Recent content by philnewmerc

So your economy at 75 mph is 2.5 m/kwh. This is great first hand info to know. (BTW was that real or what the speedo says, and is the efficiency true or does it not include charging losses?) But anyway, 59 cent per kw makes this EV travel 24 cents per mile, or about 21 pence per mile (in near...

Perhaps it's even simpler: first to industrialise => first to deindustrialise and grow IP and service sectors? The conservatives and Blair created a market economy in HE. So if an institution lowers it's entry requirements (this is usually done surreptitiously through the clearing system) gets...

Fingers crossed. Please let us know if it worked 👍

So many facts, so little time 😅

I had a car with similar issues. Turned out to be the rear rubber donut on the prop shaft was worn. Since your car is on mega miles that would be my hunch

Falken are excellent value and seem to work very well and wear slowly

Bait taken lol: 1) A £4k EV will be similar I reckon :) 2) Besides, an old Accord can cruise at 80 mph easily for hours, i.e. about 50% faster than the typical motorway max speed of an EV (if you want to get there without charging every 60 minutes that is) 😂.

I had a 320i straight 6. It was very pretty and incredibly smooth, sounded great revving it through the full range. But, the quality of the car was inferior to a Ford Sierra. The interior fell a pieces, and the suspension design was extremely basic and designed for cheapness to make. But for...

So either there'll be fewer caravaners in the EV future? - OK I'm now onboard the good ship EV ! :D

Yeah that's estate agents and used car traders for you 🤦 Sadly that car is riddled with rust so not suitable for me. Thanks for looking through 👍

It is a great find. But my days of spending 4h on a train to view a car that, upon inspection, is clearly being sold by either a liar or a moron or both (i.e. a trader) are long over! (I know this limits my pool but I just cannot face the fairly high risk of disappointment any longer - or the...

I like the colour. Do others think this is an odd one? Perfect car 💥 I'll look out for another in the coming weeks. (Hatfield is 4 1/2 hr away) Cheers 👍

Really really nice. Bet something's wrong with it 😅

He's a reasonable reviewer, but he drives *very* slow so I'm not surprised at the range he gets. But for people not in a hurry it's a good indicator. Also, I watched one review where he starts beeping at a driver who's struggling to park in a car park. I dislike that kind of aggressive...

Just from a physics pov this makes no sense. As you say the regen energy gained going down a hill will be less than the extra expended energy going up it. Hence it cannot extend the range over (as a comparison) a flat road with the same average speed. I think people think this because they're...