Fixed bottom; Dogger Bank and East Anglia One.
Well, this is random…
Hertz charged a Model 3 renter $277.39 to refuel it after returning it. Not recharge (which is a different chargeable item), refuel. He tried to get them to see sense, but they wouldn't back down, until after the media got hold of the story.
https://www.thedrive.com/news/hertz-is-charging-tesla-model-3-renter-277-fee-for-gas-wont-back-down
^^ LOL!
Next time, leave one window slightly open and refuel the cabin to the brim. ;-)
This Kona Ev comes with full tank of fuel! Also timing belt etc under 2 year warranty ;-)
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/202-hyundai-kona-premium-high-spec-2yr-warranty/36793478
I wonder will it ever see the light of day? I hope so. Airbags, crash protection, gyro scopes and still as maneuverable as a motorbike almost and electric.
What more could one want.
I passed someone today leaving City North in an ID3 with their charging port open and the DC plug hanging out, I tried to signal them but they were too fast.
I passed them 20 minutes later on the M50 in driving rain and they still hadn't noticed.
If rain gets into an open charging port could it cause much damage l wonder?
I had to read your post twice😊 thought the cable was hanging out. It's hard to miss an open charging door in your mirror, like a big air brake.
Unlikely to cause damage, but who knows…
I know our Hyundai throws a warning if you leave the charge port open, I don't know if it would have helped in this case, the owner seemed to be very focused on getting to wherever they were going , a brand new ID3 as well.
Another reason not to buy an EV I guess, charge door doesn't close itself.🤣
I used to do the same in the born the odd time, unplug, hang up the cable, forget to close the port, drive off.…usually spotted it in the mirror quickly though.
Haven't done it in a long time now though
A Tesla closes itself, just assumed they all would!
Strange that it doesn't warn you the door is open the Superb IV definitely warned me if the door was open.
I had an issue a while back where the locking mechanism failed and the door would spring open. Might be something similar, although if they left the DC cover hanging off then they probably forgot
I had to read it twice as well, had a mental image of an Ionity charger being dragged down the M1
By itself, getting some rain in the charge port shouldn't cause damage. However if it's plugged in before it dries out then I guess there's potential for some arcing between the contacts.
If that happens repeatedly over time then it would probably damage the connector
Once you're above 80 it blows shut in the wind 😂
I know this from experience 🫣
They don't close themselves in an ICE car either 😉
I'm genuinely wondering now how many people drive around with the fuel cap hanging open. I can't imagine rain getting into the fuel would be good, although I assume the fuel filters must have some water separation in them
I knew one guy who had no cover on his fuel tank because the scrotes who siphoned his fuel one time also broke the flap and stole the cap
Doesn't something similar already exist as a 3 wheeler? I definitely remember seeing this 3 wheel scooters (2 front, 1 rear wheel) driving around. Pretty sure they had a windscreen and roof as well
You could always get a Twizy and skip the self balancing
Speaking of, I spotted one twizzing (yeah, I said it) around Dublin recently. Looked like it had some extra wide tyres, the kind you'd see on a go kart
Whoever was driving was having way too much fun blasting away from traffic on a green light
Piaggio MP3
You're licensed to ride it with just a car license.
It depends when you passed your test if they are classed as a trike, for driving on a car license. The rule changed about 10/12 years ago I think.
Qooder also do a version in 3 or 4 wheels. Even had an EV version of the 4 wheeler for a while.
The US is looking for 102.5% tariff for Chinese cars. If that happens then China will dump cars in Europe and then tariffs in Europe are a certainty
E.U. investigation in to unfair trade from China will reach a stage where tariffs can be introduced from July.
If Chinese cars are put at a disadvantage then expect discounts on MSRP to evaporate for European and Korean EVs as the competition from China will be kicked off the playing field.
I'm firmly in favor of tariffs against Chinese EVs. They arent required to uphold the same workers rights or safety standards that EU based companies have ( and the associated costs) so they can offer the cars cheaper.
US tariffs announced...
Electric vehicles: from 25% to 100%
EVs batteries: from 7.5% to 25%
Solar cells: from 25% to 50%
Steel and aluminum: from 0%-7.5% to 25%
How this impacts specific models being built in China for homegrown brands though. Including US Tesla brand but shipping Chinese ones to Europe.
Tesla don't ship Chinese made EVs to the US. Non-tariff measures were added to EU/Korean EVs, VW and Hyundai/Kia have started producing their EVs in the US instead of importing. BYD have started work on a manufacturing plant in Hungary to avoid any EU tariffs.
But will BYD be able to produce cars for the same price in the EU as they do in China? I think there's a 10% tariff at the moment on cars coming from China? So there's a bit of margin there for them to work with.
Tariffs are basically now certain for Chinese cars in to E.U. now and importing complete knock down kits will not be enough to circumvent it.
Unlikely IMO
Here's hoping
I did explicity say Europe... and US brand.
The US import tariffs don't apply to Chinese made cars being shipped to Europe.
European tariffs apply to any car manufactured in China irrespective of brand. If VW, Tesla or BYD make a car in China the import tariff will be applied. Tesla have the Gigafactory in Berlin which will produce RHD cars for the EU market if there is a significant change in EU import tariffs. Any EU tariffs that are introduced are about protecting EU jobs, not EU companies.
I'm fully aware of all of this.
My point... is .... if EU follows suit with Tariffs. That would indicate Tesla cannot import from China. Their lower manufactured cost vehicles versus say Berlin where it's higher cost. So assume something would have to shift on that aspect.
The vast majority of EU Tesla's are already made in the EU. The only change needed would be move RHD production to Berlin. I think it will have little if any material impact to cost for consumers.
There were rumors in the UK group that new Y were coming from berlin already.
