Exactly my point. How is deemed slow?That's 150kmph. The highest speed limit in Ireland is 120kmph (75mph). Bear in mind that they're limits, not targets.
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question on the battery
example my laptop has a certain shaped battery, the connections are in certain places ,your laptop battery different shape different connection points
are ev batteries the same, different shapes/connection points ,incompatible with each other or is there a universal shape/connection point?
example my laptop has a certain shaped battery, the connections are in certain places ,your laptop battery different shape different connection points
are ev batteries the same, different shapes/connection points ,incompatible with each other or is there a universal shape/connection point?
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And where did I say they do? And if they wanted to an i10 wouldn't be the place to do it would it. Silly post.
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Nearly 16 second to get from 0-60 nowadays is glacial, as I said it will take a very long time to get anywhere near that theoretical top speed, assume it would need a fair wind and a slight decline as well.
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I've managed for over 5 years doing circa 15,000 km a year and it has never been an issue, so again my point stands.
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It's threads like this why EV uptake is a lot slower than it should be, someone doing small mileage with with the ability to have their own charger should absolutely be buying an EV
Even more so if it's a 2 car household and one is not an EV
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Most EVs will be CCS connection. I think only the older Leafs have a different connector.
That's the charging connector. I interpreted @johnwilliams's question to be about the location, form factor etc. of the internal battery connections. But the query is a bit ambiguous/unclear.
Looked into the Kia eNiro 2022. Saw a nice car. Was chatting with dealer. He said something about Energia setting up the kit.
Can I not just stay with my current energy provider?
Don't really want to be tying myself to Energia or any energy provider just because I have an EV.
No but will.
Sent that message during my lunch break from work.
You are free to remain with your current supplier and choose any installer of your choice, but you will have to pay for the charger and the installation.
The Kia/ Energia deal just gets you a free charger and installation for purchasers who switch to or are already Energia customers. The T&Cs are here, and I don't see anything about having to stay with them beyond the 1 year, but I'd advise confirming that.
If you do a lot of city \ stop start driving \ breaking, that charges the battery and reduces fuel consumption.
If you mostly do motorway driving, not much benefit there from regenerative breaking.
I haven't seen info on whether the regular hybrids are better than plug in hybrids at recharging from regenerative breaking.
For mostly motorway \ national road driving, then a plug in would seem better for sure.
Less clear with mostly city driving.
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Yes, you don’t get any of the ‘cheaper’ power from home charging. Or the favorable tax treatment on the purchase price of a fully electric or plug in hybrid which on paper have much much better ‘fuel’ consumption. Generally the plug in hybrid versions of any new car in sale in Ireland is the best option price wise due to our tax regime, however only some models are available with it. E.g fom Toyota , Prius, rav4.