What are some non-obvious issues you have with your EV?
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motco said:
Bannock said:
Good Lord, who collects takeaway these days, there are people to do that for you! Crack open beer/wine, glug glug, sit back and wait for Pedro to turn up on his Honda 50.
In town, maybe, but I'm a bit in the sticks and deliveries can take hours. My Chinese, by far the best in the area, doesn't do deliveries, nor has it a website. But the food.... 
)And they don't deliver and won't play ball with deliveroo etc. None of this would be an issue if it weren't for the fact I've always had beer by the time I decide we need a Chinese..
The very best Chinese I ever knew was called Jasmine in Beaconsfield. I lived there for many years and it seemed to be a favourite with wealthier locals in the restaurant part - it had a delicious habit of offering takeaway customers a free container of duck fat at Christmas for your roast potatoes. Sadly the lady proprietor retired and the place closed own at about the time I moved away. Another eat in or takeaway in Beaconsfield was/is China Diner and one of the regular patrons when he was married to Rula Lenska was the late Dennis Waterman.
Range estimate software is woeful in my Leaf.
Wife drives to golf club a lot, last three miles back home are downhill. Car seems to base its calculations on recent use, consequently the range showing at home when wife has been to the golf club is an overestimate. Will often read 90 after an overnight charge, it means 70.
Why the thing can't just base the range calc on the entire history of usage is beyond me.
Wife drives to golf club a lot, last three miles back home are downhill. Car seems to base its calculations on recent use, consequently the range showing at home when wife has been to the golf club is an overestimate. Will often read 90 after an overnight charge, it means 70.
Why the thing can't just base the range calc on the entire history of usage is beyond me.
TheDeuce said:
I've just told Mrs deuce the BBQ is off, it's a Chinese.
I blamed pistonheads.
PH EV thread mind transfer is also a thing it would appear. First time I've visited this thread today yet decided earlier to avoid the BBQ and ordered Chinese from just eat for the first time.I blamed pistonheads.
It was delicious BTW.
foggy said:
Good luck if it gets damaged! The repair industry is challenged managing more complex EV damage, parts availability can be limited and there are some novel processes and special tools for recommissioning batteries and cooling systems etc.
Is that your experience with your EV?The elephant in the room is cost of purchase. Nearly all the posting by ev users avoid factoring in the cost of purchase in favour of efficiency comparisons. The calculation for run a car has not changed in the last 100year. Simply getting electricity prices vary hugely depending on source and make it more complex.
I have always purchase a car that’s less 20k and 3 years old. I recently purchased a Mini Cooper and avoided the ev simply on cost of purchase grounds.
I have always purchase a car that’s less 20k and 3 years old. I recently purchased a Mini Cooper and avoided the ev simply on cost of purchase grounds.
Picking up a wet muddy charging cable is a bit of a pain, a few weeks back I charged at a very nice hotel which had free charging so would be rude not to use it.
Nice and dry when I parked up, came back out and it had poured down, cable now sat in 2 inches of muddy water 🙁.
Hands covered in mud, boot covered in mud and wet cable.
Nice and dry when I parked up, came back out and it had poured down, cable now sat in 2 inches of muddy water 🙁.
Hands covered in mud, boot covered in mud and wet cable.
ashenfie said:
The elephant in the room is cost of purchase. Nearly all the posting by ev users avoid factoring in the cost of purchase in favour of efficiency comparisons. The calculation for run a car has not changed in the last 100year. Simply getting electricity prices vary hugely depending on source and make it more complex.
I have always purchase a car that’s less 20k and 3 years old. I recently purchased a Mini Cooper and avoided the ev simply on cost of purchase grounds.
Mine’s leased through my Ltd company. I have always purchase a car that’s less 20k and 3 years old. I recently purchased a Mini Cooper and avoided the ev simply on cost of purchase grounds.
