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Unfortunately, in my experience, most people would sacrifice a few miles/kwh or mpg for something that looks good. Check out all those folk that drive 4wd gas guzzlers that will never need 4wd in their driving life! People should care but......

Agree with you Stuart re charging infrastructure. However, I don't believe all cars will end up teardrop shaped for the lowest possible drag co-efficient. More likely battery technology will (is!) improve(ing) and car shape will become less important.

Agree. The key to this is not to be dependent on a Tesla charger. Have a backup non-Tesla option just in case.

The car is more than capable.....is the charging infrastructure up to the job? Watching with interest.

The Geniepoint charger at my local Morrisons is never in use.

No reduction. The price you pay is determined by the charger owner (mostly local authorities). No discount dependent on use of app or rfid. CPS just does the admin for the owners.

Had mine for nearly 3 years, still works fine, and I am not aware it needs replacing at any point. Easy to use and probably required for those areas you are travelling to.

Which version of Android OS are you using?

My advice to ICE drivers is to keep with ICE.....stay away from EV charging stations and leave them for me! ;)

What is reinforcement?

The best quality electric supply is a free one! ;)

I find that my phone has to be "live" (can't think of a better word!) prior to plugging in. In other words showing the main screen. Not blank or a screensaver. Only when Android Auto is up and running does the Android Auto button on the car main screen work.

Depends how the profit is made. Increasing charges when the customer has no option but to pay them seems a little dodgy to me.

OK, I do live in a rural area. However, it's not at all transparent how this charge is calculated and I wonder if it would differ if I moved supplier? The old cynic in me suggests it's quite a nice way for the supplier to profiteer.

So, how do Octopus justify the DSC being different for different customers? Mine will be going up to 60p.

Some low mileage cars may still have been charged using DC rapids as there were a fair number of free chargers 2+ years ago (specially in Scotland). I think that's why my 20 plate ZS EV is 95% SOH! I just couldn't resist my local free rapid charger!!

Nov 2020 MG ZS EV Exclusive At last service - mileage = 13,000 SOH = 95% and GOM showing range of 155 miles (Mode = normal). Not great but to be expected according to the service manager. Still fine for my purposes but will probably hasten my trading it in for something else.

Exactly. Also, many customers (myself included) won't forget them "stealing" back offers of free charges without giving much (any!) notice. So investing in a company that treats its customers poorly isn't on my radar.

My own view is that Musk has missed the boat with his pickup. That space is being taken by the Ford F150 Lightning. A smaller hatchback would be a much bigger market to go for but likely to be a crowded space once the Chinese ramp up their exports.

They aren't bothered to explain why in their email.....so, why would you? Bit of a "dead duck", imo.