My Micra us like that - far more lively at traffic lights than on a motorway. I sometimes get frustrated by how slow the people in front are to move off :-)
EV charging calculation
Oct 22, 2026
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Big differences between what is available Northbound and Southbound.
Bought any peanuts recently?
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I noticed, and wondered why this should be the case. More competition southbound?
Depends where people are coming from and going to, but wouldn't surprise me if more southerners heading north need a break of journey around Tebay, so they built them first? From their reputation, I'd expect them to know their customer profile quite well?
Their website said they were shutdown for a couple of weeks last month to install more chargers ...
I'm not sure about DC charging - maybe all the energy you pay for goes into the battery? But that's not true of AC charging because the car's built-in charger is less than 100% efficient. So, in the example quoted, where you need to put 30kWh into the battery, you may end up paying for
31 or 32 kWH.
they needed. last time I was there there were only 3!
£8.67/kg vs £10.84/kg for the largest pack of KP in Sainsburys, and they are *vastly* better nuts ...
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