Random EV thoughts.....

EVs Vs ICE cars according to ChatGPT 😀

Verse 1:

I thought I'd save the planet, so I bought an EV

But little did I know, it's just as bad as a V8

I'm driving down the street, feeling so eco-friendly

But the truth is hard to swallow, it's just as bad, you see

Chorus:

Electric vehicles, electric vehicles

They're just as bad as ICE, oh please don't you believe it

Electric vehicles, electric vehicles

Don't be fooled by the hype, they're just as bad, you'll see it

Verse 2:

The lithium for the batteries, it comes from overseas

And mining it destroys the land, and pollutes the seas

And when those batteries die, they're tough to dispose

They end up in the landfill, where they decompose

Chorus:

Electric vehicles, electric vehicles

They're just as bad as ICE, oh please don't you believe it

Electric vehicles, electric vehicles

Don't be fooled by the hype, they're just as bad, you'll see it

Bridge:

I wish I could save the world, and drive a car that's clean

But the truth is complicated, it's not as easy as it seems

Maybe one day we'll find a way, to truly save the earth

But for now, let's just admit, EVs have their worth

Chorus:

Electric vehicles, electric vehicles

They're just as bad as ICE, oh please don't you believe it

Electric vehicles, electric vehicles

Don't be fooled by the hype, they're just as bad, you'll see it

Outro:

So if you want to help the earth, just take the bus or train

Or ride your bike, or walk, or carpool with your friends

Until we find a better way, let's all do what we can

To reduce our carbon footprint, and save this precious land.

A bit strange that both spaces are disabled spaces, unless they plan on changing that also (and relocating the disabled spaces appropriately, of course).

BYD -VW.

BYD Overtakes Volkswagen as China’s Best-Selling Car Brand

• Shenzhen-based BYD sold over 440,000 vehicles in first quarter
• Volkswagen had been top brand in China for at least 15 years

can’t post the link

I assume those disabled spaces will be relocated, although there aren't many spaces as close to the station as these.

Choosing to put a High Power Charger at a train station is an odd one, hopefully there are hefty overstay fees to discourage people from plugging in all day (I argue a better use of resources would have been to line the walls of the car park with a load of 3kW to 7kW chargers, for those cars that are parked there all day.

There is a taxi rank about 20m from this charger, so maybe it's been set up with them in mind (we've a decent number of taxi EVs about bray, so maybe)

Had a demo Hyundai Bayon 1.2L petrol on Monday while our Ioniq 5 was getting warranty job done.

Did about 70km garage to home to garage. About 90km/h max (I don't think it would have managed passing a Lorry on the Waterford Road, woefully under powered) ☺️. Managed 6L/100km .

Yes gear selector finally fixed after 5 months. But to be fair car was driving normally apart from an occasional warning and sticky selector.

Didn't talk to anyone at garage after, but requested all updates to be done at time, will get herself to check..

Winter Mode should be gone and replaced with different wording.

You'll see it by going to the EV screen where you see the car on a pixelated road. Press the gear icon bottom right and should be in there.

As a PHEV owner, keeping it charged up to its 13.8kw max since the last tank of Petrol I am averaging 2.2litres per 100kms as it only tells me combined. That is quite efficient for me having come from a Diesel which as 5.4 average on the same journeys. Was the Tucson I bought more expensive? Yes, by a big difference but for my usage I am quite happy with the consumption.

I will get better consumption in warmer months because in the mornings the car needs time to heat up. Either that or I keep the blower turned off on climate control, therefore passengers would be cold. This is when my ICE takes over for around 4 kms then EV kicks in until of course it runs out and/or gets a charge. My daily return mileage if I go nowhere else other than dropping missus to work is 38kms. Range is up to 60kms but it's not true because once below 25% it switches to HEV mode.

I think the one you had may have been a little nicer than the Irish one..

But I agree the dash was nice and it was very smooth running. Just a little lacking in power, my above comment was more tongue in cheek..Of course I could have overtaken the lorry, there are plenty of downhill sections on that road.😁