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Post by acidohm on Apr 1, 2022 5:23:30 GMT
Is this what you were waiting for Acid?
Yes, though no great extent of lying snow here in South yesterday, typical April showers but snow instead of rain. Quite intense short bursts. My EVs range dropped considerably as it was chilly all day....but hey ho, cost me £5 to recharge instead of £25 to refuel, about 3hrs on 7kw charger after 50% battery remaining. |
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Post by blustnmtn on Apr 1, 2022 11:29:37 GMT
Is this what you were waiting for Acid?
Yes, though no great extent of lying snow here in South yesterday, typical April showers but snow instead of rain. Quite intense short bursts. My EVs range dropped considerably as it was chilly all day....but hey ho, cost me £5 to recharge instead of £25 to refuel, about 3hrs on 7kw charger after 50% battery remaining. How far are you from Storrington Acid? My company works with a company based there. I visited a few years ago, beautiful place. |
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Post by acidohm on Apr 1, 2022 17:59:23 GMT
Yes, though no great extent of lying snow here in South yesterday, typical April showers but snow instead of rain. Quite intense short bursts. My EVs range dropped considerably as it was chilly all day....but hey ho, cost me £5 to recharge instead of £25 to refuel, about 3hrs on 7kw charger after 50% battery remaining. How far are you from Storrington Acid? My company works with a company based there. I visited a few years ago, beautiful place. Quite far, 2 hrs drive....but I spent a few years in Brighton, cycled the South downs so yes, I can understand your opinion! I'm Buckingham, very central UK, cotswolds are just 30 mins away....exceptional part of UK... |
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Post by flearider on Apr 1, 2022 20:39:53 GMT
How far are you from Storrington Acid? My company works with a company based there. I visited a few years ago, beautiful place. Quite far, 2 hrs drive....but I spent a few years in Brighton, cycled the South downs so yes, I can understand your opinion! I'm Buckingham, very central UK, cotswolds are just 30 mins away....exceptional part of UK... after living in canada .. i can say most think a 2 hr drive is round the corner in our terms .. my boss used to just head to the other shop in Edmonton for a quick visit ..we lived in leduc .. 50 min journey at the best of times ...  |
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Post by acidohm on Apr 1, 2022 21:36:55 GMT
Quite far, 2 hrs drive....but I spent a few years in Brighton, cycled the South downs so yes, I can understand your opinion! I'm Buckingham, very central UK, cotswolds are just 30 mins away....exceptional part of UK... after living in canada .. i can say most think a 2 hr drive is round the corner in our terms .. my boss used to just head to the other shop in Edmonton for a quick visit ..we lived in leduc .. 50 min journey at the best of times ... I keep getting told my 20,000 mile per year vehicle mileage is quite high....I only go 22 miles to work and back each day plus family stuff.... I am however aware of the considerable journeys made elsewhere which are normal there but would be very long here! Perhaps long roads with few junctions reduces the pain of doing miles, I must have 25 roundabouts/junctions in 22 miles to work...and that's mostly countryside. |
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Post by missouriboy on Apr 1, 2022 23:12:06 GMT
after living in canada .. i can say most think a 2 hr drive is round the corner in our terms .. my boss used to just head to the other shop in Edmonton for a quick visit ..we lived in leduc .. 50 min journey at the best of times ...  I keep getting told my 20,000 mile per year vehicle mileage is quite high....I only go 22 miles to work and back each day plus family stuff.... I am however aware of the considerable journeys made elsewhere which are normal there but would be very long here! Perhaps long roads with few junctions reduces the pain of doing miles, I must have 25 roundabouts/junctions in 22 miles to work...and that's mostly countryside. We try to keep the roundabouts in the middle nowhere in check. Slows the boys down. I like them in town mostly. We finally got all the little old ladies trained. 
Our end-of-march freeze got the tulip tree blooms. Peach buds seem to have survived. Apples bloom later, but last years fast freeze got them all north of town. Less in our urban-modified climate. We'll see what April throws at us. Will there be apples?
