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[magicbastarder]

if 2nd hand leafs, even with 80% batteries on them hit around 4500 on the second hand market

just checked carzone - the cheapest leaf (2012) is €6k, private seller; only four in total under 10k and only one is a dealer.

 

[pete]

i'd be looking at anything after 2015, but only because that's what I have ha

 

[ann post]

Yeah i did look at the newer longer range one vs the first version. My big runs are both in the 300km+ zone and usually with a *lot* of cargo so anything that can do 50km a day to soak up work stuff is grand. Definitely a maybe next year thing though if diesel hits 2.80 that'd be a buy a 6K one immediately scenario.

 

[magicbastarder]

i saw petrol above €2/l again the other day in one filling station.

 

[ann post]

I can totally see it passing 3€ by december for the record.

 

[magicbastarder]

have i already mentioned my great theory that one way of reducing fuel consumption is to stop hiding it from people? the vast majority of people never actually see petrol or diesel, they don't actually see the 50L going into the car every week or month or whatever.

 

[ann post]

have i already mentioned my great theory that one way of reducing fuel consumption is to stop hiding it from people? the vast majority of people never actually see petrol or diesel, they don't actually see the 50L going into the car every week or month or whatever.

I'd say that's a very concious decision in the motor industry - like there is that multiplier of volume for co2 where 1000ml of petrol is 2392ml of co2 so you could have a dial on the dash saying how many lungfulls of co2 it takes to get somewhere.

 

[ernesto]

I'd say that's a very concious decision in the motor industry - like there is that multiplier of volume for co2 where 1000ml of petrol is 2392ml of co2 so you could have a dial on the dash saying how many lungfulls of co2 it takes to get somewhere.

Mine would read ♾

 

[ann post]

They do this with literally every public consultation but you've all got 24hours to contribute - they are invariably underpromoted.

Public consultation on the Electrical Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy

EV, electric vehicles, charging, charging strategy, Transport, Eamon Ryan, public consultation, home charging

www.gov.ie

 

[magicbastarder]

filled the car today, first time ever a fill has cost over €100.

 

[Anthony]

Our Leaf still hasn't arrived, we were told it would be May.

A friend who ordered a Hyundai EV two weeks after us has just got a call to say that ALL orders are now cancelled.

Also, sold the Fiesta today, €1900. Nice chap bought it.

 

[pete]

Which Hyundai EV?

Hyundai and Kia recall nearly 20,000 Ioniq 5s, EV6s

A voltage fluctuation could cause the cars to roll away when parked.

arstechnica.com

 

[Anthony]

Which Hyundai EV?

Hyundai and Kia recall nearly 20,000 Ioniq 5s, EV6s

A voltage fluctuation could cause the cars to roll away when parked.

arstechnica.com

I don't know

 

[ann post]

It'd probably be all of them anywhoo as the hardware will be shared and the software will be iterations

 

[pete]

the hyundai ioniq 5 and the kia ev6 are basically the same car, with some pretty major cosmetic differences obviously

 

[ann post]

PLugged all the data @pete put up about his electric automobile into a spreadsheet and made a few formulas and essentially if 2nd hand leafs, even with 80% batteries on them hit around 4500 on the second hand market it'd be break even for me to have two cars over the next 4-5 years, just using the one i have for the long runs.

One close to 5000 there this evening, 80km range on it. Not that i have any money.

I've been over 100 on filling a tank for a while, but that's for just over 700 miles.

 

[pete]

you need to be very, very careful when looking at the car's guesstimated range vs it's actual real world range. When fully charged, mine can say it'll do 125-135km, but in reality it might be closer to 100-120km. it might drop 10km range withing the first couple minutes driving.

If i was buying now I'd be sure to get a battery SoH report which should show actual degradation and % capacity vs what the dash says.

 

[ann post]

SYSTRA: Phoenix Park Survey

One of the key recommendations of the Phoenix Park Transport & Mobility Study is the undertaking of a Parking Strategy for the Phoenix Park. SYSTRA Ltd (SYSTRA) has been engaged to develop the new Parking Strategy, on behalf of the Office of Public Works (OPW). The Parking Strategy will consider...

www.systra.ie

Phoenix park parking strategy public bit is open

 

[therealjohnny]

Happy to see the current owner of my old car seems to love it

 

[Deadmanposting]

Happy to see the current owner of my old car seems to love it

Hoorin' around in your beautiful Mini