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When I'm rapid charging the Leaf, I turn AC and heating (if required) to maximum to clear damp air and mist. It doesn't affect charging speed because the battery can receive less than what the charger is capable of delivering from ~40% onwards anyway. That will last vast majority of Leaf's rapid charger hop range. But I agree. It seems to be a solved problem in ICE cars but somehow for range, EV cars don't run the AC automatically, making demisting a manual toggle.

I drove 150 miles 3 times, each lasting about half day period in a first-gen Nissan Leaf, over last few weeks. Does it mean I did 450 miles over 1.5 days? With triple the rapid-charging hop range from 60 to 180, meaning instead of 1hr drive, 20min charging, they can do 3hr driving, 45min charging, covering 3 times distance in much less than 3 times the time. I really don't see that as a challenge in such a long range EV. It's more of a challenge to not fall asleep driving for such a long time, applies in all cars.

The last date to buy a new petrol, diesel or hybrid car in the UK will be brought forward from 2040 to 2035, under government plans. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-51366123 I'm sure ICE car makers, who are primarily engine manufactures, that happen to also put together cars from parts suppliers, will be screaming and kicking against this until their bitter end. Cue the usual: - My diesel does 600 miles, so my future car must also do 600 miles despite only driving 60 miles a day (think about your actual needs) - Where are people going to charge (where people will park for long time) - The infrastructure isn't there yet (true at the moment) - Coal powered car (the grid is getting cleaner by the day) - The grid can't cope (there is enough energy for all to switch to EV, just need to ensure we are smart about charging) - Rare earth material mining ethics (the war for oil in middle east is worse, they are working on batteries not needing cobalt) - Battery production is bad (Lifetime carbon emission of EV is lower than ICE, they say EV lifetime emission is half of ICE cars) - Battery can't be recycled (new industry popping up to recycle/repurpose EV battery) - Battery will die in 3 years time (totally false, car manufacturers give 8 years battery warranty, my first-gen EV still retains 85% of its original capacity at over 5yo)

Quick question, as I'm planning to do the front brake pads on my Skoda this bank holiday weekend. Is there any VW special tools needed? Or a standard socket is all that's needed to release the calliper? What is the specified wheel nut torque and calliper nut torque? Many thanks in advance