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Thats not very good, getting 120 miles out the Beemer 70kw battery??You are correct its not good enough for your requirements!
The A9, Its an awful trip going up and down that road..
Every year EV,s and their infrastructure is improving.
It doesnt help you now, but the scheme can fix that rather quickly.
Am still flummoxed that you only get 120 miles out of a bmw. What are they thinking about? No surprise no one wants a bmw with that range. Badge over substance.
Even still, at 120 miles anywhere along your route a 10 minute toilet break / charge will be enough to get you to your appointment.
i think if you set up a charging schedule at peak hours, it may not like it.
But if you need to charge at peak, you may have to cancel the schedule? Not sure as I.ve never had to do it.
Even at -7 still getting 200 miles and its not important. I dont do 200 miles a day, it doesnt matter, I can recharge anywhere. People still worry about something that is inconsequential.
I had a diesel focus 12 years ago and would ger 65 mpg easy. Until it winter.
One winter was quite bad and I only drove a mile to see my brother and a mile back. I done that for a week, and noticed the car has used half a tank! 2 miles per day for a week and half a tank used.
Its not just EV.S. That get hit by cold weather.
If you only get 150 miles, its enough, unless you are driving the length and breadth of the country every day…its enough.
A few EV manufacturers have struggled and overcome the 12v charging problem.
But you got to remember, the more bells an whistles you have on a high spec car, the greater the drain on the 12v battery.
Maybe that is why the courtesy car was problem free?
Jaguar are doing it correctly.
All new EV,s aimed at the luxury end of the market.
No more pipe and slippers buyers.
Like every car manufacturer, shutting down the ICE plants and refurbishing them for EV manufacturing.
That uis what VW are doing, making the change. Yes there will be job losses as ICE gear trains go the way of steam locomotion.
What Jaguar are doing will be copied by other manufacturers in the transition away from ICE vehicles.
Jaguar are just aiming for the top end of the market and let the rest battle for the low end.
A few manufacturers will fail, that do not adapt to the new era of EV manufacturing.
Its Nissan Japan that is in danger of folding, they are in serious financial trouble.
Of course, if there are any cutbacks, it will be the factories abroad that will take the hit, and the selection of models.
It is not good.
Or try the real stuff for pain relief, I did….oh boy.
I dont know which strain they have developed, but jeez its like dropping an acid tab from the 80,s!
Sat on the stool in the garage, after a few puffs, I thought nothings happening. Until I got off the stool, an ma knees were rubber.
I managed to make it to the back door of the house, get in and close the door.
I was on my hands an knees from there on, and the swimming head
I managed to crawl up to the bedroom and slept for 5 hours.
As for pain relief, it didnt really work, but for sending me to outer space, its very effective.
Needless to say its too much, but you got to try.
Great post ioniq, could help someone if not lots through the tuff times. I once picked up a box of fruit/veg placed to the rear of the tills at Lidl, £1.50 for a hell of a lot fruit/veg, made sure I used everything in there too, oh apart from the peaches, don’t like them so simply added to the next box along side..👍
Yup, its good for bargains, but what I like most- its like the “Lucky Bag” I used to buy going to school…lol
There is quite a lot in each pack, and anything I dont like is given out to neighbours or family.
It like gambling but you are a winner every time. Also, its good to see food being used and not ending up in the bin.
New models always have teething and reliability problems that are ironed out on the next facelift.
Probably time to hunt around the dealers and see which cars meet your needs.
The new style Kona does look and drive nice, i did road-test one.
But the draw of saving 90% of fuel bills with an EV over petrol is difficult to let go with todays energy prices.
You were just unlucky with a bad Enyaq. Many manufacturers have their teething problems on first issue.
Shop around.
I spoke with a Direct Line (Motability) agent via their online chat channel. Any previous FAULT accidents must be reported. Any NON-fault accidents do not need to be reported. Premiums will not be affected.
Brilliant Naz, that puts your mind at ease and thanks for letting us know the outcome.
You have to be very careful with insurance companies, alway better to check with them first.
You got yourself a steal, and with a car that works for you.
You would pay twice that on a motability car
My buddy was very impressed with my EV and its running costs.
