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The council car parks around here that have genii run chargers all state that you are also liable for parking charges IIRC the one in Pickering last year didn't.

Sadly it's what people want to believe. I was reliably informed by a couple I know that my new EV would need a new battery in a couple of years, leave me stranded on the motorway if I was caught up in a tail back and I would spend half my life queueing for the only working charger in the county...

Under the bonnet, perhaps a heater fault the PTC heater is powered from the HV side.

I had been planning to replace my 'van' (actually an old Honda Jazz) with a small electric van this year. I only use it if I go fishing/flying rc planes and getting horse feed/bedding so it only does 2-3k miles a year so any fuel savings would be wiped out by the VED coming in on vans, so I'll...

I guess you're right, not as easy as queueing for petrol, 'pick your pump then curse the fact you picked the one where where the person in front can't find their card/has never seen a fuel pump before/sits in their car after fuelling for ages adjusting their seat, mirror or hair before driving...

Out of curiosity what is the protocol?

I think weight is the issue here, a very large battery would reduce the payload too much for a van. I think if you need the range you'd get from 100kWh battery you'll have to wait for a different chemistry, solid batteries have a higher density.

I had a Nextbase one installed by RS Connect in my MG4, which was successful, but the battery in the camera gave up quite quickly. Its turns out it is considered a consumable and is as such only guaranteed for 6 months and costs £35 to replace.

I tried a Halfords (free trial) ebike for a day a couple of years ago, claimed range was around 50 miles. After playing with turbo mode for a bit, probably less than a mile, I rode it sensibly and got 26 miles out of it, and as its Norfolk I did around 50 ft of climbing!

I think that's the EV exterior socket, not an EVSE

If most of your journeys are within the range of a PHEV, just think what you could do with a full size battery (many less cycles on the battery), and better consumption as you wouldn't be lugging the dead weight of the mostly unused ice.

I only rented club aircraft so the cost does add up. Eventually you get bored with the '$100 hamburger' trips, run out of mates you want to see what it's like. I ended up flying aerobatics to keep current. I always wanted to fly in to an airshow, the closest I got was landing at Newmarket race...

I can't imagine what it's like to see nothing but ocean when sitting in a single, the engine sounded rough enough crossing the channel when I was doing my IMC rating in the Archer. Did a lot of ridge flying at Dunstable and some at Sutton Bank, good fun but not too many options when the wind...

Ferry pilots are a breed apart, I've read some pretty scary stories over the years of their achievements. It really puts it into perspective when you read about the women who ferried aircraft during the war, often solo in multis. I think the scariest time I had was taking the O/H up for some...

I took a week off work and did my PPL in a Cherokee, I was lucky and my gliding certificates meant I needed a minimum of 12 hours training plus exams. I started on Saturday and did my first solo in the Cherokee on Monday, by the following Sunday I had completed my training and exams, just needed...

When I bought my car in May last year I had every intention of getting a wallbox fitted, I even got the guy who fitted the smart meter to arrange the wiring to make it easy. I found the combination of granny/solar and some free supermarket electrons meant I didn't feel the need during the summer...

I used the Gatwick one at the end of last month, all worked fine, went from 45 to 80% while we had a coffee prior to heading off abroad. That meant when we got back and picked the car up from the parking a week later we could drive home without a stop.

Yep, bought a mini2 back in 2020/1 as I couldn't fly my normal RC planes, now have a mini4 to play with. I have many sunrise sunset pictures over the fens and have taken the drone to Austria a couple of times.

Looks the same as the one I've had for the last 4 or 5 years. Works well as starter for cars, didn't manage to start 2.5 l diesel van. Haven't needed to use it on the MG but holds its charge well (LiFePO4).

And your inverter can cope with the peak load.