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Equally inedible 😆

And don’t forget the inedible crispy bacon.

OK, so it’s 4 months since we swapped Mrs P’s diesel powered suv for an EV (Volvo XC40), and I thought it was time to give an update into what it’s like to live with an EV as a daily. As you would expect there are pro’s and con’s. We use the Volvo for all our local running around and the other ICE daily for long runs and trips to the tip. The Pro’s. We have an EV tariff for overnight charging at 7.5p per kWh, we are getting around 3 miles per kW, so fuel cost is 2.5p per mile, only walking or cycling would be cheaper😃. Additionally, with the solar panels we get 15p per kWh for every kW we send to the grid, so, in effect, we are paid to drive the car🤣. Driving sensation is quite different as you would expect, it’s quiet, the acceleration can be really useful when you need to get into a gap in traffic, the rate of deceleration is much less than an ICE vehicle when you lift your foot off the accelerator so driving style is even more about momentum and anticipation. Keeping it topped up with charge is almost a daily routine now. The Con’s. Range anxiety is a thing, but not in the way you might think. Public charging costs anything up to 75p per kWh, or 10x what it costs to charge at home so any journey has to be completed on a home charge. Home charging will only put 30% of battery capacity in each night at the cheap rate, this equates to around 70 miles of range. So, if we plan to do a longer trip (160-180 miles) we have to ensure a full charge before the journey and ensure that it goes on charge each night until we get back up to a full battery. In driving terms: ‘welcome back to the world of torque steer’, don’t accelerate quickly out of a T junction or you end up fighting to keep in a straight line. The handling is not good, you can feel all that extra weight, and the ride is quite brittle as the tyres are reinforced to take the extra weight, also there’s a high level of tyre noise. In summary, I still think we made the right decision, probably 98% of our daily journeys are made using the Volvo. Even if EV Road pricing comes in we’re still ahead on costs

Somewhat like Goodwood fellowship then, but at least we get a ticket discount and the Members Meeting.😃

Slippery slope ⛷️

Any interest? It’s free 😁, but only 50 tickets. https://www.tickettailor.com/events/drivenautoworx1/1908459?fbclid=PAZnRzaANdf4NleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp6Miga66d-gxUeYkPwanXGiJrH86VxSKlxSwQyduTY54gdm_UPQRQhWi1FMv_aem_5s4sjAU9wgZLEHMZXkSjSg

Absolutely lovely , think maybe Minerva blue, with black wheels. Seen on the A30 heading eastwards from Honiton.

Did a long run up to Silverstone this morning and encountered what could be described as an intermittent mis-fire. When running around 3,000 rpm it felt like a mild misfire, increasing under slight load eg going uphill. I’ve had a similar situation in the past when the car had been stood idle in the winter months, but it cleared after a while with the aid of an Italian tune up and fresh fuel. No such similarity today though. Car runs fine otherwise and is happy to accelerate firmly away from roundabouts, revs up to 5,000 rpm with no issue. It’s only during constant speed running. Any thoughts as to possible cause?

@World Citizen posted this on LinkedIn, thought I would share it with everyone on here. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/activity:7380723623801688064?trk=viral_share

@Roy M per your question: standard C220d estate, I have experience of 3 different dealers: Worcester brilliant nothing ever too much trouble, bit of a surprise seeing as they are part of Lookers. Newbury atrocious, tried to get me to pay for work that Worcester later fixed under warranty. Taunton very good, still family owned, but suffering from a lack of capacity in the service department because Sytner decided to close their site in Weston Super Mare expecting their customers to go to Bristol, but a significant number have gone to Taunton. 😆 Build quality is exemplary and reliability good. I’ve put 50,000 miles on it in 3 years. That’s my two pennorth for what it’s worth. The Other Nige

My vote goes for a C Class estate. Best daily driver I have ever had.

I sold mine as a job lot on eBay.

After the ELMS race at Silverstone on Sunday my eldest said ‘how do you feel about Le Mans next year?’ I replied that Classic Le Mans would be a better idea…

Where did I miss the thread about a France trip?