Recent content by Gomev

So the only purpose of the 12v is to start the car ! Well, well, well. Manufacturers may as well abandon the12v battery, leave the car permanently in ready state but with some form of security required, such as a key or code etc, to engage drive modes.

So are you saying that once the car is in ready state you could disconnect the 12v and the car would still run with the DC/DC operating all the ancillary equipment ?

You have a very early sunrise ! In Leeds sun up is 08:23 on both those days and sunset is 15:50 and 15:59. (We are in the period of the latest sunrises in the year) Come the end of January it will still be light (just) at 5pm.

That's a lot of leccy, about 15 days of our normal usage. :D (We do have gas CH though unfortunately.)

If this were the case what purpose does the 12v aux serve other than starting the car ? From the interweb conflicting versions: In an electric vehicle (EV), accessories like lights and windscreen wipers are powered by a standard 12V auxiliary battery, similar to those found in petrol and...

Is that correct ? I thought that the 12v battery supplied all the 12v functionality to the dash display. wipers, lights etc whenever they were on and the DC/DC converter merely supplied the power to the 12v aux battery. So the battery would be discharging and charging when driving. I am happy to...

Same, and the pro version upgrade is cheap as well.

Shopping recently and saw this, genuine.

Those are charging units supplied by Tesla but are not 'Tesla Superchargers'. The CPO is EV OTM (EV On The Move), a non-Tesla company installing V4 Superchargers as their equipment and using the Tesla infrastructure. They are open to all. It’s not branding for Tesla’s own Superchargers which are...

I certainly hope that the 5 miles/kWh claimed for it, (280 miles range and 56kWh battery) are achievable as it looks to be an interesting prospect.

You are correct with type 027. I think an AGM battery is unnecessary but each to their own. Since you asked for recommendations and as there is no real power drain on the battery for starting I would go for a cheaper but perfectly good option, choose whatever puts your mind at ease...

I always used a lead from the rear USB to charge my phone, much quicker.

I know you do, however the titles in the newspaper articles are click baity only specifying EVs and even the first paragraph of your original post specifically states EVs twice and not all cars.

This was 'news' in April earlier this year but this article in Forces News from last month suggests that it is not quite as dramatic or click baity as the original article would have us believe...and it doesn't just apply to EVs (more FUDDism)...

Except first line :) :) :)