Diderot said:
ashenfie said:
The elephant in the room is cost of purchase. Nearly all the posting by ev users avoid factoring in the cost of purchase in favour of efficiency comparisons. The calculation for run a car has not changed in the last 100year. Simply getting electricity prices vary hugely depending on source and make it more complex.
I have always purchase a car that’s less 20k and 3 years old. I recently purchased a Mini Cooper and avoided the ev simply on cost of purchase grounds.
Mine’s leased through my Ltd company. I have always purchase a car that’s less 20k and 3 years old. I recently purchased a Mini Cooper and avoided the ev simply on cost of purchase grounds.
ashenfie said:
Yes a definite benefit but the cost of owner calculation does not change, simply much more likely to significantly save due to TAX rules.
I'd be interested in seeing your TCO calculation for ICE v EV. How about comparing a new £26.5k Mini Cooper S with a new £29.5k Mini EV as they are almost identical in spec and performance.3 years and 30k miles. Depreciation, servicing, fuel, RFL etc. Which will cost the owner more in your estimation?
You could compare personal leases, but as the EV only costs £15 more a month I'd suggest it's pretty clear which is the winner there?
https://leasing.com/car-leasing/mini/hatchback/hat...
https://leasing.com/car-leasing/mini/hatchback/ele...
Edited by SWoll on Saturday 18th June 10:25
ashenfie said:
Diderot said:
ashenfie said:
The elephant in the room is cost of purchase. Nearly all the posting by ev users avoid factoring in the cost of purchase in favour of efficiency comparisons. The calculation for run a car has not changed in the last 100year. Simply getting electricity prices vary hugely depending on source and make it more complex.
I have always purchase a car that’s less 20k and 3 years old. I recently purchased a Mini Cooper and avoided the ev simply on cost of purchase grounds.
Mine’s leased through my Ltd company. I have always purchase a car that’s less 20k and 3 years old. I recently purchased a Mini Cooper and avoided the ev simply on cost of purchase grounds.
And no road tax. And all the other bills are through the company so pre tax too.
TheDeuce said:
ashenfie said:
Diderot said:
ashenfie said:
The elephant in the room is cost of purchase. Nearly all the posting by ev users avoid factoring in the cost of purchase in favour of efficiency comparisons. The calculation for run a car has not changed in the last 100year. Simply getting electricity prices vary hugely depending on source and make it more complex.
I have always purchase a car that’s less 20k and 3 years old. I recently purchased a Mini Cooper and avoided the ev simply on cost of purchase grounds.
Mine’s leased through my Ltd company. I have always purchase a car that’s less 20k and 3 years old. I recently purchased a Mini Cooper and avoided the ev simply on cost of purchase grounds.
And no road tax. And all the other bills are through the company so pre tax too.
Not sure if this is an issue on non-ev new cars, but my 12v battery failed in my 2017 i3 and the car was 'bricked'. The doors would not open without using the manual key (I had to look up the procedure on the internet). The e-brake was also stuck on. Fortunately this happened in my garage parking spot but had this happened just after backing up or while on the road it would have blocked traffic. There is a emergency cable to open the front hood, but no way to release the e-brake if the 12v battery fails. The ADAC guy had to go through his online manual to 'jump' the car. This was his first service call for an EV. The 12v was replaced under warranty.
TheRainMaker said:
Picking up a wet muddy charging cable is a bit of a pain, a few weeks back I charged at a very nice hotel which had free charging so would be rude not to use it.
Nice and dry when I parked up, came back out and it had poured down, cable now sat in 2 inches of muddy water ??.
Hands covered in mud, boot covered in mud and wet cable.
It’s a first world problem. My solution is one of those Really useful storage boxes which also comes in handy for putting bottles in having once had a bottle of milk split in the boot. Nice and dry when I parked up, came back out and it had poured down, cable now sat in 2 inches of muddy water ??.
Hands covered in mud, boot covered in mud and wet cable.
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