Everything posted by Stonekeeper
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the truth about electric cars
Porsche taycan as a company car Example calculation for a £94,945 Porsche Macan Electric Annual taxable benefit: £94,945 (P11D value) x 3% (BIK rate) = £2,848.35 For a 20% taxpayer: £2,848.35 x 20% = £569.67 per year or approximately £47.47 per month For a 40% taxpayer: £2,848.35 x 40% = £1,139.34 per year or approximately £94.95 per month thanks to our wonderful Rachel
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the truth about electric cars
Gridserve now have subscription available but the price has gone up if you used to use the app without one?
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the truth about electric cars
The leaf should improve when it moves to liquid battery cooling system in it's third generation. The all-new, third-generation Nissan LEAF, featuring a liquid-cooled battery system, is now available to order in some markets like the UK, with first customer deliveries expected in February 2026
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the truth about electric cars
I too did research before buying an ev Use it to do what you want to. Charge it appropriately if you need 100% and are using it it's not really a problem In the earlier days, most experts warned that using fast charging (DC) leads to more degradation over slow charging (AC), due to heat and plating at high C-rates. Especially in the cold. In real-world fleets, the picture is more nuanced. Recurrent’s 2024 analysis of ~13,000 Teslas found no statistically significant difference in range degradation between cars that fast-charged most of the time and those that fast-charged rarely. The more practical rule: avoid extremes (very hot, very cold, or very high SoC), and don’t waste time forcing DC from the 80 to 100% unless your trip requires it. EleportShould I Charge My EV To 100% | How It Depends On Your Ba...Should I charge my EV to 100 percent? A common question that sees all sorts of wrong answers. There are a few key factors to consider when charging EV to 100%
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Ice to Enyaq iv
Mine did that last winter, had to use the hairdryer and multiple lock/unlock (use the button on the dashboard to protect your fob battery) and it opened. Then no problems until August when on the motorway stopped to charge and it wouldn't open lock/unlock worked. This time the solenoid had now failed. I have re-posted in "moments of joy" about the result. Phoned Skoda assist they came next day (Fri) opened the flap by snapping the pin, ordered the parts (two parts needed to return to undamaged). Came back Saturday and fitted in less than an hour.
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Strange thing happened today
Key in pocket can sometimes not be detected, another issue can be where your mobile phone is in relation to the key I get "Key not detected" every now and again in my Skoda
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Battery change
It will just last longer not used it has more storage capacity. How does it compare on the cca stat which is cranking amps
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Auto Full Beam Control
Can you now buy it in the "shop" for £270? Like my ACC option I think to add it as a factory order you had to buy one of the packages that are up to £5,000 If it is in the shop probably means the hardware to run it is already with you.
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Ice to Enyaq iv
Cannot open the charge flap to charge my car, been trying all day, hair dryer lock/unlock etc no joy. Skoda service coming tomorrow because the dealer is booked up till January.
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Please Help
I wouldn't consider life un-important Depending upon the wind it could be hanging around underneath and around the car. Doesn't need much to get in an enclosed space especially being warmer than the air above due to the heat from the exhaust. Neither is it good for the environment, a good sleeping bag would be a better option.
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2021 Vrs Phev battery range
Put the heater on and it will go down turn it off it will go back up as well.
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Please Help
So you would need a CO2 monitor then
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Auto Full Beam Control
ACC is available to buy as a software upgrade in my Enyaq It's an idea I believe to keep the sale price down The car has all the hardware but not activated as standard Was the car just under £40,000 by any chance
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Change / upgrade battery advice
I would get one of these doubles as a powerbank to charge your phone etc. Ready for when the battery starts to fail and the cheapest place i can find it https://www.diagnosticconnections.co.uk/topdon-v1500
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Please Help
I hope you have a CO monitor
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2021 Vrs Phev battery range
For a 13kwh battery 28 miles sounds reasonable in the cold what did you get last winter
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Autocar has a nice article on an early Skoda :)
I had the opportunity to read the full autocar supplement in the Skoda Dealer yesterday it was very informative and the hour I waited for the servicing to be done flew by.
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Change / upgrade battery advice
If it's an EFB I would replace it with an EFB no need for the extra expense of an AGM. What you could do if you have low usage case is get a larger capacity for the storage element. https://www.tayna.co.uk/ There are cheaper but this is 65ah not 60ah and longer warranty than
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Intermittent 12V Low Battery warning
This is also my understanding of the BMS and EFB AGM battery technology as an operating strategy. Worst thing that can happen to a sealed efb or agm is over charging. Stop/start circuitry monitors for 80% if the car is below it disables. BMS aims to maintain above 80% but will not go to 100% because that would leave no headroom for engine braking regeneration.
- Intermittent 12V Low Battery warning
- Intermittent 12V Low Battery warning
- Switch on drivers door pillar
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the truth about electric cars
I always click on the cog and adjust the playback speed to at least 1.75 and pause graphs when needed
- skoda superb 2.0tdi not reaching operating temprature
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skoda superb 2.0tdi not reaching operating temprature
I agree if you point it at the hose the reading will be less than the reading of the actual coolant inside. But how do you verify that the reading you are relying on for the temp inside is correct? Using the reading from the hose see what temp is reached for the radiator fan to kick in. If the thermostat is new and the hose gets to above 75 before the fan kicks in, if the heater blows at 82 and remains at 82 when the fan kicks in. The temperature gauge or temperature sensor are the ones that are wrong because you know the coolant is definitely higher than 70-75 which is the temperature you say the car hovers around? The heater cannot blow hotter than the coolant temp can it, it must be cooler