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Post by missouriboy on Apr 1, 2022 23:56:18 GMT
after living in canada .. i can say most think a 2 hr drive is round the corner in our terms .. my boss used to just head to the other shop in Edmonton for a quick visit ..we lived in leduc .. 50 min journey at the best of times ... I keep getting told my 20,000 mile per year vehicle mileage is quite high....I only go 22 miles to work and back each day plus family stuff.... I am however aware of the considerable journeys made elsewhere which are normal there but would be very long here! Perhaps long roads with few junctions reduces the pain of doing miles, I must have 25 roundabouts/junctions in 22 miles to work...and that's mostly countryside. Curious. How does that electric handle snow? |
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Post by Sigurdur on Apr 2, 2022 4:08:19 GMT
after living in canada .. i can say most think a 2 hr drive is round the corner in our terms .. my boss used to just head to the other shop in Edmonton for a quick visit ..we lived in leduc .. 50 min journey at the best of times ... I keep getting told my 20,000 mile per year vehicle mileage is quite high....I only go 22 miles to work and back each day plus family stuff.... I am however aware of the considerable journeys made elsewhere which are normal there but would be very long here! Perhaps long roads with few junctions reduces the pain of doing miles, I must have 25 roundabouts/junctions in 22 miles to work...and that's mostly countryside. In my neck of the woods it takes an hour to go 75 miles. |
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Post by acidohm on Apr 2, 2022 4:46:37 GMT
I keep getting told my 20,000 mile per year vehicle mileage is quite high....I only go 22 miles to work and back each day plus family stuff.... I am however aware of the considerable journeys made elsewhere which are normal there but would be very long here! Perhaps long roads with few junctions reduces the pain of doing miles, I must have 25 roundabouts/junctions in 22 miles to work...and that's mostly countryside. Curious. How does that electric handle snow? Range suffers in the cold, but not a concern on my daily commute. It came with winter tyres, but there's been no lying snow to test on, the flurries we've had haven't stuck. My guess however....for a front wheel drive with winter tyres? The power of the electric is very consistent and can be feathered very gently at the low end, and there's no gears, so pulling away would be advantageous over a ICE. Plus the motors over the front wheels and the batteries are heavy so it's well planted. So overall, range a negative, drive train/architecture a positive. Oh, and heaters are electric too....I don't have to wait for engine to warm so I can turn the power/heaters on, go make a coffee and the screens are de-iced. Again, however, this has a negative effect on range...but I only use around 35% battery a day on average.... If you were to travel 2 hrs somewhere and 2 hrs back, you'd have to charge for a few hours to make return journey I'd imagine.... |
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Post by acidohm on Apr 2, 2022 4:52:27 GMT
I keep getting told my 20,000 mile per year vehicle mileage is quite high....I only go 22 miles to work and back each day plus family stuff.... I am however aware of the considerable journeys made elsewhere which are normal there but would be very long here! Perhaps long roads with few junctions reduces the pain of doing miles, I must have 25 roundabouts/junctions in 22 miles to work...and that's mostly countryside. In my neck of the woods it takes an hour to go 75 miles. Gosh, you must be driving quite fast Sig? 😉 |
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Post by acidohm on Apr 2, 2022 5:13:18 GMT
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Post by missouriboy on Apr 2, 2022 5:27:20 GMT
In Saudi Arabia, they used roundabouts for speed bumps.  |
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Post by acidohm on Apr 2, 2022 6:50:54 GMT
In Saudi Arabia, they used roundabouts for speed bumps. In Hemel Hempstead, they have roundabouts on the roundabouts....  |
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Post by gridley on Apr 2, 2022 15:24:43 GMT
In my neck of the woods it takes an hour to go 75 miles. Gosh, you must be driving quite fast Sig? 😉 Just completed a long drive as part of moving - hit several places where the speed limit was 80 mph. 75 is common where I am now. |
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Post by missouriboy on Apr 2, 2022 16:18:38 GMT
In Saudi Arabia, they used roundabouts for speed bumps.  In Hemel Hempstead, they have roundabouts on the roundabouts.... That would never work around here. Our Hive instincts are not properly adapted. We still quote Farragut. "Damn the torpedoes. Straight ahead." |
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