile for me using EV tariffs. Here's all the EV tariffs: Intelligent Octopus smart charging even helps lower my home usage cost by providing extra off-peak slots. My last bill, my average for ALL electricity I imported was just over 10p/kWh.

I see "Money Saving Expert" now have an EV tariff page. https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/utilities/ev-energy-tariffs/ Good to see I haven't missed any tariffs on the market.

In the manual, is there any mention of brakes activating to scrub it? I'm wondering BMW may have prior knowledge of EV brake problem from their older EV's and have implemented fixes.

https://www.highwaycodeuk.co.uk/control-of-the-vehicle.html 122 Coasting. This term describes a vehicle travelling in neutral or with the clutch pressed down. It can reduce driver control because engine braking is eliminated vehicle speed downhill will increase quickly increased use of the footbrake can reduce its effectiveness steering response will be affected, particularly on bends and corners it may be more difficult to select the appropriate gear when needed. Only guidelines (no "must" or "must not"), no penalties. Not illegal.

(I'm away this week. I haven't read the last 2 pages, only 63) Scrapping 2030 pure ICE ban is nothing more than a political move in a bid for more votes. The 2035 date for zero tailpipe emission vehicle hasn't changed. As we discussed last week, the original 2030 requirement was not defined to begin with. The car industry are already well ahead with electrified ICE vehicles. Overall announcement, with increased funding for heat pump installs, I think this is a good move. Less money spent on government "research" and more money actually doing things. But back peddling would only influence my voting preference one way.

Check on their website, it’s showing 9p for me. https://octopus.energy/smart/go/

Good news. Octopus go is now 9p per kWh off peak.

Thank you. Good source amongst “others”. Seems like root cause is mechanical damage, according to THE Guardian and fire crew. (Sorry, can’t figure out how to insert quote box, can only do spoiler box)

Text format news article please.

My gut feeling is that JR meant to say does not just consist of driving A to B. WTF happened to that charge plug!? Doesn't look like vandal, probably dropped on the ground and the hard plastic shattered.

I was sure I've seen the taxi versions on rapid charger. Podpoint guide suggests it has both CCS and Chademo!? https://pod-point.com/guides/vehicles/levc/2019/tx

Nice they've mentioned home EV charging tariff at the very end. That Model 3 RWD efficiency is staggering. I think in the hottest 30c weather my MY LR would get around 4 mi/kWh, so around 300 miles. I found it to have best efficiency around 20c. So the M3 RWD could probably hit 5 mi/kWh in ideal conditions. M3 RWD or MG4 is the pick of the bunch, I think. Also the second hand Zoe 40 is a good buy.

Looks like it runs on petrol. It doesn't plug-in. https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/renault/clio/108910/new-renault-clio-e-tech-hybrid-2020-review I think it depends on speed. Petrol powered EV is still more efficient at low speeds (which incidentally wouldn't need range extender). EV efficiency decreases as speed increases, so there will be a speed where petrol-generator-motor setup is less efficient than a diesel ticking over to maintain speed. How about "power split" hybrid, There's 2 motor-generators and an ICE driving a planetary gearbox, like a Toyota hybrid, but with full sized battery for meaningful EV range. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_vehicle_drivetrain#Power-split_or_series-parallel_hybrid Complexity is lower than clutch and gearbox, thus reliability is higher. It can be EV-only driven or engine driven. EV drive low speed, engine drive high speed. Of course EV mode wouldn't be as efficient as direct motor-reduction-gear drive. Chey Volt or Vauxhall Ampera-E: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Volt#Drivetrain

I think WLTP MPG figure for PHEV uses battery power but does not count energy from plugging it in. But that is my suspicion from advertised figures I've seen, rather than hard facts. I think PHEV cannot get quoted MPG when its battery charge runs out and only operate as regular hybrid. Please someone with PHEV experience correct me, @Lady Elanore? I'm all for what you suggest, but do you think it's achievable in 2030? 100 miles would mean 30 kWh of battery. Most current cars based on ICE platform are only squeezing in ~15 kWh, with biggest cars having 38 kWh but only 75 miles of range: https://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/manufacturer-news/2021/10/26/2022-range-rover-unveiled-prices-and-specification

I know there's diverse views and perspectives in this thread, so I thought this would be the best place to ask. What's your view on 2030 ban, what level of hybrid do you think will be allowed after 2030? What would be the minimum EV range required? (assuming it goes ahead, most manufacturers are offering mild hybrid now) In case you need a refresher: https://motorlease.com/article/hybrid-vehicle-types/ You know my views on hybrids: electric drive only, only hybrid I'd accept is serial range extender hybrid (i3 REx). But that's just my personal view, and I'm not sure it's achievable. I've not cared for hybrids for a number of reasons, so I'd like to see what other people thinks and I promise I'll respect different views.

