EV Owners Thread

[potsy]

VW have cancelled their new EV 'ID Unix' on the MEB platform. Going forward VW will be using a collaboration with a Chinese maker to use CMP platform. Audi in the meantime cars made in China will use SIAC's platform and ditch MEB too. SIAC own MG plus other brands.

Looks like MEB is being totally ditched. VW is massively cutting the price of the Unix by 30% and paying those few existing owners a cash compensation.

I thought VW had recently tied in with Rivian for their next gen cars?

Or is this another part of their operation?

 

[CXRAndy]

I thought VW had recently tied in with Rivian for their next gen cars?

Or is this another part of their operation?

They seem to have varying strategies depending on the continent they operate. China is by far the biggest profit maker for VW with over 50% of it's profits . Ditching the MEB platform in China is a big deal. Shows they are struggling to compete. VW announced this year closure of factories in Germany - never happened before.

I've said it before there will be some huge car makers disappearing/merging to survive in this ever more competitive market

 

[Jameshow]

I reckon the platforms will be almost generic and the car makers will almost bolt on the styling / interiors to suit style and budget.

Rather like the tamiya cars bitd!

 

[mikeIow]

They seem to have varying strategies depending on the continent they operate. China is by far the biggest profit maker for VW with over 50% of it's profits . Ditching the MEB platform in China is a big deal. Shows they are struggling to compete. VW announced this year closure of factories in Germany - never happened before.

I've said it before there will be some huge car makers disappearing/merging to survive in this ever more competitive market

It does feel like a new world order of cars.

Who could have imagined a £50-60K Kia five years ago!

China does appear to have taken a rather large lead, although the quality of the MG EVs I’ve seen leaves a bit to be desired….

 

[Ridgeway]

Fitted my winter tyres this morning (i was a bit late…) nice and easy with the 5t jack 😂

I pumped the tyres up with my track pump, also made the job a bit easier.

Now ready for winter even if I’ll freeze my nuts off in the little blighter.

 

[Gillstay]

I was about to ask how it does in Switzerland then saw that your in the flatter bit
Looks to be great fun. I rather fancy one.

 

[Gunk]

I was about to ask how it does in Switzerland then saw that your in the flatter bit
Looks to be great fun. I rather fancy one.

They were at the motorcycle show, great little cars

 

[cougie uk]

Nor mine as it's now a room in the house. The point is that neither of us lives somewhere where the winter temperatures are regularly significantly below freezing. Most Norweigians have houses rather than flats and the vast majority of EV owners charge at home. Therefore Norweigins tend to keep cars in garages and also to pre-condition the battery before going out. Last winter - a particularly harsh one - it was reported by Viking (breakdown service) that 87% of call outs were to ICE vehicles as opposed to 13% for EVs (for balance, 23% of cars on Norweigian roads are EVs.

Do they? I saw a Tesla on a driveway with about two feet of snow on top of it in the north of Norway. If it was in the garage he's still waiting til the thaw to get out...

 

[CXRAndy]

EV demand from R Symons

Battery health check report covered


View: https://youtu.be/-sAUG5FZhnI?si=Bx7JrXEYkRdZE2td

 

[icowden]

Do they? I saw a Tesla on a driveway with about two feet of snow on top of it in the north of Norway. If it was in the garage he's still waiting til the thaw to get out...

Fair enough. I don't have enough data to be sure, only an article I once read and now can't find. It may have just boiled down to people who are used to living in really cold places are also used to keeping cars in a way that makes them usable as extremely low temperatures also affect ICE cars.

 

[CXRAndy]

Tesla is improving its charging infrastructure with longer cables at certain locations, analysis of non Tesla cars at locations to give far more reliable indication of stall availability from adjacent stall blocking.


View: https://youtu.be/YPdAAQ7raaU?si=RP45X0dRPqo_L86m

 

[CXRAndy]

Tesla is improving its charging infrastructure with longer cables at certain locations, analysis of non Tesla cars at locations to give far more reliable indication of stall availability from adjacent stall blocking.


View: https://youtu.be/YPdAAQ7raaU?si=RP45X0dRPqo_L86m

 

[dicko]

Fitted my winter tyres this morning (i was a bit late…) nice and easy with the 5t jack 😂

I pumped the tyres up with my track pump, also made the job a bit easier.

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Now ready for winter even if I’ll freeze my nuts off in the little blighter.

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Fab little EV you have there

EV demand from R Symons

Battery health check report covered


View: https://youtu.be/-sAUG5FZhnI?si=Bx7JrXEYkRdZE2td

Fiat up 35%, well I can understand that saw a ‘Red’ Fiat 500 electric on my walk yesterday and I thought I’ll look one up secondhand and There’s a similar one for £12k with low mileage quite a drop from the £25 k new price.
Secondhand is the way to go.

 

[CXRAndy]

Nissan's survival now critical. Sacking 10000 workers, battling debt and cars nobody's interested in buying.

 

[CXRAndy]

Nissan's survival now critical. Sacking 10000 workers, battling debt and cars nobody's interested in buying.

Edit, there is a bug when posting, saying there is a server fault, then when I press post again it accepts it, only to post both posts