Random EV thoughts.....

Large one off house with PV but no smart meter yet. So yes, the car was plugged into his zappi the second I arrived, with the type 2 to type 1 adapter I had bought new for the buyer on Amazon and had brought with me (had tested it at my home first to see it was working ok)

Actually to give one example, we took the car up the scenic drive at Great Orme in Llandudno, Wales yesterday

Just did it on a whim, we'd visited the town and spotted the sign for the scenic drive so we went for it

The drive is along a cliff road above the Irish sea. It's a slow one way system so there's no real reason to feel rushed, plus plenty of places to pull in to admire the view

There's a road up to the summit which includes multiple steep inclines. The ID.4 handled it all like a champ, no messing around with revving and clutch control

Afterwards we went back to the A55 across north Wales and I was miserable, no fun to be had, just dodging aggro English **** trying to get home to see what football match they'd lost now

Honestly I think I've slowed down to conserve battery a total of 3 times in 6 years, and two of those were in the Leaf

I would agree that it does lower the energy usage a lot, but I'd view it as a bonus for taking the scenic route, not an incentive to go slow

True, did the M6 past Birmingham a couple of years ago which was doing a great impression of a car park

Ended up taking a detour to save time. The twisty roads are a bit easier in an EV I'd say, no gear changes and the weight is down low keeping you planted on the road

Bit of a side topic but I checked out a new Osprey charging location along the A55 yesterday because for some reason I didn't want to go to Flint Mountain

Osprey must have been getting desperate for locations because they put a dozen 300kW Kempower units behind a proper greasy spoon truck stop diner called Billy Jean's Cafe.

The car park isn't even tarmaced, no lights or bathrooms or any of that modern garbage 😂

I wouldn't have minded checking out the diner but unfortunately it closes at 2pm. Hopefully it opens for longer on the back of more cars stopping to charge

82p/kWh as well, you could fund a decent drugs habit for that money. Needless to say I decided to use the superchargers today for some more convenience

https://www.plugshare.com/location/590696

it’s this adaptor.

A CCS socket is too large for the Model S charge flap location

Any Model S/X older than 2022 will need to use this adaptor in order to charge at V3 Supercharger sites (Enfield, Cork, Athenry, Sandyford, Belfast)

@unkel, spotted this gem in the Anglesey Transport Museum earlier. Weren't you refurbishing one a few months ago?

Second hand EQE 300's start from 58k on DD. What kind of 2nd hand value would boardsies expect a 2022 or 2023 to retail for this time next year?

Looking at Brady's mercedes in Dublin they refer to VAG financing. Any idea what APR one would be looking at here. Details are sparse on the website. If they dropped to 50k then I could in theory only need to finance 30k (HP) but going through with the deal would very much depend on the cost of finance.

Tesla, vw and Hyundai are very transparent when it comes to financing but jesus mercedes are a disaster.

The EQE is never going to be in big demand. They had to cut the prices big time earlier this year. I can see it bring discontinued soon.

That said, I kinda like them.

I expect some bargains out of them in the used market next year or so.

€50K in 2025 for a used base model EQE sounds realistic. It will depend on availability more than anything. They didn’t sell well hence expect that there won’t be a lot of them for sale at 3 years old. Owners that bought the heavily discounted stock recently are unlikely to be moving them on anytime soon. Some demo 2023 and pre registered 2024 cars are still sitting on Merc forecourts if you you’re a cash buyer and fancy a haggle now.

Johnstown House (Tesla) is a good option, but be aware that you will end up paying the toll charge twice if you are stopping for food. Kinnegad Plaza is a good option for charging as there are multiple units. Avoid Applegreen Enfield (both directions) - single charger at both locations and you may not want to queue.

As others said just don't leave it above around 80% for days and you'll be fine.

Range can suffer when doing a lot of short hops in winter because the car cools down and has to be warmed up every time.

Doesn't really make a difference to battery life but it does mean the GOM range can end up being pessimistic