Just picked up my I Pace
Discussion
Me neither, even when it's fixed 1 second is a lengthy period for the deceleration to be reduced unexpectedly. 
Car back from recall.
Interestingly they seem to have reset the consumption so it's now showing a full range of 255 miles.
Talking to the guys at the dealers, during PDI they were doing a battery drain down test on the first cars that came through to feed back info to JLR.
So I guess that means it's sat not moving but being drained and that thus influences the range calcualtion which is why it's always seemed so pessimistic.
Hopefully now it'll average out from normal driving and give a more realistic calculated range.
Interestingly they seem to have reset the consumption so it's now showing a full range of 255 miles.
Talking to the guys at the dealers, during PDI they were doing a battery drain down test on the first cars that came through to feed back info to JLR.
So I guess that means it's sat not moving but being drained and that thus influences the range calcualtion which is why it's always seemed so pessimistic.
Hopefully now it'll average out from normal driving and give a more realistic calculated range.
Had our new Ipace S for a few weeks now with no problems. The car is super quiet and smooth. I never get feed up with the fast acceleration. Have found the only problem is not the car but the charging network. I have a few charge cards now and have used them. There is also free charging in a few local Norwich city car parks. Just pay for your parking and get a free top up. Will be doing some longer journeys in January. So finding charging stations on the way to top up. I just have to make sure that I have the apps and logged on or charge cards. Hopefully this will settle down and we will all be able to do a contactless payment with no app or charge cards. Just like a petrol pump.
Happy with mine after 9700 miles though a bit more range will be welcome - coming with the “H264” update applied in a couple of weeks.
Should have got air suspension for supreme ride comfort and I could use a bit mores space when taking all of daughter’s stuff to uni but it’s a fab car
Should have got air suspension for supreme ride comfort and I could use a bit mores space when taking all of daughter’s stuff to uni but it’s a fab car
Harry does a real world review of the I-paceand the ups and downs of life with a BEV.
https://youtu.be/CEyfCcAbtKU
Summary, he likes the car, particularly in urban driving, plus comments on the excellent acceleration in particular overtaking, but comments that it's not the sort of vehicle he would choose to use in order to enjoy that, plus he finds it all a bit lacking soul.
Takes it on a trip to London and grapples with the charging infrastructure and TFL congestion charge. Not sure if he makes heavy weather of things but has several goes at getting a rapid charge without success for various reasons. Finds as others have commented above that compared to the Tesla supercharger network, the disjointed and fractured public charger network is an issue. Thus the iPace is effectively restricted as far as his family concerned, despite the low running costs, to that of a run around vehicle kept on a 90 mile leash back to base. Run around vehicle at £84k!
Also runs it to zero battery charge, gets home, just. No hidden reserve. Decides until charging infrastructure is sorted that plug in hybrids way to go.
edited due to typo should be 90 mile leash, not lease.
https://youtu.be/CEyfCcAbtKU
Summary, he likes the car, particularly in urban driving, plus comments on the excellent acceleration in particular overtaking, but comments that it's not the sort of vehicle he would choose to use in order to enjoy that, plus he finds it all a bit lacking soul.
Takes it on a trip to London and grapples with the charging infrastructure and TFL congestion charge. Not sure if he makes heavy weather of things but has several goes at getting a rapid charge without success for various reasons. Finds as others have commented above that compared to the Tesla supercharger network, the disjointed and fractured public charger network is an issue. Thus the iPace is effectively restricted as far as his family concerned, despite the low running costs, to that of a run around vehicle kept on a 90 mile leash back to base. Run around vehicle at £84k!
Also runs it to zero battery charge, gets home, just. No hidden reserve. Decides until charging infrastructure is sorted that plug in hybrids way to go.
edited due to typo should be 90 mile leash, not lease.
Edited by FiF on Wednesday 22 January 14:35
Will be having a watch of this, have just requested an extended test drive in an S spec (have my quote saved for SE with a few extras), will then be doing a repeat exercise in an etron (again base spec). Using base specs to determine if, for a company run around, i dont need to fork out on items I'll never see once the car get handed back.
Does anyone know the current build time for the I Pace? I wont be accepting one out of stock as it will save circa 800 on BIK between now and April.
The charger network in the UK is poor it seems but my current assignment has chargers on site, for our Euro trip coming in August I'm confident in the network between Calais and Florence (though Italy appears to be less covered)
Does anyone know the current build time for the I Pace? I wont be accepting one out of stock as it will save circa 800 on BIK between now and April.
The charger network in the UK is poor it seems but my current assignment has chargers on site, for our Euro trip coming in August I'm confident in the network between Calais and Florence (though Italy appears to be less covered)
Triumph Trollomite said:
Will be having a watch of this, have just requested an extended test drive in an S spec (have my quote saved for SE with a few extras), will then be doing a repeat exercise in an etron (again base spec). Using base specs to determine if, for a company run around, i dont need to fork out on items I'll never see once the car get handed back.
Does anyone know the current build time for the I Pace? I wont be accepting one out of stock as it will save circa 800 on BIK between now and April.
The charger network in the UK is poor it seems but my current assignment has chargers on site, for our Euro trip coming in August I'm confident in the network between Calais and Florence (though Italy appears to be less covered)
I can perhaps give you some insight into Jagaur vs Audi...Does anyone know the current build time for the I Pace? I wont be accepting one out of stock as it will save circa 800 on BIK between now and April.
The charger network in the UK is poor it seems but my current assignment has chargers on site, for our Euro trip coming in August I'm confident in the network between Calais and Florence (though Italy appears to be less covered)
Myself and my colleague used to both have Tesla Model S, we both swapped at the same time, me for the Jagaur I Pace and him for an Audi eTron.
My summary having spent a fair ammount of time in both...
Jagaur is a more dynamic drive, slightly quicker and with better range.
Audi is bigger, softer and comfier, but better infotainment.
Contrary to the generl consensus, my I Pace has yet to have a fualt, his Audi has been back 3 times for faults, and is currently with Audi dealer awaitng a new virtual mirror unit.
Ordinarily performance would be something to decide the issue, but here, it is about a 3 year prospect with a car to cover a lot of miles and for that the Jag is winning out as the thing I keep looking at. The etron, whilst I will test it, just feels so very very bland in comparison.
Triumph Trollomite said:
Ordinarily performance would be something to decide the issue, but here, it is about a 3 year prospect with a car to cover a lot of miles and for that the Jag is winning out as the thing I keep looking at. The etron, whilst I will test it, just feels so very very bland in comparison.
Jaguar range is circa 25 miles better too If I was looking again now, I’d take a good look at a Tesla Model 3 long range
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