Honda EV first drive
Post by cartridgeguyonline on Jul 8, 2019 16:38:17 GMT 12
I want one !!
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Post by colinf on Jul 8, 2019 18:30:10 GMT 12
The style reminds me of the original Civic of the 1970s. The dashboard looks great! But not sure if it would create too much glare during night driving. Also the range at 200km wouldn't be enough to go from Nelson to Blenheim and back without charging. Good for big cities though!
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Post by michaelw on Jul 8, 2019 18:53:13 GMT 12
definitely a city car.
price will dictate whether it's a game changer or not. the guy in the video reckoned it would be priced anywhere between £25-40k 
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 Post by colinf on Jul 8, 2019 19:34:05 GMT 12
That's slightly more than a Ford Focus. A VW e-Golf does about 130 miles (210km) on a full charge and is about £33k. Tesla Model 3 is £39k and can do more than double the distance.
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 Post by Owen Y on Jul 8, 2019 21:36:36 GMT 12eg. Looking at my Pugshare app, there's 'fast-charging' stations at Nelson & Blenheim & also at Havelock, midway between Blenheim & Nelson   DarkLantern blog - darklanternforowen.wordpress.com
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Post by colinf on Jul 8, 2019 22:45:49 GMT 12
That's alright then!
There seem to be more EVs over here now, including Nissan work vans, and the local charging points are more often than not, full of cars charging! I wonder if there's an app that tells you when and where a charger is vacant, or at least tell you the time to wait for it to be ready to charge your car. If EVs take off the generation of power is going to have to be given a makeover. There is already a new nuclear power station being built in Somerset, and more wind generators popping up, especially in the Irish sea. Also solar panel arrays on farms. There is one next to where we walk the dog, and it looks ugly. Could NZ finally need a nuclear power station? I mean, would one be necessary? And the cost of replacing the battery would need to be taken into account when looking at the running costs over time. The Nissan van battery is about £5000 to replace over 80,000 miles. AMR-iFi R&D
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Post by Owen Y on Jul 8, 2019 23:25:33 GMT 12
"Nissan LEAF Taxi Hits 100,000 Miles - Still Has All Battery Bars" (Full battery capacity)
insideevs.com/news/326332/nissan-leaf-taxi-hits-100000-miles-still-has-all-battery-bars/ DarkLantern blog - darklanternforowen.wordpress.com
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Post by Owen Y on Jul 9, 2019 9:27:42 GMT 12
With EV battery life, mileage isn't the key factor, lithium batts just degrade over time with use. So, age is the key determinant IMO / IME.
With EV charging network apps like Plugshare, EVs should Check-in when charging, with anticipated charge time, so that others can see if the charger/s is in use. Also, the EV checked-in should have contact details, so that others can txt msg if required. This is good etiquette. However, in time with EV ownership increase, the 'free' charging stations will become over-used & no doubt will have to start charging $$, in order to encourage rapid, efficient usage - like the commercial ChargeNet network here in NZ ($0.25 per kWh + $0.25/minute). DarkLantern blog - darklanternforowen.wordpress.com
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Post by Owen Y on Jul 9, 2019 9:32:32 GMT 12
News today - NZ govt is proposing to subsidise EVs & impose additional charge on highest polluting vehicles....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/114068301/government-proposes-massive-feebate-car-scheme-that-would-make-cleaner-cars-up-to-8k-cheaper-and-dirtier-cars-more-expensive DarkLantern blog - darklanternforowen.wordpress.com
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Post by cartridgeguyonline on Jul 9, 2019 17:30:13 GMT 12
Great, now if they could also do something about all these damn Toyota Prado SUV things that never go further than the supermarket carpark, that would be great too..
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Post by michaelw on Jul 9, 2019 22:14:12 GMT 12
another dopey green led scheme !
if they were serious why not implement co2 linked road licensing like the eu ? stick this in the same box as the cancellation of the acc risk assessment.
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Post by garym on Jul 10, 2019 11:05:02 GMT 12
It moves along like postman pats van. The dashboard is horrendous. And so many distractions. It also suffers from that impotent looking front "grille" that most EVs seem to be stuck with.
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Post by Owen Y on Jul 10, 2019 12:49:11 GMT 12
garym - maybe we need to get Ross (Stevens) to design one
However, the idea of air-cooling a heat-wasting, efficiency-poor, petroleum combustion transport, no longer applies 
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Post by garym on Jul 10, 2019 13:35:12 GMT 12
Well he has a hybrid...
Yeah I get the no need of the air cooling but it must be possible to avoid the naff front ends.
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Post by Owen Y on Jul 10, 2019 15:41:57 GMT 12
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Post by colinf on Jul 11, 2019 23:10:09 GMT 12VW e-Golf. Still a fine looking motor.  AMR-iFi R&D
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Post by colinf on Jul 11, 2019 23:38:03 GMT 12
Lifecycle emissions for cars running on currently available fuels.
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Post by Owen Y on Jul 12, 2019 11:19:38 GMT 12
EVs certainly make sense for NZ (80% renewable hydro electricity generation), vs say Australia (85% coal & gas generation).
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 Post by michaelw on Jul 12, 2019 12:44:42 GMT 12e-Golf gone, will be replaced by the new ID3 rwd returns to mainstream cars www.autoexpress.co.uk/volkswagen/e-golf/107409/volkswagen-id3-vs-volkswagen-e-golf
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Post by Owen Y on Jul 12, 2019 14:27:02 GMT 12
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Post by michaelw on Jul 12, 2019 14:43:40 GMT 12
gold !
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Post by cartridgeguyonline on Jul 12, 2019 17:31:50 GMT 12
Brilliant, wasnt there a Sutherland pre amp that used a similar amount of batteries ?
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Post by michaelw on Jul 12, 2019 18:43:35 GMT 12sutherland made several battery powered linestages and phono stages, d-cells though.  
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Post by Owen Y on Jul 12, 2019 20:10:29 GMT 12
Please, hifi is off-topic in this thread, hahaha
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Honda EV first drive Jul 12, 2019 21:37:38 GMT 12
via mobile - Edited Jul 12, 2019 21:38:56 GMT 12 by colinf
Post by colinf on Jul 12, 2019 21:37:38 GMT 12
Love the Merc AA, not much power to weight ratio there! And you'd never be able to back it out of the garage with all those batteries on the floor.
VW iD3 looks interesting, back to rear wheel drive. But think the name is pretty forgetful. How about the VW Dualit? 😉🙄 AMR-iFi R&D
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