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Norway: NIO Launches The First Battery Swap Station In Europe
NIO has officially launched the first battery swap station in Norway, where the Chinese manufacturer intends to have a total of 20 such facilities in 2022.
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Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Some idiot put me in charge of all the EV points and setting the rates at work for everyone
If you can set it to 1p kWh I'll be round in half an hour.
Seriously, not that cheap to fill up either, 15-80% at a public fast charger, enough for another 190 miles driving, ~£55. Home charger that's ~£25. Home charging cheaper than petrol, but not massively, away charging possible more expensive than petrol.
Ranbay
The same rules apply
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
I can set it to zero i found out this week
I hope you live less than 200 miles from me…
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Just put down a deposit on a Peugeot e-208 GT. Test drove the basic version and liked it, but the GT version parked two spots down at the showroom was a nicer colour, had black alloy wheels and only cost £1.5k more, so thought fuck it.
Picking it up on Tuesday. Mainly going to be driving around Bristol in endless traffic jams, so clearly needed the GT version, so I can go from 0-60 in less than 8 seconds, before having to sharply brake almost immediately.
Picking it up on Tuesday. Mainly going to be driving around Bristol in endless traffic jams, so clearly needed the GT version, so I can go from 0-60 in less than 8 seconds, before having to sharply brake almost immediately.
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Just put down a deposit on a Peugeot e-208 GT. Test drove the basic version and liked it, but the GT version parked two spots down at the showroom was a nicer colour, had black alloy wheels and only cost £1.5k more, so thought fuck it.
Picking it up on Tuesday. Mainly going to be driving around Bristol in endless traffic jams, so clearly needed the GT version, so I can go from 0-60 in less than 8 seconds, before having to sharply brake almost immediately.
Does it charge as you brake? Mine does and yesterday I drive it to St Pancras through endless jams and 20mph zones festooned with traffic lights, from when I got to Putney and the crap traffic starting it seemed to gain range, pretty sure at Putney it said 175 miles left, by the time I got to the station it said 189. Perpetual motion, if you can be bothered to drive in perpetual shit traffic.
BigTom
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I think there's a mode you can set to let you do that, but a few of the reviews I read said it changes the way it feels when you brake, so I'll probably weigh up how much money it saves vs how annoying it is before deciding whether to switch it on. No point having a sporty version if it then feels like crap to drive.
DownwardDog
Riding a Brompton with a power meter.
Unfortunately, there is no OPD on the e-208GT which is a great benefit of a BEV.
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Don't know what OPD is, but just checked and the e-208 GT has got B mode, which is the regenerative braking function, so will have a play around with that when I get it.
gosub
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Electric vehicle repair costs revealed versus ICE equivalent
The cost differences between repairing an electric vehicle (EV) versus an internal combustion engine (ICE) equivalent have been highlighted in a new report.
www.fleetnews.co.uk
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Signal 11
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If you're driving fast for a while and then change to driving slowly it should increase its estimate of remaining range because it's more efficient at slower speeds, so that might be what happened.
platinumsage
HaveMyPassword123
It's the opposite of a petrol car gaining range after you stop your town driving and start a motorway run.
DownwardDog
Riding a Brompton with a power meter.
One Pedal Driving. So you don't use the brake in normal circumstances. Lifting off the accelerator slows the car with regenerative braking.
BigTom
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to be clear for anyone who doesn't read the article - this is costs of repairs after collisions based on insurance claim costs. It's not the cost of general/regular maintenance or repairs on an EV vs ICE.Electric vehicle repair costs revealed versus ICE equivalent
The cost differences between repairing an electric vehicle (EV) versus an internal combustion engine (ICE) equivalent have been highlighted in a new report.
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gosub
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Though there obviously WILL be a knock on to General costs
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Probably not solely an EV problem, but as this will be the first car I've owned with a keyless ignition, does anyone use a Faraday box/pouch to store their fobs in when not being used?
Have heard the stories of people whose cars got nicked off their driveway while they slept, and figure it might be a worthwhile investment.
Have heard the stories of people whose cars got nicked off their driveway while they slept, and figure it might be a worthwhile investment.
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
It's keyless entry that's the problem, keyless ignition is safe.
T & P
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You can buy a signal-blocking pouch for about £20- £30. Got one for my bike keys. Only enough space for one set of keys though.
BigTom
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I don't think that's true. There's a lot less to maintain on an EV and general maintenance costs have been reported as lower, with they big risk of a defective battery (but then an ICE engine can also blow up at large expense).
I can imagine it's easier to write off an EV as almost any damage to the battery pack is likely to mean replacing the battery.
gosub
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So the insurance companies aren't going to pass on the cost to premium holders....what a marvellous world you live in
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
They do, my one is the electric equivalent of a Q7 and is around £350 a year more to insure than one of those…
BigTom
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I'm talking about general repair and maintenance costs, not insurance premiums.
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Picked up the new car yesterday. Got weirdly emotional trading in my old one, as it's the only other car I've ever owned, and the one I bought with cash my mum loaned me a few months before she died.
New car is great though, I get free charging through work, and it goes like shit off a shovel.
My final drive in my old car:
Enjoying my new one:
New car is great though, I get free charging through work, and it goes like shit off a shovel.
My final drive in my old car:
Enjoying my new one:
DownwardDog
Riding a Brompton with a power meter.
Good colour. Peugeot did a nice job on the e-208 styling I think. It looks contemporary with a few nods to Pug's heritage.
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Looks well smart 
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Do you have the Plug Share app on your phone? It's a good one. fwiw the orange ones are the fast chargers, the green ones are for people who can't charge at home.
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I've got the Electroverse app, which shows all the nearby chargers and is partnered with Octopus, so I get a contactless card I can use at the charging points that then bills my home electricity account (I think).
Not sure what the differences are yet between the other various apps like Plug Share or Zapmap, so need to do a bit more research to figure it all out. Hoping I can rinse the free charging at work mostly though.
Not strictly EV related, but this is the first car I've driven with Apple Carplay, and it's revolutionised the way I use my phone in the car. Great for being able to use Waze and Spotify through the main console without having to fuck around with non-compatible stereos or phone/sat-nav holders that don't stick to the dashboard properly and fall off halfway through your journey.
MickiQ
In My Defence I was left Unsupervised
A full tank of diesel costs me around £100-110 but will give me around 700 miles so a very wet finger calculation on yours and my figures comes out at 1p per mile cheaper charging at home and up to 10p per mile more expensive at a fast charger. Can't see myself getting a pure EV on those numbers. However Mrs Q's hybrid comes in at about 4p per mile cheaper than an EV with a home charger.
I am deffo coming round to the idea of replacing the Audi with a second hybrid.
