Random EV thoughts.....

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121406035#Comment_121406035

We have had one attached permanently since 2018. The outer skin of the cable has recently started to deteriorate showing small cracks, so I electric taped over the cable, but no issues apart from that. 5 years is a long time for it to spend outside 24/7. I have a lock fitted near the charger end attaching the cable on the wall to reduce risk of theft, although nobody in their right mind would steal this weathered cable now.

Buddy Bubs

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121406118#Comment_121406118

Presumable our tethered cable is going to weather like an untethered one anyway, unless its made of something more weather resistant

Cyrus

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121406116#Comment_121406116

the same speed give or take.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121406134#Comment_121406134

Most likely the untethered cable has been tested more rigorously against weather damage. YMMV also on the cables, perhaps ours is particularly "biodegradable".

CoBo55

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121406035#Comment_121406035

I was considering doing that for the winter and leaving my shorter €99 Tesla cable in the car for the extremely rare time I'd ever public AC charge.

eire4

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121406116#Comment_121406116

My Mustang Mach E charges at more or less the same rate at home about 7Kw.

Gumbo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121408967#Comment_121408967

The Ford, and most other EV out there will charge at 32a at home, about 7.4kw depending on voltage fluctuations. The only caveat to that is if you have 3 phase. You can then get 22kw on some teslas, Porsche, 11 kw on many others.

Gumbo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121406116#Comment_121406116

The leaf has a 6.6kw on board charger. Most others will do the 7.4kw give or take.

liamog

Nissan looking to expand their EV range, electric versions of the Juke and Qashqai, and a new Leaf that will be a Coupe style crossover.

The Nissan Hyper Urban Concept will influence the design of the future Qashqai EV, while the Hyper Punk Concept will shape the Juke EV. It was already known that the Chill-Out Concept from 2021 would provide inspiration for the next Leaf.

https://insideevs.com/news/697667/next-gen-nissan-juke-qashqai-evs-be-made-in-uk/

Harika

I observed recently that the finance rate of new cars dropped massively. E.g. leaf with 0% I think VW with 1.9%. is this a usual end of year rally or can this be expected to go on for a while?

I think I saw in summer an offer with 8.9 apr what made me shelf any plans I had.

CoBo55

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121445555#Comment_121445555

I'm on 0% with the Cupra Born, the deal includes servicing, a set of tyres and discs and pads if needed.

zg3409

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121445555#Comment_121445555

It depends on what the dealers want to do.

For example I think Nissan leaf dropped 0% then dropped 5000 from price and a are shouting from the rooftops about it as if it's a bargain. Potentially even with discount it's a bad deal on an obsolete design that may be end of production soon.

Similarly VW rates vary depending on the car, basically an indirect discounts on different cars, some have a different discount.

Ideally interest rates would be the same across all cars, with speakers competing on asking prices, but they muddy the waters with confusing desks and no two deals are the same.

The deals come and go depending on if the car is in short supply or over supply and if they have too much stock versus no stock with a 6/12/18 month wait.

You really need to look at total cost over say 3 years of ownership if handing it back.

cannco253

a bit dramatic but some good points (google translate)

“We are not able to survive”

The Volkswagen system is in danger of collapsing

https://www.n-tv.de/wirtschaft/Das-System-Volkswagen-droht-zu-zerbrechen-article24570230.html

"For the first time, jobs are to be permanently eliminated at Germany's most important industrial group. It is the largest savings program in Volkswagen's history. The group wants to save ten billion euros and reduce costs by 20 percent.

IG Metall and VW works council boss Daniela Cavallo are adamantly insisting on the employment guarantee that they once wrested from management years ago: no redundancies for operational reasons until 2029"

munchkin_utd

The rental company Sixt is to axe Teslas from its fleet

The main reason is resale values (and Tesla feckin about with prices and discounts in an unpredictable way) but in other articles the high cost of repair for relatively small accidents is another factor.

https://www.electrive.com/2023/12/01/sixt-says-goodbye-to-the-teslas-in-its-fleet/

mfceiling

https://twitter.com/colinwalker79/status/1731715185617121437?t=yG90xbRGbiPc5kTrZBKupw&s=19

Very good article on petrol Vs EV costs now and to the future.

wassie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121456124#Comment_121456124

Hertz US made a similar decision a few months back citing similar problems.

https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/27/23934691/hertz-tesla-uber-ev-plans-damage-repair-price-cuts

ELM327

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121452021#Comment_121452021

For anyone used to dealing with german works councils and the power they wield, they (vw) may find it difficult to breach that agreement

cannco253

Anyone been on one yet?

https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-bus-electric-6226968-Nov2023/

”In recent weeks, new double decker battery-electric buses have been operational on certain Dublin Bus routes including the 122 and 123. Over 360 drivers have completed testing, piloting and training programme using the new buses in recent weeks.

