Recent content by Bam Bam

If considering a dual system (which would probably be expensive to install), it might be worth instead just adding an air-air Heat pump or two to provide a bit of efficient heating and cooling. Basically an air conditioner that can provide heating as well. You wouldn't get the grant for it...

Yeah, I think it is just a case of getting ready for when it happens. Our boiler was 35 or so years old and was very basic (hence inefficient). I can understand not wanting to take out a more modern one. But the greater efficiency is due to greater complexity and that comes at the expense of...

I mean, you've tried them all, right! But was the link not popping up for @Everest ? In that case the posts from MG Clive are convenient because he lists in text the source. Whereas the other posts here just have the links.

Not this again!

He's finally got a car to match his colour scheme. He'll have to review the new Nissan Leaf next. Fetching teal-blue colour.

Not quite as healthy - Quiche and baby potatoes for us tonight.

Good points about how early May 2023 was in the release cycle. I think my advice would be to take the MG4 on these long trips and just give it a brief top up on the way back. A couple of minutes stop could take the pressure off.

Or go up if you drive really efficiently? Like everyone on here does. ;)

I assume you've got the ER. Here is the real world estimation Essentially, you will struggle to do 220 miles when the temperature drops, but should be fine in the warmer months. Mostly, the UK is somewhere between these two temperatures. No, there will have been an asterix somewhere...

GOM has dropped to 171 miles now on our SE, but it depends on recent temperature and driving. It will improve from now on as the temperature increases.

Indeed, the government paid for over half the cost of our heat pump. This essentially removes the difference with installing a new gas boiler. I was very happy to pay for the rest of the cost to have a much better, more comfortable and more efficient heating and hot water system. We all need...

Does it have CCS charging? Tobias the German Elektrotrucker sometimes unhitches his trailer and plugs in at car CCS chargers. Perhaps less space for that sort of thing at UK charging sites.

There isn't a 'confused face' reaction on here, otherwise you'd have got one. One of those weird situations I guess. Hopefully not to be repeated.

All the earlier assistance in the UK was removed, though a few things have been added back on. One is a grant on the purchase of a new EV. The idea there is to make new EVs price competitive with ICE cars, so that it is clearly the most economical option. The other thing is that there are a...

The 5mile -1mile switch over only happened to us at our last service. Others seemed to get this change much earlier. My guess is that the new software was uploaded to the car in 2024 but the car did not apply it until the next service in 2025 but I can't say for sure.