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    Charging Flap Warranty

    Our flap wouldn't open the other day. I locked the car and unlocked it and it opened after that. When it doesn't open it is hard to know if it is technique (try pushing somewhere else), a permanent issue, a temporary issue or the fact that it is unexpectedly locked.
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    Just collected my Premium LR (Picadilly Blue)

    Yes, I like that colour too. Is the Ealing Green so called because it is greener than "Piccadilly blue." (At the risk of restarting that interminable grue/bleen debate).
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    Techday

    Oh yeah, I noticed the tiktok logo on the advert. Annoying that they didn't give the link to it where it was advertised.
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    Charging from 22kW chargers

    Sounds like you've got a charger at home, so thankfully you aren't dependent on those work ones.
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    Charging from 22kW chargers

    Sounds like the car is single-phase then, and the charger is only offering 3.4kw on each phase. If you are at work for a full day you should get a decent amount of charge in that time - 30kWh or so.
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    Charging from 22kW chargers

    Probably your cable. It is only single phase rather than three. 11 divided by 3 is about 3.4. Borrow your colleague's cable and try that to test.
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    Have you noticed fuel prices going up

    I was thinking Thunderbird 2
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    Did you have any regrets about buying an EV before the current fuel price hike?

    Absolutely none. Will never go back to ICE. Driving them now you feel like you're driving a tractor.
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    MG's Semi Solid State Battery

    You can absolutely make the 51kWh battery work, I agree. But, then again, for trips to see football matches we've gone in my Dad's diesel where time has been tight and charging stops would have made us late. If I had the new 64kWh I think the case for taking the electric would have been a lot...
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    With BST approaching what's the collective view on overnight battery charging?

    At least you're getting more for export than we are on the big island with Octopus. Hmmm, if I've understood correctly that you've got a DC coupled inverter then there is a case for having your battery empty before you get the sun. The battery can absorb the excess that you are unable to...
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    Your day in a Haiku........

    Clive reads three short lines Is surprised when they don't rhyme Still, the haiku's come
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    With BST approaching what's the collective view on overnight battery charging?

    For me in Jolly old England Octopus offer an EV tariff which is good in the winter (cheap overnight to fill the batteries) and Intelligent Flux which is good in Summer (fantastic export rates, but not cheap overnight). It sounds like you've got much less choice so you're stuck with what you've...
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    MG's Semi Solid State Battery

    Exactly. I don't think EV owners have anything to worry about in buying electric. Some early cars were AC charging only, which is a big limitation on long distance journeys. Or use Chademo. But as long as you've got CCS2 charging in the UK and Europe (like almost all do) you'll be fine...
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    With BST approaching what's the collective view on overnight battery charging?

    So is the old 'when do we switch from winter to solar tariff' conundrum? Or just 'when to change the charging strategy'? Not sure I've understood the paramaters. What is the cost for overnight and what do you receive for solar export?
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    MG's Semi Solid State Battery

    Electrification is going to continue, so getting an EV now is better for future proofing than getting an ICE vehicle. The big issue would be that the connectors no longer work. As long as you can get electricity in the car it is fine. But even then you can get adaptors and things. Harder...
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