Electric cars

jrb said:
A Youtube ID. Polo video filmed in Ireland had the base model ID. Polo at under €20,000, if true?



Having seen the ID. Polo base model, sadly, I’m underwhelmed by it’s basic and bland looking interior. I can live with the external differences.

Fast forward to 20:30. Yellow base model.



So many good choices atm.

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Not sure I'd call the ID.Polo interior bland myself but I was watching this youtube comparison on the likely suspects this morning.

 
Just been looking at the new Renault Scenic EV today to replace My BYD Atto3, very nice car, fully kitted out, and the 380 mile range is definitely an improvement on my BYD. I also looked at the new Ford Capri and Explorer, but they didn't do anything for me.
 
Just been looking at the Toyota and Mazda approach to the way forward.
Both claim future success on hybrids the new Toyota engine whereas the Mazda reduces the size of its battery and has small burn anything electric generator to top up.
Any thoughts?
 
Had anybody got a Jaecoo EV and how are they finding it?

I am sold on the EV Premium, and likely to order it this week. I have watched the car wow video and looks really good value.
 
SilverFox2 said:
Just been looking at the Toyota and Mazda approach to the way forward.
Both claim future success on hybrids the new Toyota engine whereas the Mazda reduces the size of its battery and has small burn anything electric generator to top up.
Any thoughts?
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Hybrids are not the way to go, you have a Battery car that is carrying around a petrol engine with gearbox a fuel tank and a load of weight and space compromise unnecessarily. they may suit a very small niche but for most people a full BEV is the way to go. Hybrids were designed as a tax dodge for company car drivers.
 
SilverFox2 said:
Just been looking at the Toyota and Mazda approach to the way forward.
Both claim future success on hybrids the new Toyota engine whereas the Mazda reduces the size of its battery and has small burn anything electric generator to top up.
Any thoughts?
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Don’t get hybrid you are going to get screwed twice in 2028 with pay per mile, do ICE or EV
 
SilverFox2 said:
Just been looking at the Toyota and Mazda approach to the way forward.
Both claim future success on hybrids the new Toyota engine whereas the Mazda reduces the size of its battery and has small burn anything electric generator to top up.
Any thoughts?
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Plug-in hybrids are pretty good if you do low miles and mostly local that way you can use electric for most of your motoring.
Servicing costs are higher due to having two motors.
I'm looking at a new car soon but it will be an ev I don't want to lug a petrol engine around with me and pay for servicing costs for it oil changes filters plugs blah blah.
Plus in future years if and when the small battery loses its efficiency your petrol engine will be less efficient due to carrying the weight of a battery around.
 
Wait for a year before buying one. Sodium ion battery's have recently surpassed lithium ion in every metric at around 60% of the cost and its rumored BYD (I think) are about to buy a production line at the Nissan factory in the North East. The cost is gonna fall through the floor!

 
Saw my first Kia EV2 in the flesh today. It must have been the lowest trim, an 'Air' in black. Do not buy an Air in black.

The Air has black on black bumper and side trims whereas they're in contrasting colours on all other trims. Having the rest of the car in black is an abomination, truely a terrible look.
 
Next year I’ll be funding my own car(Currently in a company vehicle) and as there’s no football to watch, I’ve been wasting time looking at cars, lease, pcp and buying
One that seems cheap to lease is the electric Hyundai Ionic 6, but I’m confused over the battery range
Manufacturer claim is 323 and then supposed real world is 250/270. a video review says once you turn in the air con, heated seats etc, this drops to 200 and I get that. But I’ve also read that motorway driving reduces the range to less than 200 miles
Is that right and does it apply to all electric vehicles?
 
dickie davies said:
Next year I’ll be funding my own car(Currently in a company vehicle) and as there’s no football to watch, I’ve been wasting time looking at cars, lease, pcp and buying
One that seems cheap to lease is the electric Hyundai Ionic 6, but I’m confused over the battery range
Manufacturer claim is 323 and then supposed real world is 250/270. a video review says once you turn in the air con, heated seats etc, this drops to 200 and I get that. But I’ve also read that motorway driving reduces the range to less than 200 miles
Is that right and does it apply to all electric vehicles?
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I've got a Skoda Enyaq. Real world of 340 miles.
Stick on the Aircon or heating in the winter and you can instantly take 15% off that range figure. Doing 70 mph on the motorway, knock off another 15%.

That takes you down to 240/250 mile range, but can still get to MCR or Leeds without stopping from London

If you can, buy a car that has a heat pump installed, they cannot be retro-fitted
 
Cassandra said:
At the Burns Birthplace Museum in Alloway you can park and charge for free without being an NTS member. You can then visit the shop and the cafe still without being a member but to visit the museum or the cottage you need to pay. Also in the area are the Burns monument and gardens. The Auld Kirk of Alloway (of Tam O’Shanter fame), Poets Walk and the Big O’ Doon are also freely accessible and in the summer during weekdays 11 to 3 the Church is often open with some rather fine stained glass.

At both Alloway and Culzean you will need a card, both ChargePlace Scotland (mine cost 10 pounds with a 5 year guarantee) and the Electroverse card (from Octopus) work OK. I don’t know about other NTS sites.

The other place I charged for free (about 18 months ago) was Port Logan Gardens. There is an entrance charge to the gardens but the car park and chargers are before the entrance to the gardens though there is a not much to do other than the gardens.

All of these chargers are 7kW the Alloway (2) one is open 10 to 4 and is quire often occupied or blocked by illiterate drivers, Culzean (4) ones are more likely to have availability but the spaces are quite narrow and a bit awkward to park in.

It used to be that you could identify the free chargers on the ChargePlace Scotland map (which is now totally useless) or the Elecrroverse map ( doesn’t now show many of them), zap map shows them but doesn’t indicate whether they are free or not. A couple of years ago there were 3 or 4 places around Ayr that were free but I can’t tell where they are now.

Sorry long answer! Forgot to mention the new murals inside the old railway tunnel at Alloway!
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National Trust Scotland now charging (48p per kWh) at Culzean and Burns Birthplace museum (Alloway). ChargePlace Scotland card no longer works at either, Electroverse does.
 
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