Electric car charging – Just got an ID3

The continuing story of ELLI and Zeborne

So in the last episode Zeborne had told me to Ask ELLI BY VW for my money back because as ELLI’s installation partner, Zeborne, told me the charging station had “technical” problems and they would not be able to deliver it. And I did. But then Saturday, DHL delivered it! So, what is my nextContinue reading “The continuing story of ELLI and Zeborne”

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”

Cut It Off Mate

Three Blind Mice

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

The Prisoner

So fourth day of really useful quarantine, coming from a country with ten times less cases than the UK! Helicopter hovering above the house, maybe Test and Trace are digging deep So Amazon, bless their little cotton socks came up trumps with the adapter and the car is now trickle charging from an ordinary houseContinue reading “The Prisoner”