Welcome back, so how does my electric car perform in winter, well I didn’t look last year but am doing due diligence this winter: No cheating, car screen shot taken the day after the grand slam! Quick analysis here, at an average speed of 47km/hour I’m getting 19.3 kWh/100km So for a full “tank” thisContinue reading “Winter driving”
Tag Archives: Check out the range
Every Cloud has a Silver Lining
After whinging for seven weeks now as my ID3 is in the garage with no end to its stay in sight, VW France have finally temporarily replaced my ID3 58kWh First with an ID3 58kWh Pro. This of course is my glass half full There is also a Silver lining:- In a rant, I challengedContinue reading “Every Cloud has a Silver Lining”
It’s not what you do it’s the size that counts!
Hello again, back with more Electric car. Wisdom. You all remember the lying WLTP test? Well now I can Announce The Pat method. Don’t go believing any old nonsense, It is what you’ve got not the way that you do it. Well my ID3 is given as being capable of 425 Kms WLTP. But everyoneContinue reading “It’s not what you do it’s the size that counts!”
Jaguar Racing Team
Heading back to France today, Sunday, just need to recharge car in Tonbridge….yes, I said just. So I headed to the first charging station signaled by my WE CHARGE app, check out the picture, it’s shut, only open during garage hours. So off to the second station, private but linked to BP. As you canContinue reading “Jaguar Racing Team”
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”
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”
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
Blighty
End of first week, now the real test: off to Blighty. Charged the car to 100% at work, only 360Kms shown on the screen. Far from the WLTP 425Kms…..My VW salesman tells me that this is predicted based on my driving to date. Who am I Jacky Ickx Or something? Then I remembered there areContinue reading “Blighty”
Diesel Gate: Has it got the range
In this first half of 2021, the elctric cars are extending their ranges, and the VW ID3 caught my eye, 425 Kms WLTP, for the 58KW version, now that is beginning to look like a car’s range and not that of a milk float. But it was still a bit pricey, or was it? SoContinue reading “Diesel Gate: Has it got the range”
Just got an ID3 