A very valid question given the poor performance of all other batteries in such conditions.Has anyone had one in real cold? Not UK cold. It was -44° here two weeks ago and regularly gets to -30 in the winter. Wonder how they work at that temp.
A very valid question given the poor performance of all other batteries in such conditions.
My own question now, (and I know nothing about even basic machanics) can an alternator type arrangement be had in an all electric car?
Hi Sillyak. I didn’t see it as an insult rather than agreeing with you.Thanks for the insult, but it was a legitimate question. Obviously batteries do not work well in that temperature, but I have been told some EVs have a thermal management system for the battery in such temps. It would obviously affect range seriously, but wondering if anyone had real world experience.
What insult?Thanks for the insult, but it was a legitimate question. Obviously batteries do not work well in that temperature, but I have been told some EVs have a thermal management system for the battery in such temps. It would obviously affect range seriously, but wondering if anyone had real world experience.
I have that Mike, it's called tinnitusOn the subject of sound.
I notice that a neighbour's Renault Zoe makes a pleasant humming noise as it drives up and down our street. Certainly loud enough to trigger the old brain and make you look around.
My partner has a Nissan Leaf which is almost silent and has caused some dirty looks from pedestrians in car parks as it creeps along in "stealth mode".
The lack charging points at e.g. RSPB reserves and National Trust properties will probably limit our visits to those places (once we’re allowed to travel the ones outside our immediate area) in the Leaf.
I think your reputation goes ahead of you Andy and people leap to conclusions! ;-) Andy was clearly supporting the inquiry.What insult?
I said that it's a 'very valid question', where is the insult?
My neighbour has an X5 phev Mike. Sounds like John the Milk’s milk float from the 70’sOn the subject of sound.
I notice that a neighbour's Renault Zoe makes a pleasant humming noise as it drives up and down our street. Certainly loud enough to trigger the old brain and make you look around.
My partner has a Nissan Leaf which is almost silent and has caused some dirty looks from pedestrians in car parks as it creeps along in "stealth mode".
The lack charging points at e.g. RSPB reserves and National Trust properties will probably limit our visits to those places (once we’re allowed to travel the ones outside our immediate area) in the Leaf.
Reputation, moi?I think your reputation goes ahead of you Andy and people leap to conclusions! ;-) Andy was clearly supporting the inquiry.
What insult?
I said that it's a 'very valid question', where is the insult?
I think your reputation goes ahead of you Andy and people leap to conclusions! ;-) Andy was clearly supporting the inquiry.
There are no allotted parking spaces, and with the mixture of white vans and cars (not to mention multi-driver occupancy houses) parking is at a premium and competitive: a stretch of road that today has three or four cars may tomorrow have two vans. Today for instance my car is on the grass for lack of anywhere else to put it. The environment where I live (and I include the more chav or outright criminal of my neighbours in "environment") is not susceptible to the sort of disciplined behavioural adaptation to permit such a solution.Thank you kb57, for starting this thread. It's been an interesting read.
Now I'm actually at a keyboard, rather than on my phone, I think its time to throw in a few of my thoughts.
With regard to charging at home, inductive charging via cables under the tarmac could be an eventual solution for those in Farnboro John's situation. If all parking spaces along the road act as wireless charging points finding a plug no longer becomes an issue. It'll require some pretty major short to medium term disruption & investment, but it's probably a given that the switch to EVs will generate some fairly big infrastructure instalment.