Xpower first impressions

[JonnyG]

The thing is you don’t really have to worry unless you have a long trip planned which is rare for me. I couldn’t care less the rest of the time - Sport Mode and heated seats / steering wheel on ??. Home charging is just so cheap and convenient.

 

[Bricktop X PWR]

I'm suprised Bricktops isn't down to about, 50. ???

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Lad's, I've been pleasantly surprised TBH.

I mean I don't go more than about 20 miles from home as a rule.
Full Aircon, heated wheel, heated seats, the lot!!
The odd trip to Aberystwyth notwithstanding.
And I don't spare the horses anywhere.
Luckily for me, a massive range was just not on my list of requirements at time of purchase and still isn't.

The longest trip I have is down to the M.I.L at 239 miles, and I can do it without stress, and with just the one "splash and dash"

Blimey, what do we call that now???

" Plug and Zap"?

 

[tsedge]

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Lad's, I've been pleasantly surprised TBH.

I mean I don't go more than about 20 miles from home as a rule.
Full Aircon, heated wheel, heated seats, the lot!!
The odd trip to Aberystwyth notwithstanding.
And I don't spare the horses anywhere.
Luckily for me, a massive range was just not on my list of requirements at time of purchase and still isn't.

The longest trip I have is down to the M.I.L at 239 miles, and I can do it without stress, and with just the one "splash and dash"

Blimey, what do we call that now???

" Plug and Zap"?

"Zap and zip"?

 

[salty]

"Zap and zip"?

That's definitely the one. "Zap and Zip" ?
For the "ordinary MG4s" But what about,
Zap and Zoom for the X Power. ?

 

[siteguru]

I don't think the "zip" was meant to represent the rate of progress.

 

[salty]

Zap = Sudden burst of Energy ?
Zip = Move at High speed ?
Zoom = Move or travel very quickly. ?
So absolutely perfect for the MG4 and MG4 X Power ?

 

[lsb777]

"Zap and zip"?

Volt & Bolt?

 

[Rolfe]

Volt & Bolt?

You been watching The MacMaster?

 

[lsb777]

You been watching The MacMaster?

Unfamiliar with that. Just 2 words that rhymed and something to do with electricity & leaving quick.

 

[Archev]

Unfamiliar with that. Just 2 words that rhymed and something to do with electricity & leaving quick.

Zip’n rip ?

Zip’n rip ?

Ampere then scamper.

 

[Deleted member 11291]

Zig and Zag…

 

[Rolfe]

Unfamiliar with that. Just 2 words that rhymed and something to do with electricity & leaving quick.

That is what the scourge of the EV on YouTube, Lee "The MacMaster" Davey dreamed up as an EV alternative to "splash and dash".

He then proceeded to charge his Porsche Taycan for 35 minutes on a 50 Kw village green charger, putting on 26% of battery capacity, when he was only short of five miles range to get to his next scheduled charging stop.

He had just driven past the open Tesla superchargers at Aviemore where (according to ABRP) he could have got what he needed in less than ten minutes. That's his modus operandi, to try to make EV charging appear far far worse than it is.

Funny you came up with the same phrase!

 

[lsb777]

That is what the scourge of the EV on YouTube, Lee "The MacMaster" Davey dreamed up as an EV alternative to "splash and dash".

He then proceeded to charge his Porsche Taycan for 35 minutes on a 50 Kw village green charger, putting on 26% of battery capacity, when he was only short of five miles range to get to his next scheduled charging stop.

He had just driven past the open Tesla superchargers at Aviemore where (according to ABRP) he could have got what he needed in less than ten minutes. That's his modus operandi, to try to make EV charging appear far far worse than it is.

Funny you came up with the same phrase!

That's why I've never heard of him then if he's anti-EV. Sounds like an awful channel. I'll think of something better and unconnected to any people like that.

