Category Archives: Electric Cars
Three Blind Mice
Half a Sixpence
Out and about again, after the quarantine it nearly feels normal. Nipped out for a coffee (didn’t fancy a Nescafé), turned the corner and there was the bin van. Should I wait half an hour or try to turn in this narrow street? The salesman had mentioned the turning circle it was the same asContinue reading “Half a Sixpence”
Sweating Buckets
25C before 10am, Bristol or Benidorm? Right, Bristol. This has been super fortuitous because I’ve sort of understood the range envy thing……261 Kms left and I’m asking myself should I go for aircon or should I go for an extra 20Kms range? At this temperature it’s a no brainer and should stay that way. I’mContinue reading “Sweating Buckets”
First Blood
I may exagerate a little here but after a bird left it’s calling card in the middle of my windscreen during quarantine I decided to remove it with a baby wipe……..well this was when the car bit me….word of advice for VW get rid of the sharp edges on the windscreen wipers mechanism, it cutContinue reading “First Blood”
Please Release me Let me go
Day 10, on the starting blocks waiting for day 8 test results , about to rediscover the ID3. Has some of the worry about range rubbed off? My 6 year old grand son told me not to worry if I run out of electricity, I can always push it to a petrol garage. Have beenContinue reading “Please Release me Let me go”
I’ve Run out of Tricity
Day nine of the Quarantine, but working on the the younger generations, my three year old grand daughter just pulled up and told me she’d run out of tricity. So the trickle charge is finished, 369kms out of 425 predicted at 100% WLTP. Has any one out there ever hit these WLTP numbers come clean?Continue reading “I’ve Run out of Tricity”
Out and about with The Prisoner
Day 8 of Quarantine, get to play with my nose again today So whilst grounded, a second guest post from Contact, ex-colleague and friend Iain Minton who bought a Kia e-niro in January
How Small is the World
GM cancelled the EV1 program at the turn of the century, but the world has become so small that Donald Lasell, one of my contacts, used to drive one. So here’s Donald and his EV1 Donald drove one for two years back in 1998-2000, mainly in Michigan, putting about 35,000 miles on it one ofContinue reading “How Small is the World”
Just got an ID3 