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I feel your anguish, George. Itās good that you werenāt stranded, but it shows how unforeseen events can affect EVs.
Iām happy staying close to home with the Mokka and that was the intention when I bought it. In an effor to be green, we did do a trip to Carcassonne, about an hour away, and I wasnāt as relaxed during that stay. OH seems to be inured to it, you might call it brinksmanship.
Could you not use a granny lead to give you enough charge to get to a borne?
I had a properly rated socket installed on a dedicated circuit installed by a professional electrician whilst he was servicing our A/C. It cost peanuts compared to a dedicated charger.
However, your warning is well made. Use a proper socket.
Phew, Iām relieved to hear that your electrical installation is all sorted!
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I should have added that a granny lead with a UK plug that was triumphantly produced also failed, as (it later emerged) it had the wrong sized fuse in it.. So Plans A, B and C all failed. Miserable feeling, being hundreds of kms from home, in another country. I was saved by a friend of the family who luckily had a 7kWh charger, and I used up my precious 7km remaining on the battery to (just about) make it to their house. Never again.
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Iām going to challenge your premise, slightly. Certainly in the long run, you are right, and if I ever buy a new car, it will be electric.
But when the Strait of Hormuz eventually becomes unplugged or irrelevant, I think there will be at least a short to medium term oversupply. I tend to think the near term could be a buying opportunity for ICE cars, as people dump them to buy EVs. Iām not going to be in a hurry to buy an EV just yet.
Not sure about that, given the American and Israeli penchant for destroying Iranās infrastructure, and Iran lobbing missiles back at the Gulf States. 
Some predictions reckon we are in for a recession based off the current disagreement before it gets better.
Once EVs become a mainstream option pricewise (they are nearly there), then yes second hand petrol cars may be a bargain.
Itās a personal decision when (or if) to switch based on your circumstances and needs. Iām looking at it from a point of view of needing to replace my current car in a year or two and then getting something a bit nicer but also cheaper to run, tax and maintain.
Iām desperate to get an EV. Iām getting more and more furious (yes its partly hormones EVERYTHING makes me furious at the moment) everytime I fill up, which is a LOT as Iām currently doing 500km a week or there abouts. I think if I could get some thing that will do around 150km Iāll be OK but reading this it maybe needs to say it will do 200 to allow for heat or cold 
. Canāt to without aircon on in summer for example.
Air con has a much smaller impact than heating plus itās usually warmer weather when youāre using air con, so the car is more efficient anyway.
Thereās an argument that itās better to have a car with a heat pump but, in my view that only works financially if the heat pump is fitted as standard rather than as an optional extra.
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I must say that I have not noticed a huge decrease in range when using aircon. The heat exchanger seems to be very efficient. I would guess the range would only decrease by less than 5%. Remember the battery is also more efficient at high temperatures.
One feature I do like is using your phone to run the A/C before you start out so you do not have to jump into a baking hot car. (and vice versa in winter)
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Interesting, Iām actually less bothered about heating than AC. Although my kids beg to differ!
Thatās most heartening!
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Which we also learnt when we moved house and friend planned to tow the EV behind his van. It was transported instead very efficiently on a flat bed truck.
I know someone who has a BMW with heated seats. In winter he can barely get it out the garage before he has to recharge it.
friends of mine, in a position to buy a rather nice car, bought a jaguar f pace hybrid, new. for 4 years no problem. then the barrety warning light came on. Off toJaguar. the battery was guaranteed for 6 yearsn therefore it was replaced free of charge. Had they had to pay for this themselves it would have beenin the region of 20k now thats money, even for the well off. The electric shock is that the new battery does not have a new guarantee, but picks up where the old one left off so they have only two years on the new one. outrageous in my opinion, and indeed in my friendās. this only concerns Jaguar, other EVs may have a better system. on a car that costs 13k that would been a fair sum if anything goes wrong. Worth thinking about, asking about. personally Iām not rich enough to risk it!
Donāt buy jaguars, not what they once were.
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I know a fair few people who work, or have worked, for JLR. These are all people in senior - some very senior - positions. Theyāve each put me off ever owning a Jaguar. Itās a shame as I used to like them.
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