EVs... no one wants them! (Vol. 2)

[Inlineonline]

Of course one of the nice things about an WV at this time of year is this!

Free fuel

[_Rodders_]

A 100hp Spring on some proper lightweight alloys, proper tyres and decent suspension actually really appeals.

Sub 10s to 60, under a ton. I bet you could have a lot of fun in one.

[Martylaa]

MediumBuild said:

How can a SOH be more than 100%?

Not sure but this is what they have advertised on their car advert.

[Martylaa]

Deep Thought said:

I dont believe you do, but definitely ask, as i'd like to know for definite also

Confirmed, no you can’t buy the car at the end of the term.

[Martylaa]

I do like the idea of buying a 2nd hand one of the Performance models from Tesla tbh, only thing is the battery be year warranty on the ones I’ve seen from Tesla, I’d be more comfortable if they offered a two year deal.

[HarryW]

Martylaa said:

I do like the idea of buying a 2nd hand one of the Performance models from Tesla tbh, only thing is the battery be year warranty on the ones I ve seen from Tesla, I d be more comfortable if they offered a two year deal.

Tesla’s come with full 4 year warranty from new and if buying direct from Tesla in their used scheme Certified Pre Owned (CPO) scheme then they add an extra years warranty onto that, so say if you buy a 2 year old CPO it will then have 3 years full warranty.
Separate to that is the Battery/Motor warranty which is for 8 years from new.

[MightyBadger]

_Rodders_ said:

A 100hp Spring on some proper lightweight alloys, proper tyres and decent suspension actually really appeals.

Sub 10s to 60, under a ton. I bet you could have a lot of fun in one.

Are you proposing they make a 'hot spring'

[redstar1]

MightyBadger said:

Are you proposing they make a 'hot spring'

They should make a mini camper version, a "Bed Spring".

[Mammasaid]

redstar1 said:

MightyBadger said:

Are you proposing they make a 'hot spring'

They should make a mini camper version, a "Bed Spring".

If they rebodied it to look like a Nissan, would it be a 'Leaf Spring '?

[FWIW]

Martylaa said:

Are people buying 2nd had EV's, if so what are the things to look out for?

No. Don’t be silly.

[FWIW]

Mammasaid said:

redstar1 said:

MightyBadger said:

Are you proposing they make a 'hot spring'

They should make a mini camper version, a "Bed Spring".

If they rebodied it to look like a Nissan, would it be a 'Leaf Spring '?

If they made one for carrying chickens (or Throttlebody/easybird/badger) it would be a cockspring

Edited by FWIW on Sunday 12th April 20:04

[MightyBadger]

Mammasaid said:

redstar1 said:

MightyBadger said:

Are you proposing they make a 'hot spring'

They should make a mini camper version, a "Bed Spring".

If they rebodied it to look like a Nissan, would it be a 'Leaf Spring '?

[_Rodders_]

MightyBadger said:

_Rodders_ said:

A 100hp Spring on some proper lightweight alloys, proper tyres and decent suspension actually really appeals.

Sub 10s to 60, under a ton. I bet you could have a lot of fun in one.

Are you proposing they make a 'hot spring'

[5s Alive]

_Rodders_ said:

MightyBadger said:

_Rodders_ said:

A 100hp Spring on some proper lightweight alloys, proper tyres and decent suspension actually really appeals.

Sub 10s to 60, under a ton. I bet you could have a lot of fun in one.

Are you proposing they make a 'hot spring'

Just make sure to buy it direct from Dacia and not some dodgy back street geyser.

[M4cruiser]

MediumBuild said:

How can a SOH be more than 100%?

Rumour has it that Teslas keep some unused cells / modules, and patch them in as the battery starts to degrade, so maintaining a supposed 100%.
Looks like it's just released one of the cells into usage.

[otolith]

Deep Thought said:

otolith said:

Small battery and 30kW maximum charging speed would kill the Spring for long range use for me.

Thats not what its designed for though.

Quite so. Horses for courses. I'd like a little bit better long range capability even in a local runabout, but for a lot of people this is perfectly adequate.

[otolith]

M4cruiser said:

MediumBuild said:

How can a SOH be more than 100%?

Rumour has it that Teslas keep some unused cells / modules, and patch them in as the battery starts to degrade, so maintaining a supposed 100%.
Looks like it's just released one of the cells into usage.

Or the reference data for what capacity would be 100% is wrong.

Or the margin for error in their measurements is larger than the degradation in the battery.

[_Rodders_]

Belligerently sticking to my theme through the banter.

Tried to get AI to knock up a render, god they're hard work. CGPT was useless, I assume they want to direct you to their paid version. It kept showing a Sandero, no matter what prompts I used.

Gemini did a little better. I reckon you could do something like that for about £17k all in.

[Elroy Blue]

Inlineonline said:

Of course one of the nice things about an WV at this time of year is this!

Free fuel

I'm charge mine at 3.49p/KW and sell my solar for 12p/KW.
Since my solar was installed last Feb, the total solar has covered all my electricity, gas and car charging costs.

[SpeckledJim]

Inlineonline said:

Of course one of the nice things about an WV at this time of year is this!

Free fuel

You’re right, but better still to sell it Ed Milliband during the day at 12p, and then buy it back from him tonight for 5p.