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almondo
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Post by almondo »

Hi guys,

Nice to make your acquaintances and glad to find this forum.

I’m currently looking at an Enyaq 80 to replace an E Class estate company car.
My needs are space for family (2 x 6ft teenage sons), boot space for work related parts and longer range. The Enyaq seems to fit the requirements as well as lowering my monthly BIK by about £300! This alone is a no brainer.

Shame about the plug in car grant being reduced as this affects all the long range models. Hopefully Arval will have some sensible lease deals for 25000 miles per year terms :?

The Lounge looks nice, I just wish the option to have the black trim at the side removed was an upgrade as personally I think it spoils the appearance a little, the Sportline has this trim in the same colour as the car paint which really sets it off.

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Post by Goaty »

Hi - likewise :-)

I ordered an iV60 last week (Suite) but getting slightly cold feet about the range, as every so often I'll need to travel 450 miles in one day. Today I cancelled the order and will amend it to an iV80 with 125kW charging but with the basic lights and basic LOFT interior.
iV80 Loft, Black, 21” Betria, 125kW, Climate Plus, Asst Drive Basic. Tethered PodPoint. Ordered May 2021. Delivered Nov 2021. Regrettably returned Jan 2024 (Company car. Changed jobs).
almondo
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Post by almondo »

Yes I frequently drive over 200 miles in a day (2-3 times a week), there will be an occasional 400+ miler every 2-3 weeks. Having the extra range just makes these journeys a little easier to charge on the way down or way back.
The option to perform a quick 30 minute charge to get you home is a relief. I often stop in-between calls to send emails so this would be the time for me to charge on the go if needed.

Glad you found the right model in the end.

I did hear that sometime in the future VW/Skoda will provide an over the air upgrade to allow the 125KW charger to run at 170kw. No idea how this could work but hopefully its true so the charging time will decrease further :D
scratch113
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Post by scratch113 »

almondo wrote: Wed May 26, 2021 2:50 pm I did hear that sometime in the future VW/Skoda will provide an over the air upgrade to allow the 125KW charger to run at 170kw. No idea how this could work but hopefully its true so the charging time will decrease further :D
It might help if there were a few more chargers in the UK that could support this though.

Here's the current Zapmap return of all (non-Tesla) CCS chargers that are 100kW or more - not very many! To give an idea of just how few there are, there are only 26 sites within the M25 that currently support 100kW+ charging, that aren't exclusively for Tesla drivers. I think as a country we're going to need to invest a bit more in the infrastructure rather than just hoping that the car manufacturers or oil industry will step up to the plate!

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almondo
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Post by almondo »

Totally agree, the infrastructure needs to be rock solid before public take Evs seriously.
I’m optimistic. Tesla seem to have this more or less sorted though.
Just wish the other networks would up their game.
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Post by Superfind »

It looks like the adoption of electric vehicles will be a staggered process.

For someone like me who rarely drives more than 50 miles a day and only a few times a year will make a journey over 200 miles they're a no brainer.

For people who regularly drive long distances giving up on combustion engines is going to take a little longer, and need longer range vehicles and a more developed charging infrastructure.
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Post by RichR »

A lot of the Ecotricity chargers are being upgraded to higher power ones, and also there are new Ionity and other higher power ones appearing all the time. However you don't necessarily need to charge to 80% every time, so not having a 125KW capable charger isn't as much of an issue as you might think. You just need to add enough charge in roughly a place you'd be stopping anyway to get you to the next place you plan to stop. You might need to change the way you drive, so you break long journeys down into something like 2 hour sections to go to the toilet and maybe get a cup of tea whilst charging for 15-20 minutes for example.

I've just driven from North Yorkshire to Cornwall and back, and for fun used Zap Map and ABRP to plan the route as if I had an Enyaq for where I was going to stop. My route involved a 15 minute 50KW charge near Birmingham to add enough range (with a bit spare) to get to a 125KW charge at Cullompton where I'd have lunch. That would leave me with 45% battery remaining by the time I get to my destination in North Cornwall, where I can slow charge it overnight to 100%.

Not a lot of point charging on motorways in my Outlander PHEV, as it only gets about 20 miles on battery power on motorways, but I've learnt a lot about charging strategy in the last few years :) When I was driving to the office every day though, I only used petrol when doing long trips, nothing at all during the working week.
Enyaq iV 80 Sportline, Energy Blue, Assisted Drive Plus, Infotainment Plus, Convenience Plus, Comfort Seat Plus, Transport Pack, Heat Pump, ME3.2, Built Nov 2021.
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Post by scratch113 »

RichR wrote: Fri May 28, 2021 4:31 pm A lot of the Ecotricity chargers are being upgraded to higher power ones, and also there are new Ionity and other higher power ones appearing all the time. However you don't necessarily need to charge to 80% every time, so not having a 125KW capable charger isn't as much of an issue as you might think. You just need to add enough charge in roughly a place you'd be stopping anyway to get you to the next place you plan to stop. You might need to change the way you drive, so you break long journeys down into something like 2 hour sections to go to the toilet and maybe get a cup of tea whilst charging for 15-20 minutes for example.

I've just driven from North Yorkshire to Cornwall and back, and for fun used Zap Map and ABRP to plan the route as if I had an Enyaq for where I was going to stop. My route involved a 15 minute 50KW charge near Birmingham to add enough range (with a bit spare) to get to a 125KW charge at Cullompton where I'd have lunch. That would leave me with 45% battery remaining by the time I get to my destination in North Cornwall, where I can slow charge it overnight to 100%.

Not a lot of point charging on motorways in my Outlander PHEV, as it only gets about 20 miles on battery power on motorways, but I've learnt a lot about charging strategy in the last few years :) When I was driving to the office every day though, I only used petrol when doing long trips, nothing at all during the working week.
All sensible advice as I'd read that the batteries will last longer if you keep them in the 40-60% charged range as much as possible. Running down to near zero and then charging to 100% all of the time apparently isn't good for them.
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