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Everything you always wanted to know about electric vehicle (but were afraid to ask)

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    #92
    KCross
    Registered Users Posts: 12,070 ✭✭✭✭KCross


    ExMachina1000 wrote: »
    Do you have to go to the main dealer when it breaks down

    Depends on whether it’s an EV specific issue or a general car thing.


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    #93
    ExMachina1000
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,748 ✭✭✭ExMachina1000


    KCross wrote: »
    Depends on whether it’s an EV specific issue or a general car thing.

    Ev specific. Although many people might not know at the time

    Sorry I should have been clearer.


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    #94
    KCross
    Registered Users Posts: 12,070 ✭✭✭✭KCross


    ExMachina1000 wrote: »
    Ev specific. Although many people might not know at the time

    Sorry I should have been clearer.

    If it’s EV specific like battery, motor, inverter, charging etc then it’s likely main dealer as very few mechanics would have the knowledge or diagnostics and parts to fix any of those... there are a few exceptions but not many.


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    #95
    ExMachina1000
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,748 ✭✭✭ExMachina1000


    KCross wrote: »
    If it’s EV specific like battery, motor, inverter, charging etc then it’s likely main dealer as very few mechanics would have the knowledge or diagnostics and parts to fix any of those... there are a few exceptions but not many.

    Are these repairs common and are they more expensive than traditional petrol/diesel engine repairs?


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    #96
    KCross
    Registered Users Posts: 12,070 ✭✭✭✭KCross


    ExMachina1000 wrote: »
    Are these repairs common and are they more expensive than traditional petrol/diesel engine repairs?

    They are rare but having said that its early days for EV's. The early ones are only out of warranty recently.


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    #97
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 38,435 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    BENDYBINN wrote: »
    If I have a leaf that does 60km to a charge and my wife has a leaf that does 120km to a charge, will it cost exactly double to charge her car?

    Compare battery size.
    I could a BMW M5 easy and get more miles to the tank than a 520d that’s been driving to the red line all day.

    You need to compare battery sizes to
    Compare charges.


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    #98
    BENDYBINN
    Registered Users Posts: 1,821 ✭✭✭BENDYBINN


    Gumbo wrote: »
    Compare battery size.
    I could a BMW M5 easy and get more miles to the tank than a 520d that’s been driving to the red line all day.

    You need to compare battery sizes to
    Compare charges.

    Are you sayin that for eg, 5 euro of electric can get you more Km on one car than another assuming identical driving?


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    #99
    Sabre Man
    Registered Users Posts: 2,029 ✭✭✭Sabre Man


    BENDYBINN wrote: »
    Are you sayin that for eg, 5 euro of electric can get you more Km on one car than another assuming identical driving?

    It depends on where you charge, eg. at home on a night rate you get a lot more for your money than at an Ionity charger.

    Although petrol and diesel prices have dropped a bit since we made this video, it gives you a good idea of the savings that are possible:


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    #100
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 38,435 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    BENDYBINN wrote: »
    Are you sayin that for eg, 5 euro of electric can get you more Km on one car than another assuming identical driving?

    Yes.
    Assume both cars are charged at home on night rate at 9c per kWh.

    €5 gets you 55.5 kWh.
    If I fill my model s performance with that, and you fill your Kona with that, I would bet my life that your Kona would get more mileage based on performance etc


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    #101
    BENDYBINN
    Registered Users Posts: 1,821 ✭✭✭BENDYBINN


    What’s the difference between the141 leaf and the142 leaf?


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    #102
    Sabre Man
    Registered Users Posts: 2,029 ✭✭✭Sabre Man


    In this video, Guillaume attempts to drive the Ring of Kerry in the new electric Renault Zoe ZE50 without charging along the route, and also while ignoring the risk of engine failure!



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    #103
    NIMAN
    Registered Users Posts: 32,976 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    BENDYBINN wrote: »
    What’s the difference between the141 leaf and the142 leaf?

    6 months?


