What are some non-obvious issues you have with your EV?

[motco]

muchacho said:

TheDeuce said:

Or left foot if you're a pro

Am I the only one that started to play with left foot braking when auto boxes became commonplace...?

You are not alone TheDeuce. I got accustomed to left footed braking over a year or so in the auto cars we’ve had. Now with a MINI Electric I am getting to be almost entirely one footed.

The brakes on our Leaf are very heavily servo assisted so learning left foot braking will be littered with lock-ups!

[the cueball]

I didn't anticipate how angry and annoyed some ICE drivers get when they're overtaken by a EV...

Doesn't help that I have a few roood boyz around here with "fast" fart and crackle cars.. I guess I'm taking a bit of their manhood away by silently ghosting by them when they are trying so hard..

so I have that.. plus trying to explain "dog mode" to animal lovers... that was fun...

Apart from those 2.. it's pretty much been business as usual..

[TheRainMaker]

the cueball said:

I didn't anticipate how angry and annoyed some ICE drivers get when they're overtaken by a EV...

They don't, it wouldn't have mattered what car you were in they would have acted like planks.

[anonymous-user]

DMZ said:

Yep. But what is particularly bad is the i3 that cuts regen when traction control kicks in. So if you’re on a spirited drive and you’re adjusting your braking to take regen into account and you hit a bump just before the corner which the traction control over reacts to then the car suddenly freewheels. I nearly crashed several times because of this. It’s a very very very annoying trait of that car.

what??

Of course it cuts the regen! Otherwise the back would overtake the front and you would go from a your dramatic sounding "i nearly crashed" to a far more dramatic feeling "actually crashed" situation............


Given that max regen is around 0.3g decel on the i3 and normal 4 wheel friction brakes with ABS can easily do 1g, i honestly can't think of any situation where if you were using regen to stop for something then you would "nearly crash"? (ie the friction brakes can stop the car in less than 1/3rd of the distance of the regen)

I'm 7 years into i3 ownership and yes, you feel the regen get removed (as it has to be!) but i can't say it's ever been an issue and it's really obvious when you are in the sort of situation where it might occur ie lift off into a tight slippy B road bumpy corner for example. Back in the day, if you did that in any number of cars you'd be backwards through the nearest hedge in 2 sec flat. Today a little light on the dash winks briefly to tell you off and well, that's about it :-)

(post 2018 I3's with the DSC running directly in the motor controller rather than in the ABS, are noticably much better in this respect btw, because they control rear wheel slip much faster and more accurately)

[MadMullah]

In the mornings when there is dew on the car - the heaters take it off the windscreen but the bonnet doesnt evaporate the dew quickly.

i wonder if this is the same in snow? where it covers the bonnet and due to a lack of heat the snow stays longer on the car?

[anonymous-user]

MadMullah said:

In the mornings when there is dew on the car - the heaters take it off the windscreen but the bonnet doesnt evaporate the dew quickly.

i wonder if this is the same in snow? where it covers the bonnet and due to a lack of heat the snow stays longer on the car?

I certainly notice i have to run a much stronger concentration of screenwash in order to stop it freezing compared to an ICE where the engine warms up everything under the bonnet

[pherlopolus]

My wife never wants to own a car with an engine ever again. This means I will have to have a car suitable for longer journeys with more than 2 people for a while yet. So will have to put off having another fun car for a while.

She does long journeys, but moans about charging infrastructure.

[motco]

Max_Torque said:

MadMullah said:

In the mornings when there is dew on the car - the heaters take it off the windscreen but the bonnet doesnt evaporate the dew quickly.

i wonder if this is the same in snow? where it covers the bonnet and due to a lack of heat the snow stays longer on the car?

I certainly notice i have to run a much stronger concentration of screenwash in order to stop it freezing compared to an ICE where the engine warms up everything under the bonnet

More than compensated for by the pre-heat function that warms the cabin, de-ices the windows, and yet leaves you with a full charge if you set it up correctly.

[off_again]

TheDeuce said:

Risk of being caught speeding...

Not big speeds but it's incredibly easy to exceed the limit around town because it's so smooth and qiuet. Driving casually in a 30, I look down and the speedo say 42...

My wife is worse than me at this!

This. So easy. Less so at higher speeds as wind noise tends to be the most prominent noise, but sub 50 MPH and its a real issue. Gotta be careful!

[Bannock]

MadMullah said:

In the mornings when there is dew on the car - the heaters take it off the windscreen but the bonnet doesnt evaporate the dew quickly.

i wonder if this is the same in snow? where it covers the bonnet and due to a lack of heat the snow stays longer on the car?

Hate to say this, but you're supposed to brush snow off your bonnet (and roof, and boot...) before driving off, whatever is under it.

[SWoll]

Bannock said:

MadMullah said:

In the mornings when there is dew on the car - the heaters take it off the windscreen but the bonnet doesnt evaporate the dew quickly.

i wonder if this is the same in snow? where it covers the bonnet and due to a lack of heat the snow stays longer on the car?

Hate to say this, but you're supposed to brush snow off your bonnet (and roof, and boot...) before driving off, whatever is under it.

This, always amazes me the amount of people who just clear a small space for their windows and crack on. Unless you are running your ICE car for 30 minutes plus before leaving you'll still have the issue anyway in the dead of winter.

[TheRainMaker]

SWoll said:

Bannock said:

MadMullah said:

In the mornings when there is dew on the car - the heaters take it off the windscreen but the bonnet doesnt evaporate the dew quickly.

i wonder if this is the same in snow? where it covers the bonnet and due to a lack of heat the snow stays longer on the car?

Hate to say this, but you're supposed to brush snow off your bonnet (and roof, and boot...) before driving off, whatever is under it.

This, always amazes me the amount of people who just clear a small space for their windows and crack on. Unless you are running your ICE car for 30 minutes plus before leaving you'll still have the issue anyway in the dead of winter.

Or just get an EV with heated washers

Smug mode on, mine has them

I would still clear the snow off the car though.

My last Ice car had heated front, rear screen, wheel, seats and washers and was ready to go in under an minute normally.

[TheDeuce]

The EV trait of pre-heating/cooling is also great for those with leather seats on a hot day when the car is parked in the sun - no more scalding when you climb in.

Our dog is also very grateful after a long hot walk.