Dublin Bus said today that even more of these electric buses will become operational now that the charging infrastructure has been completed. 

Orders have been placed for a further 221 electric buses, of which 120 are destined for operation in Dublin. This brings the total number either in service or on order to 341 buses. “

JKerova1

The new Renault 5 looks promising:

New Renault 5: price, specs, launch and on sale dates | Auto Express

ColemanY2K

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121469467#Comment_121469467

The new 5 will be the first all-electric Renault to feature vehicle-to-grid (V2G) compatibility, which will be able to intelligently feed electricity back into your home when electricity tariffs are high, or even into the grid itself if demand requires it. There’s no negative effect on battery life according to Renault, with the service being available through a home-installed wallbox terminal designed by Mobilize and accompanied by a special electricity contract. The V2G system will be available in 2024 in France and Germany, before arriving in the UK in 2025.

interesting...not a fan of having a contract in place to feed power back into the house. i wonder will the same contract setup apply to ireland.

josip

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121470420#Comment_121470420

What is with Renault and non-mainstream ownership models?

They also tried battery leasing which I think went down like a lead balloon in most countries.

ELM327

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121470420#Comment_121470420

I assume the specified contract will just be a guaranteed FIT rate? But the cynic in me suspects that it may allow them to throttle at peak times or something.

Ubbquittious

Any known issues with 2020/2021 Peugeot 208? is it a bad idea to buy one of the cheaper ones on donedeal?

zg3409

Unusual pricing with different rates at different times, I wonder what happens if you cross from one time into the next one.

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Also an over stay fee per minute

And an idle fee

NyOmnishambles

None that I am aware of

Great little car and very comfy on long journeys but not very efficient at motorway speeds, you would be doing well to get 200km out of it but charging speeds are good

General non motorway range is 300km

I wouldn't have any reason to warn you off it based on my experience once you are comfortable that it is a small car with a smallish battery

It is nippy in sport mode and good craic to drive

veryangryman

I'm noticing that my home 7k charger only gives 3.2k when charging my 62kv Leaf. I've seen similar charger at folks house give same speed for a 40k leaf.

Is the car the issue here? Without being a scientist surely they should be taking better charge

KCross

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121475705#Comment_121475705

Most likely the cable and/or the charge point are only rated for 16A(3.6kW).

Is it a newly installed charge point? Ask the installer what he set it up for?

JKerova1

Just worked out that I spent 3800 euro on diesel last year. Drove 19,000 miles, spent average 70 - 75 euro a week. I drive an old diesel that returns 40mpg. Seems an awful lot of money. I've always resisted EV's but am starting to think it might not be a bad idea. I moved house recently so will be doing less mileage but will probably still average 15k a year. Is it practical to use an EV to do this kind of mileage? Or would something like a hybrid be better? I actually like cars and like driving, which is another reason I've been put off EV. Can you be a car enthusiast and drive an electric vehicle?! I enjoy my comforts like heated seats and a good sound system...I gather these things will drain the battery and so shorten the range. Not sure what to do really...

AndyBoBandy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121480861#Comment_121480861

Is it practical to use an EV to do this kind of mileage?

I average 25,000km year in my EV and we are both home based. Today I public charged for the first time since February.

I actually like cars and like driving, which is another reason I've been put off EV. Can you be a car enthusiast and drive an electric vehicle?!

Test drive a Model 3 Performance (or even just a Long Range or a RWD) and that question doesn’t matter anymore.

I enjoy my comforts like heated seats and a good sound system...I gather these things will drain the battery and so shorten the range.

the range drop you’ll see from using the sound system will be marginal, and maybe a bit more in winter when using heated seats/steering wheel and a heat pump to heat the cabin, but too little to make any meaningful distance as the cars are extremely efficient.

Honestly, test drive a Tesla and everything else is irrelevant.

Buddy Bubs

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121480861#Comment_121480861

I did 26k KMs in my EV in a year since I got it, about the same I did in my diesel. I was using 2 tanks a month so about 140 litres which would cost about 250 a month or 3000 so not far off you. Would have been about 40mpg too, it was an Audi a6.

There's some really nice EVs to drive, apart from engine noise they don't lack anything else.

And heated seats use hardly any battery range, it's the recommended way to heat the driver. And heated steering wheel. I use the cabin heating too as I don't struggle for range.

15k KMs a year is only a full charge once a week in a modern EV