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    #104
    BENDYBINN
    Registered Users Posts: 1,821 ✭✭✭BENDYBINN


    NIMAN wrote: »
    6 months?

    What I’m asking are all 142 the upgraded version and how can you tell?
    Can one tell from the log book?


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    #105
    KCross
    Registered Users Posts: 12,070 ✭✭✭✭KCross


    BENDYBINN wrote: »
    What I’m asking are all 142 the upgraded version and how can you tell?
    Can one tell from the log book?

    No difference between 141 and 142 in technology terms.

    The changover happened around 131/132 where they introduced a new battery chemistry.


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    #106
    BENDYBINN
    Registered Users Posts: 1,821 ✭✭✭BENDYBINN


    KCross wrote: »
    No difference between 141 and 142 in technology terms.

    The changover happened around 131/132 where they introduced a new battery chemistry.

    Thanks, how can you tell if your buying?


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    #107
    KCross
    Registered Users Posts: 12,070 ✭✭✭✭KCross


    BENDYBINN wrote: »
    Thanks, how can you tell if your buying?

    Tell what? The 141 and 142 are the same

    The changover occurred when they started producing Leaf's in the UK(2013) and they all had an Eco button on the steering wheel. So, if you have an Eco button you have a UK built car and it has the newer battery chemistry but that will be all 141/142's anyway.


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    #108
    Sabre Man
    Registered Users Posts: 2,029 ✭✭✭Sabre Man


    In the beginning of the video below, we cover a brief history of the Nissan Leaf and give you an overview of the different versions/trims and how to spot the differences.



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    Sabre Man
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    #110
    Gael23
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    When looking at a Leaf do you want the 40kw or 62kw?


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    #111
    Sabre Man
    Registered Users Posts: 2,029 ✭✭✭Sabre Man


    Gael23 wrote: »
    When looking at a Leaf do you want the 40kw or 62kw?

    The bigger the battery the better, unless you never do long journeys.


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    Sabre Man
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    Sabre Man
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    #114
    Sabre Man
    Registered Users Posts: 2,029 ✭✭✭Sabre Man


    In this episode Guillaume is heading to France via Irish Ferries from Dublin to Cherbourg. He's running a bit late, so he considers skipping the Ballacolla supercharger, as he has booked a charge point on the ferry.

    Guillaume also has a headwind, so his Tesla Model 3 Standard Range is telling him to reduce his speed and go through the Dublin Port Tunnel.

    Going via the city centre may also be an option but before he gets to Dublin, he encounters an accident. Can you spot the other EV caught up in the tailback?



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    #115
    neddynasty
    Registered Users Posts: 358 ✭✭neddynasty


    How do electric cars handle floods?

    With an ICE car you can go in so deep before doing damage. We've all been through flooded roads. With an electric car, can you go in as deep or not at all?


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    #116
    beauf
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    Info here...

    https://www.greencarfuture.com/electric/driving-through-flood-water


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    Sabre Man
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    #118
    beauf
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    Nice cars. I like the idea of a basic car. But I think that is maybe a little too slow to be useful. Even in a city you might have to hop on a 80 road occasionally. Thanks for posting.


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    #119
    Sabre Man
    Registered Users Posts: 2,029 ✭✭✭Sabre Man


    beauf wrote: »
    Nice cars. I like the idea of a basic car. But I think that is maybe a little too slow to be useful. Even in a city you might have to hop on a 80 road occasionally. Thanks for posting.

    The Ami can be driven by 14-year-olds in France, so it's perhaps meant to be an alternative to scooters and bikes.


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    #120
    beauf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,651 ✭✭✭✭beauf


    I totally accept that. Its a big step up in cost over a scooter though.


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    #121
    paleoperson
    Registered Users Posts: 3,522 ✭✭✭paleoperson


    Just saw an ad for a new Lexus hybrid "self-charging".

    huh? I thought that was the entire point of hybrid cars, they are self charging... what kind of eejits do they take us for?!


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