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I’ve topped up my car most days. 3 yrs ago when new I had a GOM of 310;in the summer. Currently I get a GOM of 305-310. Battery degradation is no issue at all
Range anxiety. Never had it in 10 years. It’s a made up issue
Yes ideally if charging “on the road “. Unplug at 80% and move on. It’s far quicker that way
And totally agree. Lease Is the sensible way to go
Check out my post. Octopus offering a BYD plus free charging plus a free charger for £299; a month come September. By all accounts BYD make a cracking EV
Octopus Energy have announced that come September they will be offering a BYD EV on lease at a cost of £299 per month for 7,500 miles per year and this will include a bi-directional Home EV charger and FREE charging of the car at your home.
Leasing is the way. You cant beat the depreciation game but rather than cough up best part of £40K and lose 25% when you drive it off the forecourt, pay it monthly over 3 or 4 years.
Watch out for servicing 'Scams' for EVs. Some are downright daylight robbery. Nissan wanted me to service the Leaf every 12 months. In 3 years it cost me over £600 in servicing costs. My current Hyundai has a 3 yr manufacturer service deal including its MOT. Total cost was £305
My new Hyundai Kona only needs a service every 2 years, so on a 3 year lease it will need just one service. I think its the same for VW EVs . But check the servicing requirements & costs before committing. Check with the manufacturer not the dealer. My new car dealer was adamant my new Kona would need a service every year. Hyundai HQ (UK) confirmed it was only necessary every 2 years. My dealers response was ' you learn something new every day'
Charging. Always top up at home every night. And if you use Octopus go or Intelligent tariff that can be up to 6 hours every night for just 7p per kw - for all the power the car takes and also that used by the home. I am on Octopus Intelligent and I often also get a good few hours of 7p leccy during the daytime too, especially at weekends. And if Octopus give a £50 cash credit if you switch to them using a code from an existing customer. Octopus also have a charging app wher the cost of the charge is placed against your home electricity bill. Quite handy and often there is a small discount on the chargers normal rate if you use their app.
As you say, most trips are 5-10 miles. My longest is usually Devon to Heathrow around 200 miles. An easy non stop journey but as its nearly 5 hours driving we stop half way for a drink/food etc and charge the car at the same time. The car doesn't need the stop- we do:)
If you are charging away from home then try and use Tesla Superchargers if you can. They can be up to half the price of some major charging networks and oftten have even cheaper rates at off peak times
For example. Tesla Bristol Cribbs 51p per kw (only 37p from 8pm to 9am). Instavolt Cribbs 87p per kw
Tesla Amesbury 51p (43p 10pm to 8 am) and just 100 yards away you have: Instavolt 87p and Gridserve 79p
Hope you enjoy the test drive. Way back in 2015 it took just 1 min of our test drive for us to decide
In the past 8 years or so I wait until Amazon or even Argos have the Family 365 for around £50
Keep a watchful eye on the web site hotukdeals. You will find office 365 deals as soon as they are available
Back in October via hotukdeals I was made aware of Office 365 family for £45.99. I bought 2. My existing 365 lapsed in February. The very next day I loaded the 2 license codes I had bought in October. Happy days
Let it lapse. Then the day after use a new prepaid annual 365 family code. Amazon prime day coming soon when you can usually get a years 365 fir £50 or less. Buy 2 or three and redeem one after the other to get 3 years 365 at the cheap price
Lets wait until this wekends results filter through. if results go our way at the weekend and we get at least a point maybe then saftey would be assured.........
I believe that it was Hughes above all else that happened in that disasterous 4 season period that caused the almost terminal decline in QPRs fortune.
I thought after he left that it would take us 10-15 years to recover from the harm his peiord in charge had caused. Rednapp was awful but Hughes was far far far worse.
Our best games this season have been when we have been in the opposition’s face from the start rather than the meek surrenders that we have offered in a number of games
Let’s hope the “in yer face” becomes our standard M.O
Agreed. It seemed whenever he had the ball at his feet he was tripping over his feet. Limited ball control. Loads of effort but ultimately I don’t think he is particularly skilled (sadly). Can’t doubt his effort or energy but he’s at best a limited “short term impact” substitute
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