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Electric Vehicles (or EV's) - We'd love to know what you think!

  • June 23, 2017
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Electric Vehicles (or EV's) - We'd love to know what you think!

Updated on 16/01/25 by Emmanuelle_OVO:

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    Anonymous
    March 14, 2018
    The Zoe has a 40kWh battery - it was freezing cold so it only went from 25% to about 80% in two hours.

    Having checked properly, it finished at 93%.
      Peetee
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      Peetee
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      March 14, 2018
      The Zoe has a 40kWh battery - it was freezing cold so it only went from 25% to about 80% in two hours.

      Having checked properly, it finished at 93%.

      So the burning question is - what real world range are you getting at this time of year ?
      PeterR1947
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      PeterR1947
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      March 14, 2018
      I think the Tesla is a great car but more importantly I admire the whole Tesla experience. The idea of just popping in to a Tesla shop, this one is in Cambridge, arranging a test, all with no pressure to buy, and then knowing that their mobile service and OTA (over the air) updates removes the usually awful experience of dealing with a service department of a traditional car maker.

      Totally agree with Peetee on this, free satnav and software updates over the air would be to die for, however, you are paying handsomely for them. If I had £76K lying around spare I would be driving my Tesla now but I'll make good with my Leaf when it arrives. I can afford a lot of updates with the £58,500 I'll be saving by buying the Leaf
      PeterR
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        Peetee
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        March 14, 2018
        I think the Tesla is a great car but more importantly I admire the whole Tesla experience. The idea of just popping in to a Tesla shop, this one is in Cambridge, arranging a test, all with no pressure to buy, and then knowing that their mobile service and OTA (over the air) updates removes the usually awful experience of dealing with a service department of a traditional car maker.

        Totally agree with Peetee on this, free satnav and software updates over the air would be to die for, however, you are paying handsomely for them. If I had £76K lying around spare I would be driving my Tesla now but I'll make good with my Leaf when it arrives. I can afford a lot of updates with the £58,500 I'll be saving by buying the Leaf

        The same will apply to the Leaf competitor, Tesla Model 3, when it arrives in this country .
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          Anonymous
          March 14, 2018

          So the burning question is - what real world range are you getting at this time of year ?

          The average for the last week is 3.8 miles per kWh, so a range of about 150 miles. I live in the Yorkshire Pennines so there are plenty of hills involved in that.
          Peetee
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          Peetee
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          March 14, 2018

          So the burning question is - what real world range are you getting at this time of year ?

          The average for the last week is 3.8 miles per kWh, so a range of about 150 miles. I live in the Yorkshire Pennines so there are plenty of hills involved in that.

          That’s excellent and well done to you for choosing an EV living in the back of beyond, albeit a beautiful back and beyond😀
          PeterR1947
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          PeterR1947
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          March 14, 2018


          The same will apply to the Leaf competitor, Tesla Model 3, when it arrives in this country .

          I was going to reserve a Model 3 but I have a friend in the US who tells me about the problems they are having ramping up production with quality issues as a result so after a three year PCP deal with the Leaf, the Model 3 might be available in the UK
          PeterR
            Peetee
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            Peetee
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            March 14, 2018


            The same will apply to the Leaf competitor, Tesla Model 3, when it arrives in this country .

            I was going to reserve a Model 3 but I have a friend in the US who tells me about the problems they are having ramping up production with quality issues as a result so after a three year PCP deal with the Leaf, the Model 3 might be available in the UK

            Yes I have read about the Tesla production issues but discovering the truth is quite difficult. So many Tesla naysayers and stock shorters that I just read Elon Musk’s tweets. You then only need to decide if he is telling the truth 😀
            PeterR1947
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            PeterR1947
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            March 14, 2018


            The same will apply to the Leaf competitor, Tesla Model 3, when it arrives in this country .

            I was going to reserve a Model 3 but I have a friend in the US who tells me about the problems they are having ramping up production with quality issues as a result so after a three year PCP deal with the Leaf, the Model 3 might be available in the UK

            Yes I have read about the Tesla production issues but discovering the truth is quite difficult. So many Tesla naysayers and stock shorters that I just read Elon Musk’s tweets. You then only need to decide if he is telling the truth 😀

            My comment came from my friend who actually visits the Tesla production lines so it's inside information!
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            Arthur
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            March 14, 2018
            I am committed to EV and am awaiting the delivery, of my third Leaf, next month. I do not need to use petrol or pay road tax, and this is a big money saver.
            I had a solar system fitted six years ago to gain the tariff at the higher rate so that I could charge my car in the day when it is sunny. In addition, I make use of economy 7 at night.
            I use my excess solar production, to heat a large water tank in my garage, a towel rail in my bathroom, and a storage heater. I have a switch, which my brother arranged for me to purchase from China for Thirty Pounds, and this controls when the solar energy charges the water and switches to the heating.
            One of the benefits of moving to OVO means I no longer have to pay the subscription for Polar Plus charging points,
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