Recent content by Everest

Whilst this all sounds potentially good for any of us who need to use public chargers, I note that the argument says.. "The crux of the dispute was as to the interpretation of VATA 94 Sch 7A Group 1, which allows a supply of fuel/power to be reduced rate if made for a “qualifying use”. Note 3...

That advice - whilst better than using a 13A fuse for everything - is IMHO, badly worded, technically inaccurate and does not consider the bigger picture. (y) Absolutely. My 2p worth... if anyone is awake... A fuse is required to protect circuits from overcurrent situations and the...

Sadly unlikely to be possible in my lifetime. With the short winter days at our latitude and the sun only reaching 16 degrees above the horizon in mid-winter I calculated I'd need another 55 panels and another 30kWh of battery storage to get us through the darkest / rainiest week in December...

... wish I'd thought of that ;) Oh no.. just spotted your new signature. I'd assumed the new MG was for the missus, not replacing the XPower. Have you broke the news to @salty? YW. Fingers crossed it is repairable - IME they usually are unless the puncture is too close to the sidewall 🤞

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That's a huge difference. The cynic in me, wonders if demo vehicles have some software tweaks so that the consumption figure appears higher than it should?.... says the VW-driving gal! ;)

Hope you get over your cold soon, @Archev 😷

My understanding, which is from LiFePO4-based home energy storage balancing (so may be different with EVs) is that balancing is based on cell voltages, but with LFP can only commence when the cells are above a certain threshold (typically about 3400mV) as below that voltage is not a good...

Tyre repair fluid is temporary. As it is holding some pressure then, IMHO, would be better to take it to a tyre centre for a repair. I've heard rumours that using the repair fluid can stop some places from repairing punctures - maybe others on here know whether that's true or not?

The BMS will use coulomb counting, rather than voltage for SOC calculation. Because the upper knee on LFP cells is so steep the delta will be quite large (i.e. compared to NMC cells) when cell voltages are over 3.45V per cell, despite them being relatively well balanced. Graph below is no-load...

For NMC yes, but with LiFePO4 cells you'll often see bigger differences at the upper knee of the SOC-voltage curve.

Really? Shell V-Power Diesel is available throughout Germany 🤷‍♀️ https://find.shell.com/de/fuel/10026575-berlin-paulstrasse-20 Shell V-Power Diesel €2.469/L But, yes. it is a ripoff!

So for Jan and Feb, about 50kWh / day peak kWh. Is that your usage (i.e. including solar production) or energy import? P.S. have PM'd you.

I guess you have done the calculations - but I would have thought that - if your usage is that high for freezers and heat lamps etc. - then buying kWh at 5p, rather that 25p would result in massive savings, especially over the winter. What is your typical daily energy usage over 24h in winter?

Should have gone to spec-savers, my "reading-between-the-lines" was way out !!!