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    Is 'battery' getting in the way of battery things ?

    I had a very interesting discussion over lunch on the lines of BEV are rubbish. I pointed out that I did 40 miles in my BEV charging at home and with home PV panels & batteries Octopus paid me £35 for my gas & elec bill in June. The cost per mile (admitted mostly home charging) for the 3200...
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    Open all windows

    Unlike my previous Merc or VW it doesn't have this. On the app you can though set the climate cnytol to cool the car for 10 mins. did this today on the way back to the car from the beach in Felixstowe and the interna ltemp dropped from 37.5 to 23c by the time we got in.
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    Funny signs, graffiti etc. ?

    There is in Bucks a septic tank pumping vehicle. Reg POO5EAT The company slogan "Everything you do is driven by us"
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    12V battery - how is it charged and how do I charge it?

    Put the battery on a conditioner to charge it.
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    First MG EV Charger recommendations & ismart app expectations

    I have a Ohme Home Pro that works v well. The pp I find flaky. I think that has more to do with MGs servers than anything else
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    This is hilarious

    Accountants and bankers. Every ops director knows the back end never makes it into capital approval. Even if it does 20 years later the cash isn't there. Been there got the t shirt
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    Taxi driver unplugged by PodPoint connection.

    Makes sense I guess
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    Taxi driver unplugged by PodPoint connection.

    At home (I rarely charge lesewhere) I know if the car is locked and the charge is over the cable is locked in the car. As it is tethered I can't tell about the charge point. I'm guess if you stop the charge on the charge point it releases the cable but to stop it don't you need your credit or...
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    EV Life, Two Years On (No Home Charger)

    Where son is in Walthamstow 54p per kWh but the lamposts get blocked by ICE cars parking. Not an issue for us as we can get here & back with electrons to spare. There are some others from another company where you can only park to charge & they cost a simlar amount but are a 5 min walk.
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    MG ZS EV 2024 charging port door won't open (dead 12V)

    Thanks for the claity
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    Malta

    We stayed in Gozo but had a hire car. Gozo ws lovely being far less busy than Valetta but it was 20 years ago.
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    No change to Intelligent Octopus Go unit prices from July

    But more off peak rate if you opt for the fixed version
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    Joke thread

    Of course they do. If you can't see them you don't believe
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    Joke thread

    Only Trump orange for a large fee
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    MG ZS EV - moving to the dark side.

    No jack but a warning triangle, granny charger and cables. This is my 2024 car. The v2l plug is mine
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