Well, it’s one answer to stranded EVs - but why not just tow them to the nearest charger?
Or to put it another way, how long did it take you to find an example of someones stupidity?
Whilst I doubt you’ll find anyone who doesn’t agree we need more charging stations of the higher power variety. ICE would be more stupid if they had to survive on as few stations and of course home refuelling wouldn’t be a possibility.
According to the AA you cannot tow (ie by rope or towbar) without causing damage to the motors and possibly electronincs. A few cars (Nissan) have a neutral which when selected will allow them to be towed, otherwise it is trailer or piggyback them to the nearest garage etc.
Not long, about 3 mins. Stupidity maybe, i call it extracting the michael. Or could it be foresight? I have seen from your postings fawning and swooning about EV’s but watch this space, the time will come when a lot of disgruntled EV owners will be chomping at the bit when the electricity crisis comes along, due to capacity issues. Like I have said before, it is up to the individual how they spend their money.
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Yet EVs are explicitly designed to have inertia/gravity etc pushing the car and the motors generating electricity to charge the battery. I wonder if that is more about AA/RAC vehicles not having to tow a car which is functionally much “heavier” than implied by mass alone.
However the RAC/AA deal with automatics all the time and you can’t tow those any appreciable distance either.
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Also there are many interested parties that setup photos so people who dont like change can post them.
EV’s are simply a more efficient and nicer drive.
Unless you realistically drive 150km to work each day there really isn’t any issue and clever people like the guy who runs the national grid have things pretty much figured out.
It’s just as important that people only buy the size of car and engine they really need. All these SUV’s and overpowered cars with top speeds over 200kmh are completely unnecessary, waste resources and pollute the environment.
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There’s a view that as the EV market matures you will be able to choose a variety of battery sizes in the same model of car. This would make things much more affordable, as well as saving weight & space. Let’s face it, most people don’t need massive range on a daily basis.
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The problem is that while @Badger is correct 99% of the time, most people use their cars for longer journeys at least occasionally.
Which is where EVs & their charging networks fall down.
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Yes, this is true & at this moment in time (05/10/2021) the charging network does have large holes in it.
Longer journeys with, say, confidence of only 250km range requires planning. However, it’s not hard to plan, & breaks in driving are a good thing but many drivers ignore the risks of not taking them.
With the money you save using electricity not petrol you rent yourself a long distance vehicle…
What did we say - £900-1200 saved per year if you drive 8000 miles and only charge at home.
Which is already “accounted for” in the higher price of EVs to some extent.
That would give you maybe three weeks rental in something like a Kia Ceed
Rather than take a couple of breaks? I worry about these drivers (or their ego’s) that think they dont need a break. I bet if you installed a camera you would find out they actually do stop.
I usually get a nice long break on the ferry in the middle of my 5 hours of driving to get to the house. Unless they start offering charging during the crossing having to stop to charge up would definitely lengthen the journey.
Otherwise a reasonable guide would be the HGV rules - 45 minutes break after 4.5 hours driving. However an EV with a 200 mile range at 70mph will stop after just short of 3 hours and then, typically, need at least a 70kWh charge - or 80-90 mins roughly on a 50kW charger.
So, plan to spend longer getting wherever you are going if using an EV beyond it’s full charge range.
Yep as it stands at the moment, there are a few higher power chargers but nowhere near enough and some stupid committee puts most off the motorway! A10 has some newer ones between Tours and Orleans.
Just checked, 6x 350kw chargers
Long distance vehicle for me meant not just range (my bladder and stomach like frequent stops anyway) but a car that is suitable for stuffing with children, grandchildren, the dog and luggage. Love my little Evie as I do already I can’t image managing a comfortable long journey with that load squeezed in. And the dog can put up with short’ish journeys but a long one would be unfair.
And there was no point us getting a Big Evie as we don’t need that space for 46 weeks a year.
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Dear all
A colleague of mine who has been driving a Range Rover Discovery in the UK is relocating over here. He needs to swap for a LHD biggish SUV and is thinking of the new Skoda Enyaq. We used to have a small Skoda and it was very comfy and reliable.
Any experiences or intel?
His new apartment has a charging point in the parking bay, so that’s not a problem, and he will be in Paris some of the time so wants compliance with the new pollution rules.
Thanks
It is a very good choice as whats available now and not paying the inflated VW badge price for the Skoda which is better kitted out IMO.
The minus is despite the huge VW groups corporations the infotainment system is quite dire and freezes a lot. Cant quite believe this is still an issue but there you go.
There is of course the Kia EV6 which is far superior IMO.
Superior to what and why?
Yes, the EV6 looks interesting and the range starts at £41k which is not too bad - however the GT is not out until next year and that is only expected to have a 250 mile range, though whether the i4 M50 will be any higher in practice remains to be seen.