He is due to renew the car he uses for work in 6 months. I suggested looking at a Model 3 they can be picked up for £17k, or by next year the Ioniq 5 will drop to a similar price at renewal. His running costs for his Golf gdi are high, fuel and servicing. He spends £2.5K/ year on fuel. I pointed out his fuel costs with an EV will be £250/year.
You get something that works for you. But that a good deal outwith Motability.
To put an EV into context, i.ve had mine for a year.
I used to spend £120/month on petrol with my last ICE car.
I now spend £12/month on electricity on a home charger.
I am doing 1000 more miles per year than the petrol car.
There are Zero downsides. They are a hundred years ahead of ICE cars. Nearly everyone who has an EV says they can never go back to ICE Its that big a difference. There will be that 1 or 2 percent that move backwards. Its a very small amount that do
You did sign a legal lease agreement with Motability.
If there are any legal malfeasance, the blame will be on you.
The best advice is to phone direct line and ask their advice about previous accidents, even no fault claims.
It should be ok, but for your own peace of mind, discuss it with the professionals at Direct Line and not members on a forum.
If you can, let us know how you got on.
Use it for everything.
I never use the oven since getting one.
I guess only use the oven one day a year and thats Christmas.
Smart move by Motability.
Now they can negate claims for lack of range from EV,s
It should save them a fortune.
Its like my last ICE car manufacturer wltp was 47, and I managed 32mpg and max 308 mile range, that is a 30% discrepancy, they are all the same. Its better now with hybrids and phev, at least they are getting energy back from slowing down.
It doesnt matter really the ZEV mandate will sort all that out. Especially after the recent floods.
Better if you contact Motability, explain what happened and what the garage quoted.
Let Motability deal with it. What the garage quoted is nonsense.
Very true.
Given that the Chinese, Germans, and South Koreans have the mass market sown up.
The Jag Ads suggest they are targeting the elite markets, below Bentley and above Mercedes and aimed at sports cars.
They are not producing cars yet, only concepts.
Consider the ipace as their test bed for creating sporty EV.s.
Its easier and cheaper to create EV platform, something different from current cars. A radical streamlined rocket.
Not a boxy suv like the ipace.
It will be good to see what the design teams have created on 2nd Dec or whenever!
You got to admit, it is a slick Ad.
Its got the whole World talking and generating advertising over …nothing!
As an Ad campaign it has blown up, and is very very successful.
What happens After the reveal is what counts. But for generating free advertisement its a successful campaign.
Thanks… It’s a little unnerving when it comes up the first day I was taking it out in the snowy conditions! I’m hoping it disappears!
Its probably flagging a fault as one side is slipping more than the other in snowy conditions.
Sometimes the cars can be too smart for themselves. It probably wont show again and be fixed in a future update.
First bit of snow an am out there to have a play..lol..
Very good news indeedy.
Unless the PIN is known to the dealer as its a replacement for the original car? Maybe I.m wrong?
Could be the PIN applies to the Motability Account as an electronic signature for your lease, not the car. As Des original lease is void, the alternative car is now fulfilling the lease.
Thats not so good they have not fixed the charger yet.
Your App should still communicate though.
The Ohme app, try deleting the cache and data files on the app, then delete it. Reboot the phone (I have had that problem trying to get the phone to communicate with a pice of hardware and it works) and try installing the app again? Make sure you note your username password for the Ohme app, and it matches with the BlueLink details as well
I dont think I,ve seen multiple schedules, and the “time of departure” schedule seems not very intuitive.
Maybe in future updates it may be added.
I dont think you are doing anything wrong and maybe I am wrong who knows. Maybe someone has cracked the multi program nugget.
Oops sry its the Enyaq story, my sausage fingers and phone screen has managed to jump articles again…
No doubt the electrician is a sub contractor to the main installation partner and they have messed up his schedule. He is probably instructed not to say he is a sub contractor.
Its Ohme or the contractor that is making a mess of these installs.
Be kind.
As a city dweller, you may want to check if the city authorities have any restrictions planned regarding cars. No point in getting a petrol car if they are banning them from city centres etc.
Its just another tick box you have to do, try and find out what lies 3 years ahead.
Good luck with your search there are many cars that exceed bmw in terms of build quality, tech, and lower prices.
Just create a shortlist and give each a thorough test drive.
