Recent content by mikgle

The catches are.. 1)121k miles 2). Ex taxi. Could be a good buy if battery SoH looks ok..

Thats interesting.. ive had the lights flicker on/off a couple of times after plugging in over the 3 years ive had the car and a couple times didn't come on at first but nothing permanent. I have had the charge connector lock replaced though, as this stopped locking but charged OK. Its quite a...

.. or curling rink. Now there's an idea!

If you're going to use a water mass it would have to be quite large or be running water.. a small pond is ideal if you want your own skating rink 😉

Ground source are even more efficient than air source heat pumps..

The COP, coefficient of performance, will be higher in summer and lower in winter due to the difference in air temperature for an air source heat pump. The SCOP = Seasonal Coefficient of Performance and is the mean figure over a year.. in summer my cop will be over 5, in winter around 3.5 and...

I think people see the power rating of a heat pump and assume its the input.. its not, its the maximum output. I just had my ASHP annual service and the SCOP, which is a measure of its efficiency, was 4.8. Thats 480% efficient!

Yep, makes sense. I am not currently thinking of a heat pump because of their huge electricity requirements.

Do you mean go off grid, or stay grid connected? If the latter then the inverter will need to be DNO approved..

Blame the vikings..

Is anything particularly cheap in Scotland? 🙂

Well we won't be rushing anyhow.. know of a decent B&B in Ullapool?

Yes he's aware of that but doesn't do many long trips. TBH I rarely have more than 50kW charging speed on my mg4 on the rare occasions I have used public chargers, however we're doing the North Coast 500 this summer so will get to use a few!

Could have been a bit misleading ref my 2.6 m/kwh remark.. that is definitely worst case and over a longish journey in winter, say 120 miles, in cold, windy weather and over 60mph on hilly dual carriage way, A30. A .return trip with wind behind and probably about 3.3. My son is about to...

I've also noticed the wind speed and direction plays a major role on range.. I live in the southwest and a recent trip down to St. Ives with a strong tailwind gave a marked increase compared to the journey back same day into a headwind..