Recent content by pollenface

I wonder if it would help if you coated them with extra hot chili sauce.

Once the floor mat stopped me from getting full throttle, I thought there was something seriously wrong with the car until I realised that

Sorry I have a sense of humor 🤣 You would be surprised how many people tell me I "should" be able to put an alternator on my electric car to recharge the battery while driving so I never need to charge it.

I really like the 12V monitoring capability of a Victron 75/15 mppt, shows 30 days history with daily highest & lowest voltages. I think it's good practice to change the 12V battery at the first sign of weakness, as others have stated, carry a lithium jump starter to get you out of trouble. If...

Okay, my grid feed AC power varies depending on time of day, i see 219V at night and up to 252V during the day when everyone's solar is feeding the grid. Agreed 700W @ 2kW does seem savage. I think it would be hard to challenge that point with the service centre unless the AC charging system...

The tailgate on my ZS will not latch-closed when the spare key is in the glovebox. It shuts and then pops open again.

I've observed a few different charge rates between 1.5-3.4kW at different SOC/temperature/etc. It seems to wander between 68-86% efficiency with 230-700W loss.

It's quite normal to have some efficiency/heat losses during an electrical charging process. Typically more power is consumed from the grid than what reaches your HV battery. That would imply that it's charging at 80% efficiency at that given point in time. I intend to do the same from a...

It's surprising the front motor doesn't act as a generator while you're in Eco so you can charge the battery while you drive 😉

Yes, it's a CR2032 battery. Keep a spare the the glovebox also next to the 10mm spanner. If you're unsure about pulling the key apart you can find a video on YouTube.

I think it's good to actually use the brakes regularly, keep the rotors shiny, I charge to 100% once or twice a week. Never paid attention to battery balance/SOH. I just charge it and drive it, I kinda don't want to know although do try to limit high SOC during summer. 99% of the time it's...

Should read the manual one day.

Can you elaborate?

Same happened here, apparently it's common. They had to run the updates again.

Yes it's possible, Not sure how you control the payment/kwh.