EVs anyone?

[Cloudane]

That awkward moment when Fully Charged Live is going on literally a few miles away

At Lavecon and can't clone myself or I'd be there!

[Yak]

The new chargers in the car parks of Newcastle Emlyn and Carmarthen are on free vend for the first year so I've been topping up on those every time I go out for curry, got to show they're being used, be rude not to really .

The rapid just west of Carmarthen is free for a year too if anyone's passing and needs it.

[matt303]

Fully Charged Live was very good, was surprised by sheer number of people there. We only did the Saturday, plenty to see, loads of people to catch up with. Only issue was a lack of catering options that lead to long waits and then lack of food on site, to give the organisers credit they seem to have resolved this for the Sunday.

Soul EV did really well, round trip was over 125 miles and got home with 16 miles left on range.

Also there was motor racing to watch while grabbing some fresh air on the balcony above the pit lane.

[matt303]

Nissan Leaf Hearse anyone?

EVP_5 by matt303uk, on Flickr

More photos from EVs in the park https://www.flickr.com/photos/matt303/a ... 676999947/

[Cloudane]

Heh
An electric hearse would actually be a good idea, with them being quiet.

Would've been tempted by EVs in the Park but Coventry isn't a distance I really fancy in the first place let alone hopping from services to services in the 22kW R-model Zoe.. looks like a good time was had by all attending though.

[Yak]

Trading in my Zoe tomorrow. I must admit to feeling a little bit sad about that.

[Misfit]

Trading in my Zoe tomorrow. I must admit to feeling a little bit sad about that.

For what?

[Yak]

So 130 miles down the rainy motorway to Gloucester, stopping twice to charge, where I exchanged my Zoe for...

...an 18-plate Zoe i-Dynamique Nav Q90 ZE40 . No more battery hire, way less range anxiety. Accordingly, not having to be near the motorway's EH rapids, enjoyed a lovely drive back via Hay on Wye and through the Brecon Beacons, stopping for curry on the way, arriving home with 45 miles range still indicated .

Planning to keep this one for a few years now. Happy ox .

[rowan]

So 130 miles down the rainy motorway to Gloucester, stopping twice to charge, where I exchanged my Zoe for...

...an 18-plate Zoe i-Dynamique Nav Q90 ZE40 .

You tease!
I was thinking.. Oh man.. has it just somehow not worked out economically? What about the charging point you had installed...

I currently have a Ford & I've been saying for years, when I next change it'll be an EV. I was really enthused about Tesla 3 a year back [or is it 2??] but to be honest I've kind of gone off all their models of late. I don't mean they're bad, I just realised they're not for me.

So yeah, look forward to what you think about it, I already was intrigued by your Zoe posts. It's gaining favour for my next car.

[Cloudane]

Happy new Zoe In hindsight I maybe should have left it another year or two with mine and got the higher capacity, but it's not too often I go stretching it in the Lakes or whatever.
I think the battery tech seems reliable enough for the bought out ones if you can afford them. I saw it as a way of getting a more expensive car for less

Motoring along nicely with mine, also having come from a Ford. The main anxiety is actually more to do with total mileage - until getting the Zoe the most I'd ever done was about 3800 in a year, according to my MOT records. So that's what I told RCI and the insurers (4500 tier). Well I'm WAY ahead of that. Told my insurance to up it to 6000 and am keeping aside an extra tenner a month for the excess mileage payment at the end of the contract, and even then it's looking tight. Too many instances of "well now that it's cheap and fun I might as well do this 160 mile round trip...."

[matt303]

Cool on the upgrade, should be a good 180mile+ range car except possibly over the winter months.

[Yak]

80 mile round trip to Aber to go and ride on the little train and got home with 95 miles remaining indicated .

Happy with that .

[Cloudane]

Zoe's poorly again, this time won't charge. Started with a "Power cut during charge" at a rapid, leading to a "Battery charge impossible" and after doing the "lock car and walk away for 15 minutes" trick, a "lock car and walk away for an hour" trick and 5 or 6 different chargers (two of which she tripped out completely, leaving them offline, sorry!! How embarrassing!) I had to admit defeat and get recovered.

I always just called her Zoe (unimaginative) but I think I'll name her Theseus. Before too long, she'll be a different car, just with the same registration number

Feeling a bit negative of the reliability of these right now. Hope the fellow Zoe owners here fare better.

[MattyP]

Zoe's poorly again, this time won't charge. Started with a "Power cut during charge" at a rapid, leading to a "Battery charge impossible" and after doing the "lock car and walk away for 15 minutes" trick, a "lock car and walk away for an hour" trick and 5 or 6 different chargers (two of which she tripped out completely, leaving them offline, sorry!! How embarrassing!) I had to admit defeat and get recovered.

I always just called her Zoe (unimaginative) but I think I'll name her Theseus. Before too long, she'll be a different car, just with the same registration number

Feeling a bit negative of the reliability of these right now. Hope the fellow Zoe owners here fare better.

Eeeek. Suppose its not different to a fossil fuelled beastie breaking down... Although I do worry about the way modern cars are going with tech.... A bit unrelated but my TV for example wouldn't let me play on my game the other day (when I wanted a quick blast) because when I switched it on it had decided to update itself... :-\

Just imagine getting into a car in the not too distant future to be greeted by a similar message Or that thing has a screen of death on it when I switch it on. Or. Its been somehow hacked....

[Cloudane]

The difference here mind is, my dealer doesn't even have an EV tech available for 2 weeks and doesn't have room to accept mine in til then. Renault Assist won't countenance giving me a courtesy car until it's received by the dealer and say it'd only be for 3 days anyway. They're about as helpful as a chocolate teapot. No one cares... I just have to sit here without a car for 2+ weeks...

Wish I could afford a Leaf.

As it stands I'm thinking about going back to ICE once the Zoe's repaired - I'd be more comfortable with the reliability issues if I at least knew we were well looked after when they do go wrong, but I can't be doing with randomly being grounded for weeks at a time.