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5 mil/kWh is better than I was expecting from the Combo e. Our Corsa e isn't managing 5 but we do drive it with a heavier right foot! As you can see from the average speed this is mainly round town, driven in standard mode with the odd use of high power at traffic lights! Come the winter this will no doubt drop down to near 3 but not bad for such a blob of a vehicle.

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We don't carry much, just a few light parcels. The something I don't like about it is the ride, you feel every bump but that probably due to it being almost empty. The brakes are also very sharp and difficult to judge, again probably because it's empty. It's on the bigger 16" rims to make room for larger discs, I guess to help slow it down with the weight of the battery and a possible full payload. What sort of driving are you doing?
 

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We don't carry much, just a few light parcels. The something I don't like about it is the ride, you feel every bump but that probably due to it being almost empty. The brakes are also very sharp and difficult to judge, again probably because it's empty. It's on the bigger 16" rims to make room for larger discs, I guess to help slow it down with the weight of the battery and a possible full payload. What sort of driving are you doing?
Mixed, sometimes in the city centre, sometimes on dual carriageways. It's surprisingly comfortable, likely because it's carrying enough to activate the suspension properly. It's so heavy we don't have the option of the 70kw battery; that and all the stuff we have to carry would take it over the maximum authorised mass. The brakes are adequate, but not great. They feel a little odd because pressing the brake pedal doesn't press the pads against the discs - instead it regenerates the battery, only using the actual brakes when you press harder. The transition feels weird, but you get used to it. I mostly use the regen.
 

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5 mil/kWh is better than I was expecting from the Combo e. Our Corsa e isn't managing 5 but we do drive it with a heavier right foot! As you can see from the average speed this is mainly round town, driven in standard mode with the odd use of high power at traffic lights! Come the winter this will no doubt drop down to near 3 but not bad for such a blob of a vehicle.

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What sort of range do you get?
 

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Not sure because we only do about 40 miles a day in it, just charge it up to 60% each evening. Did a run a motorway trip back in the summer which is about 120 miles each way, set off with 80% & ran it down to about 20% before recharge for return trip. Have only charged it up to 100% once & that was by accident!
 

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5 mil/kWh is better than I was expecting from the Combo e. Our Corsa e isn't managing 5 but we do drive it with a heavier right foot! As you can see from the average speed this is mainly round town, driven in standard mode with the odd use of high power at traffic lights! Come the winter this will no doubt drop down to near 3 but not bad for such a blob of a vehicle.

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How long have you had the van? One thing people with PSA vans were reporting last winter was they tended to be sensitive to the temp, so when it was getting cold the range dropped - so it makes sense with the warm weather now that range is very good!

They do seem to be brilliant vans, our postman has one and thinks its great
 

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We've had it since Feb 22. Range was about 3.5 running the heater & lights. Heater is not great, when it's not on cold air leaks in through any open vent which means you have to keep the heater on more than you need. I think is an oversight when they did the ICE-EV conversion.
 
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