electric cars

[jim.gm4dhj]

why do they make them look so stupid..... only the original leaf looked good

[Colin Bignell]

I wouldn't refuse a Mercedes EQS if somebody gave me one.

[Grumps]

I have an original Leaf and my kids laughed at its ugliness the 1st time they saw it. Fortunately it is a company car experiment that is unlikely to be repeated.

[Andrew]

The original leaf did not have ?any battery temperature management to prevent it from overheating.

How many miles does it to a full charge now ?

[Grumps]

It's a 1st gen 2016 30kWh model. Ugly bulging headlights, and ugly arse! When I got it, 2019, it could do about 120 miles. Then its battery capacity fell by 3 bars (it has a max 12 bar reading) so it thought it could only do about 90 miles. 90 is still enough to get to/from work. Then on the last service they replaced some battery related connections and did a software update, and this magically (or fraudulently) restored the range to 11 out of 12 bars. If it went below 9 bars then the warranty would kick in and they'd have to repair/replace. It manages 100 miles now, maybe 110 if I don't let my wife drive it.

Anyway, as stated, it was a company experiment but as the company's landlord has now banned charging cars at work using the granny charger hanging out of a window (even though we pay for leccy), using a low kWh electric car is not as attractive.

[Jim GM4DHJ ...]

nothing wrong with it the mk2 looked stupid with its trendy floating roof....

[Jim GM4DHJ ...]

i still think it is the only nice one....so there

[Grumps]

You are absolutely entitle to your own opinion, even if it's wrong :)

[jon]

Do you like the new Duster Jim..? Apparently this new model, can be driven off road.

[Jim GM4DHJ ...]

never wrong

[Jim GM4DHJ ...]

yes it is much improved but i wouldn't buy on unless it had ABS TPMS

[Ottavio Caruso]

Am 06/03/2023 um 12:15 schrieb jim.gm4dhj:

They do that for us so we don't buy them. Leccy cars are, in the long run, more polluting than combustion engine cars. They are a scam.

What the world needs really is an advanced pedalo but for the road.

You want man-made kinetic energy without electricity or other energy. This has been done already, in Italy. You're welcome.

[Chris Hogg]

Everybody should keep chickens.

[Andrew]

like Boris ?

[Jeff Gaines]

An opinion is just that so can never be wrong. We can disagree with the opinions of others but they are entitled to hold them nevertheless.

[Tim Streater]

Are all Italian roads circular? I mean, I know you don't bother with pedals in cars (well, except for export models) with power and brakes being controlled by a switch on the dash - switch down for 100% engine power, switch up for instant maximum braking. At least, that was my experience in Rome and Naples, and also with traffic lights in Naples being merely advisory.

[Ian Jackson]

An opinion is only sustainable until it's undeniably proved to be factually wrong. Thereafter, it's simply a deliberate lie.

[Max Demian]

Have you ordered an electric Mustang yet?

[Rod Speed]

jim.gm4dhj [e-mail] wrote

Because they can. stupid.

The back should be much squarer for more internal room.

[Rod Speed]

Colin Bignell [e-mail]> wrote

I would, the sedan format is stupid now.