EV Owners Thread

[biggs682]

Saw a Tesla towing a caravan earlier today

 

[glasgowcyclist]

It’s not possible for me to install a home charger just yet, as I need a smart meter first and that can’t be installed yet for two reasons; the cut-out is metal cased, and it also contains asbestos.

I’m waiting for the DNO to arrange to replace it, hopefully fairly soon. Thankfully this will be at no cast to me.

Also, it turns out my electricity supply is 3-phase (so said the DNO guy who came out to inspect it) so does that mean I could stick in a 22kWh charger? I forget to ask him when he was here.

 

[BrumJim]

Should do.

We charged our car on holiday from a 3-phase Zappi like the one we have at home, but 3-phase from the array of solar panels covering almost every building on an old farm.

 

[CXRAndy]

Yes you probably could have a 22kW charger. Quite a few available now not just Zappi.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

I still like the look of the Easee charger.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Listened to an excellent podcast on cars, battery technology, hydrogen etc on my walk this morning. The podcast was called " Dough, the future of cars " and it's available on the BBC.

 

[cougie uk]

Listened to an excellent podcast on cars, battery technology, hydrogen etc on my walk this morning. The podcast was called " Dough, the future of cars " and it's available on the BBC.

That was a good listen and the expert rubbished the Idea of hydrogen cars. So he's clearly talking sense.

 

[CXRAndy]

Wife has decided she likes her car so much, she wants to keep it forever!

120k miles

With that, I sent it in for Tesla service, new suspension arms, bushings, brake service, drive shaft modification, replace a couple of harness's under warranty, updated LTE modem and drive motors final drive oil, filter change. They don't normally do this unless stripping down the motors or replacing, something about lifetime oil-not sure of that, independents recommend around 100k service- I agree with that..

Tomorrow a new set of tyres go before she has a few big trips around the country

 

[CXRAndy]

Having tyres fitted at Kwikfit, they couldn't get the tyres that are on the car currently. I wasn't happy, so they gave me a big discount on the Yokohama alternatives.

 

[Buck]

I always find Kwik Fit expensive in comparison to my local independents for the same tyres and whilst often the nominated place for company/lease cars, as a private owner they are too expensive plus the service can be poor (station dependent I guess!)

An example for my car the 19" Michelin Pilot Sport 4S I can get for £164 each plus £10 fitting per tyre so £348 fitted for the pair.
Kwik Fit want £566 fitted !

 

[CXRAndy]

I had 4 tyres for £170 per tyre fitted from kwikfit.

I know some depots are greedy and you need to do your research. My local one seems very competitive

 

[potsy]

Kwik fit is on my 'never to be used again' list along with The Carphone Warehouse 😀

Like you say it's probably a bit like Halfords, where some branches are fine and others downright terrible.

 

[CXRAndy]

My on road observations, confirmed by sales data. There are far more EVs now. Sales jump around 30% for EVs.

Model 3 and Model Y still leading the way, but many brands now chasing on their heels.

Anyone interested in business deal for Model 3 from £249 per month to lease a brand new car.


That is ridiculously cheap, plus tax discounts running an EV

 

[icowden]

Anyone interested in business deal for Model 3 from £249 per month to lease a brand new car.

Also worth noting that there are some excellent prices for fairly new second hand Model 3s and Model Ys, and you can get a bumper sticker saying "I bought this before Elon went Nazi".

 

[Gunk]

Also worth noting that there are some excellent prices for fairly new second hand Model 3s and Model Ys, and you can get a bumper sticker saying "I bought this before Elon went Nazi".

I’m sure they’re great cars, but I can’t get past the whole Elon thing, so not on my list.