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  1. Hyundai Kona
    Hi all. I currently have my kona in having the charge flap replaced. I've been given a kia niro (old shape) while it's in and I'm aware it's basically the same but bigger. Since driving the niro, I've noticed the heating seems to be much warmer than in my kona. 19c in the kona doesn't...
  2. General EV Discussions
    Hi everyone, I'm new here. I'm currently doing a university project involving electric car consumption If you want to share the following info with me, it would be great! 1. Car model and info 2. Does your car have heat pump or resistive heating or both? 3. What is the energy consumption due to...
  3. Power, Fuel, Alt Energy and Environmental Impact
    Now I've got 4kWp solar on the roof and a 9.6kWh GivEnergy battery, my thoughts have turned to how to decarbonise heating of my home. Current heating system is a gas combi with no hot water storage, and the pipework to the rads looks to be about 10mm which I'm thinking is too small for a...
  4. Renault ZOE
    Hi, my Renault Zoe is just out of warranty. The fan works but not the heating and the Glyn Hopkin St Albans garage diagnosed a leak in the air con system (pipes under the car?). They have ordered the parts from Renault but say they are none in stock and no ETA, they have to be made to order...
  5. Renault ZOE
    Just wondering where did Renault put the on/off switches for the Heated Seats in the Zoe? specifically for the 22 & 40 models because I know where they are on a ZE50 they are on that row of switches under the screen Thanks
  6. Renault ZOE
    Hi, Has there been some sort of update to the preconditioning? My Zoe has started preconditioning every morning without any intervention from me! I've changed nothing in the car or on the app, but the car has started up each morning and is wasting kWhs!? Previously the preconditioning only...
  7. Volkswagen Golf GTE
    Hello. I’ve had my GTE about 2 weeks now and as the weather is getting colder I decided to try the pre heat function in the e manager. It’s my understanding that it preheats the car to desired temp whilst it’s on charge to save the battery, is this correct? I leave for work at 7:15. Set my...
  8. Power, Fuel, Alt Energy and Environmental Impact
    Interesting article about using waste heat from electricity transformers to heat homes: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/aug/24/national-grid-and-sse-to-use-electricity-transformers-to-heat-homes
  9. General EV Discussions
    I had not been able to make a video in 2 months because work has kept me too busy, but I finally managed to get a new one posted. What are EVs like in the winter? How do you charge in the winter without a garage? How does cold affect the range of an EV? How does an EV drive on snow and ice? I...
  10. Renault ZOE
    I have a Renault ZOE 22kw 2013 EV and I have always thought that when the interior heater climate control is set to deflect to footwell that its very poor. The heater is good out of every other vent like when deflected to windscreen or face vents on the dash but footwell very poor and my feet...
  11. Renault ZOE
    I just went outside to unplug the cable and on the keycard I pressed the 'heat' button accidentally instead of the 'unlock type2 cable' - bloody hell the fans were loud!! - its the first time I done it since getting the car. Of course it was 10pm and the neighbours children were tucked up in...
  12. Renault ZOE
    So tonight I turned on the conditioning of my Zoe remotely, using the web app (unintentionally). How the hell do you turn it off remotely? Either with the web app or with the key fob? Don’t get me started on the poor user experience on the webpage...
  13. Volkswagen Golf GTE
    I was pre-heating car with departure time and wanted to eek out a few more miles on my journey. If I turn aricon/heatimg off with the "off" button, the gom shows higher electric range but the windows can get a bit misted. I turned the fan on (a/c off) and heating seems to be active with...
  14. First Gen Nissan LEAF (LEAF24 & LEAF30)
    Strange thing happened with my LEAF in the early hours of the morning. I got up to attend to a call of nature about 3:00am and noticed, through the frosted glass, that the LEAF was showing a flashing blue light. What was strange about that is that I didn't plug it in last night, and my mobile...
  15. First Gen Nissan LEAF (LEAF24 & LEAF30)
    Hi, I’m shortly going to be buying a Leaf. It will have a 30kW battery and I will likely need a 6.6kW charger. The biggest bonus with the Tekna over the Acenta seems to be the heated seats and steering wheel reduces need for heating the car in the winter. However, I have three kids in car...
  16. New Member Introductions
    Hi all, I am an EV enthusiast. I see that two of the leading EV makers, Nissan (Leaf) and Tesla have adopted different heating systems. Nissan uses heat pumps, while Tesla uses PTC ceramic heater. I was curious to know, what heating systems do other electric car makers use?
  17. Kia Soul EV
    Hi I've had a search on here but not seen a post for the climate heating. I've had my Soul about 2 weeks now and loving it, although I haven't needed to use the heating what with this UK summer right now, I sometimes need it for my 6am commute to take the chill off for a bit. The issue is I...
  18. Second Gen Nissan LEAF (LEAF40 & LEAF62)
    Hello there, I’m a first time EV owner and took delivery of my 2.zero last week. Love the car in a lot of ways although I haven’t been able to drive it as much as I’d like! I noticed today though that the SOC dropped quite rapidly for relatively short distances, here are details for two...
  19. General Nissan EV Discussion
    I tried finding other discussions on this subject but couldn't locate anything. For background info, I purchased a used Nissan Leaf 2014. I paid for the upgrade to be able to use remote climate control ($200 US). I also wound up having to pay to have the heater replaced (~$360 US discounted by...
  20. First Generation Ampera and Volt
    In my pondering over switching my gen 2 Leaf for a Volt I've been deliberating over the pros and cons of each vehicle. The Amperas resistive heater is one of the cons compared to the heat pump on the Leaf, given on cold days the Leaf estimates I loose 9 miles to heating its hard to imagine...
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