What are some non-obvious issues you have with your EV?
Discussion
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!
I think that is an issue we all share... Speeding tickets should be considered in the total costs hahaNot 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!
TheDeuce said:
WestyCarl said:
Car parks.
People generally don't pay attention when walking around them but at least in an ICE car you can be heard. In an EV you can literally follow people down the car park pushing a trolley and they don't realise you are there.
It's funny when they eventually realise though. It's a hobby I quite enjoy People generally don't pay attention when walking around them but at least in an ICE car you can be heard. In an EV you can literally follow people down the car park pushing a trolley and they don't realise you are there.
doesthiswork said:
While it's perfectly possible to only ever use a three pin plug to charge an EV, it can be a bit of a pain sorting cables out in the rain, putting them away wet in the boot etc. But then that's my fault for not having off street parking, if I had a fast charger with a tethered cable it would be much easier.
I've had rapid chargers just stop charging while I was off doing some shopping and expecting to come back to a charged car but that's just the flakey network.
That's about all I can think of really, despite never even sitting in an EV let alone driving one before mine was delivered.
That's actually a very fair point for everyone with street parking hahaI've had rapid chargers just stop charging while I was off doing some shopping and expecting to come back to a charged car but that's just the flakey network.
That's about all I can think of really, despite never even sitting in an EV let alone driving one before mine was delivered.
so called said:
I've had an i3Rex followed by an i3S.
Loved them both and commuted 100 miles/day, charging every night.
Changed to an Ioniq 5 and came to charge it for the first time and 'CLICK'. RCD Breaker tripped.
It turned out that I had an earth leakage problem in my house.
The i3 cars have a natural earth leakage value but due to their carbon fibre body, its a lower value than the natural value of the steel Ioniq 5.
End result Ioniq + house = enough to trip the RCD = bugger.
Oef... how did you end up fixing that?Loved them both and commuted 100 miles/day, charging every night.
Changed to an Ioniq 5 and came to charge it for the first time and 'CLICK'. RCD Breaker tripped.
It turned out that I had an earth leakage problem in my house.
The i3 cars have a natural earth leakage value but due to their carbon fibre body, its a lower value than the natural value of the steel Ioniq 5.
End result Ioniq + house = enough to trip the RCD = bugger.
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