In another words, take the risk and claim on warranty. Looks like around £11.5k from dealers (Marshall, power lease). I personally will probably go this route. https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-search?advertising-location=at_cars&fuel-type=Electric&include-delivery-option=on&make=SEAT&model=Mii&postcode=al2 1bx&sort=relevance&refresh=true

£10.7k for a 36 kWh 2 years old car is excellent value. Well within warranty. The report have a tick against battery health. I wonder what test is carried out to get this tick. Is there any recourse against the report company if the battery turned out to be not okay?

Grrr, some people are the worst. More importantly, free stuff never works from ensuring good level of service point of view. When Ecotricity Electric Highway machine had been on free-vend, people flock to it and what used to be reliable quiet 2 charger location becomes unreliable for charging. The charge point in Asda next to Leicester space museum are also free. There's always DPD vans hogging them. I'd happily pay and use it as destination charging when I'm visiting the museum, so I don't need to think about en-route charging. EV are easiest when making full use of destination charging.

In the case for Leaf, warranty is only triggered when BMS recorded health goes below certain value. There are stories Nissan isn't honouring warranty when there's individual cell failure. Eg. https://www.speakev.com/threads/nissan-leaf-30kwh-cell-failure-nissan-not-honoring-warranty.168576/ I am sure there's another case, can't find it at the moment. My Skoda Octy didn't get any good will gesture on well known water pump failure a few months out of warranty, despite full main dealer service history. Another time, in warranty, when I asked for software update to cure warm weather engine start up hesitancy, printing pages from this forum, dealer wouldn't lift a finger to help in any way. So my "trust" in main dealer is very low.

I'm not comfortable buying this way without test drive at low SoC. I don't believe there's any leeway to rejecting the car from an auction, once the hammer hits, it's yours. I know near the end he added we can use manufacturer warranty. But we all know marginal big ticket items are difficult to get warranty signed off, nevermind trying to get claims on new tech verified by traditional dealership.

From battery technology point of view, charging and when damaged are the top 2 scenarios where it is most likely to catch fire. I have a fireproof pouch for charging hobby drone batteries. BMS in EV is a lot more sophisticated than drone battery charger. So chance of EV catching fire during charging is very low. Indeed most don't. Dealership also rarely talk about charging when handing over. So we end up with very poorly informed drivers in the wild, I've seen more than a handful of Leaf owners waiting at rapid charger for 100% even though charge rate has slowed down a lot to not worth the time near the end. Tesla owners club run an introduction event out of goodness of their heart (club gets no funding from manufacturer, free webinar). It goes over different types of charging extensively. https://teslaowners.org.uk/events/owner-induction-evening There used to be an EV experience centre in Milton Keynes to borrow a car for longer, something like 5 days (?) Still not representative of ownership experience, but much closer than a simple test drive.

See, this is the kind of knowledge you wouldn't know until you actually live with EV and needed to rely on different charging speed. This isn't about driving one for 30min to see how they drive. i've already covered this previously: 7 kW slow charger (correct technical name is actually fast, but we all know in modern day it's considered slow relative to today's battery) is for destination charging, bookable. The rapid chargers are for en-route charging, not parking spaces and wouldn't be used as part of car park. Rapid chargers look to be under cover. Parking spaces with bonus charging are not.

The problem is, your position is limited to looking into a completely new way of motoring. You would be much more knowledgeable and credible if you have had prior EV ownership experience. I find this video contains good information, talking about the new Birmingham charging hub with 150 slow chargers and 30 rapid charging spots. Video explains use-cases for why people would use slow charging over rapid charging and what they would do while the car is slow charging.

I'd have thought, in your case, it's better to aim for reliable rapid charging rather than hope can start charging when you get there. Reliability vs a few minute difference in rapid charging speed. It's funny, I refer hydrogen FC as best solution that isn't ready. Whereas you are referring it as good solution. Indeed, solutions has their pros and cons for different people who value things differently. I believe the monetary benefit will outweigh degradation. But I've nothing to prove this as V2G/H is so new. Fair point. My problem with any colour other than green hydrogen is the involvement with fossil fuel. it's the same argument levelled against EV's: the long tailpipe. Yet, as you pointed out, hydrogen have the same potential as EV where the pollution is at the factory and can be switched over to renewable. But isn't it better to do everything right the first time, with large rollout of slow charging installations to enable people experience benefits using a plug? People who don't want a car with a plug is mainly due to not able to experience the benefits. Solve this and hydrogen will be a very niche product.