Recent content by rjhfandclf

Interesting that you say that, so I will add one further ‘tuppence-worth’ of hopefully objective comment: I’m still a relative newbie regarding EV driving per se, only just coming up to the car’s second service. I always felt that it would be difficult to match my old Mercedes 220 CDI Sport...

Just a brief update – of little great value these days, regrettably, as we are now pretty well fine-tuned for our biannual trips to SW France, over broadly the same route. This time though, the focus was on speed, convenience and efficiency, coupled with price – plus a personal desire to avoid...

Crikey! Not sure I can manage to organise myself quite that far ahead these days! Still; sounds really nice, and so easy off the autoroutes these days ... enjoy. [From a lovely warm and sunny SW France .... at least for another two weeks, then back to reality, sadly!]

I do look at Zunder, after your previous recommendations, but there aren't any in quite the right place for me yet. I did stumble on one once at an aire south of Le Mans, but it was a comfort break following a T-fill at Le Mans, so not needed.

Thanks ... but scarcely a masterpiece of implementation; nearly went pear-shaped - twice! And in a few weeks' time, I need to try to find alternatives to avoid the T-S/Cs' p.m. premium rates going home. Such is life! PS the eagle-eyed may have noticed the error in the Engie and Alterna rates on...

Well; just completed the downward trip on our regular biannual drive down to SW France, with some ever-improving stats, I think. Nowhere near as exciting as EVsince2016, but I am finding the three-days continuous driving tiring nowadays, so aim to fine-tune everything to max efficiency and ease...

I fully agree that with (apparently) 168,000 charging stations across France, planning is not entirely necessary, but I still find that with only four charging stops needed for my regular 750 miles trip each way to SW France, it helps to plan my route via the stops I want, using my favourite...

Just another Autoglass experience I would share … Fully accepted that if you live in a city, you need instant attention for a totally smashed glazing issue. I think that 1) You were extremely unlucky to be targeted by a total pr*t just to nick a charging cable, and 2) You were extremely lucky...

Have at long last copied across the notes from our last 6-weeks spring-time round trip to SW France (southern Gers) and back. April-May is a lovely time to be driving with nice temperatures – not too hot at around 18-22C most of the time – so reasonable for the car too. Afraid it’s all a bit of...

My Android updated by itself yesterday – knew nothing about it till I checked to see what the SOC was this morning … but as usual, it was fast asleep having been left for 36 hours – so my first knowledge of update was this (albeit in the white version initially). So, whilst it all looks much...

Thanks - I'd never have known about V2s! (The only ones I knew of went 'bang'!) For me yesterday it was vice-versa. Called in for a brief top-up yesterday at Liphook, Hants (in the most bizarrly-hidden Tesla - tucked within the biggest hotel/resort/country-club ever seen) where without looking...

Thanks - that's good to know they do work. In fact, with the MG4 I have no problem with the old chargers as the socket position is identical to Teslas. They are just a silly design as you have to reach through or round the uprights.

From what I've read, I'm quite positive you will be! I should add that I bought a 'cheap' car with purported longer range as my first EV experiment, and with much trepidation after enjoying the ease of an auto Mercedes for many years on long trips. After 18 months, I have to say that (all the...

Got back nearly three weeks ago now - but don't seem to have stopped the usual round of catch-ups (increasingly medical-related as we get older!) since. Found a reasonably good new stopover in Ribérac, which enables us to get to the house a bit earlier on day three. Also found a new 25cent...

... you'll be lucky. Leaving the car for more than a day or so without manual opening sends it into 'deep sleep' so you need to be standing next to it to wake it up again ... and the newest updates haven't improved it. But other than not being able to check up on it as the app is intended, I...