 

[Rolfe]

It's a bit addictive. He runs around in his fancy Porsche Taycan, a rocket sled that can charge at 250 Kw and has a satnav like a Tesla that shows him all the good chargers and can navigate him to the best one in real time, making the biggest balls-up of the charging he can manage. All for YouTube revenue.

He likes to find 50 Kw chargers, and to charge from 40% right to 100%. He seeks out busy charging stations and pretends there's a queue even when there isn't. His latest was to go to an Osprey site that was brand new and not yet switched on, and claim all the chargers were broken. He parks the wrong way round then claims the cable won't reach and drives off.

For good measure he seems to go everywhere about 50 mph, just to make sure he's really, really late for whatever it is he's trying to get to.

He must have made a fortune, probably enough to trade up for the latest, even faster Taycan. I'm damn sure he has no intention of going back to an ICE car for all his protestations that "EVs are not the future".

 

[salty]

It's a bit addictive. He runs around in his fancy Porsche Taycan, a rocket sled that can charge at 250 Kw and has a satnav like a Tesla that shows him all the good chargers and can navigate him to the best one in real time, making the biggest balls-up of the charging he can manage. All for YouTube revenue.

He likes to find 50 Kw chargers, and to charge from 40% right to 100%. He seeks out busy charging stations and pretends there's a queue even when there isn't. His latest was to go to an Osprey site that was brand new and not yet switched on, and claim all the chargers were broken. He parks the wrong way round then claims the cable won't reach and drives off.

For good measure he seems to go everywhere about 50 mph, just to make sure he's really, really late for whatever it is he's trying to get to.

He must have made a fortune, probably enough to trade up for the latest, even faster Taycan. I'm damn sure he has no intention of going back to an ICE car for all his protestations that "EVs are not the future".

He sounds like a right Pillock . ?

 

[seamust1000]

He has 151k subscribers, that's a lot of pillocks that watch him, he talks into a rear facing camera while driving, I thought that would be illegal as he isn't really concentrating on the road.
The Bald Foodie Guy has 84k subscribers and is reported to earn £8k/month so god knows how much the Macmaster earns

 

[salty]

He has 151k subscribers, that's a lot of pillocks that watch him, he talks into a rear facing camera while driving, I thought that would be illegal as he isn't really concentrating on the road.
The Bald Foodie Guy has 84k subscribers and is reported to earn £8k/month so god knows how much the Macmaster earns

Nope, didn't say those watching are pillocks, only him. (Unless they're believing every word he says). If he's making a good living out of those videos good luck to him. He's still a pillock, though. ??

 

[seamust1000]

Nope, didn't say those watching are pillocks, only him. (Unless they're believing every word he says). If he's making a good living out of those videos good luck to him. He's still a pillock, though. ??

I do watch him by the way, only to have a laugh at what he does and what he says...if he was really unhappy, he would have sold his Taycan by now but it makes him money. Unfortunately he just fuels the anti EV brigade and the pro EV'rs are just best off saying nothing and enjoy their cars...he only calls them EVangelists anyway?‍.
I don't think EVs will disappear, they will become the norm, I'm seeing more on the road nowadays. Look at the investment Sainsburys are making in Smart Charge..Asda will be next..then Tesco and I'm sure we will have an electron price war?

 

[Rolfe]

Yeah, it's all going to look a bit stupid when half the country is driving an EV and the other half wishes it was. But he'll have made his money by then.

I don't know why it's so lucrative. I just glaze over during the ads, and it would never occur to me to buy anything because I saw a YouTube ad for it. But I suppose some people must do.

I asked him on Twitter (don't ask!) whether he'd made up his mind what to tell his acolytes when he either kept the Taycan or changed it for an even faster electric model. He said he already had a Porsche 911 on order, deposit paid and everything. "Proper car!" I said I'd believe it when I saw it and maybe not even then.

I've actually learned quite a lot about charging by watching him do it wrong, mind you.

 

[siteguru]

What are YouTube ads?