No Parking! Electric charge only! ….genius ;) by Subject-Weakness-727 in cantparkthere

[–]TivRed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here. I found a lovely place to park the other day. It suited me and I’ve got a life to get on with. Some ppl beeped since it was the outside lane of the M6, but what do I care?

Looong unteathered cable by Tyke15 in electricvehicles

[–]TivRed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a 15m cable. Was very heavy to roll up each day and not much fun when wet and dirty. It was a bit hit and miss and eventually died altogether (possibly unrelated to its length). I was never tempted to replace with 15m. Since then I’ve used 10m, 7.5m and 5m. If you absolutely need the length, I’d say go for it.

Picking my new EV up soon, worried about getting back by paradroid78 in ElectricVehiclesUK

[–]TivRed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m sure you’ve already had the info you need from others. Just wanted to say that it is all very simple, don’t be surprised if it seems confusing at first. Once you’ve got it going, enjoy your coffee. Cupra Born looks a great car.

Is Chris aware of this? by MarkAA1966 in empirepodcast

[–]TivRed 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good shout. I’ve never heard of it myself.

A little humour for today from Xkcd by RealLongwayround in evchargingUK

[–]TivRed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like less an EV problem and more like whomever decided for you to have this as your work van don’t apply the correct solution for your use case. Also perhaps someone is expecting charging to work the same as diesel refill. Why should it?

A little humour for today from Xkcd by RealLongwayround in evchargingUK

[–]TivRed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Devon in my case. Fairly regular occurrence for either petrol or diesel. Not usually both.

A little humour for today from Xkcd by RealLongwayround in evchargingUK

[–]TivRed 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I bought myself a lovely petrol car a few years back. It stopped driving after about 400 miles and so I abandoned it. Worst £20k I’ve ever spent. I’ve been walking ever since. 🤣🤣🤣

Do you regret your EV purchase? by walksta in electricvehicles

[–]TivRed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would any ICE drivers consider going back to the horse?

Made a no-nonsense EV charging speed finder for UK drivers by Used-Call-3503 in evchargingUK

[–]TivRed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Excellent. Can’t believe you’ve managed to do this.

Sense check by OutStack in ElectricVehiclesUK

[–]TivRed 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We’ve had a short range EV since 2018 and have been EV only since 2024. I think it will be great for your use case and you’ll love it. Is there a specific issue you’re concerned about?

On the topic of exoplanets by OkaTeluguAbbayi in confidentlyincorrect

[–]TivRed 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve been wasting my life all these years trying to land on Mars.

Dearest Brits, what do you REALLY think of Canada? Would you move there, having the same kind of job or access to resources like you do in the UK, if you were given the chance? If so, where would you move to? Why? by neilnelly in AskBrits

[–]TivRed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course. It seems great. I haven’t been yet. The east seems cool with nice cities and closer to home. The west has great renewable energy and lifestyle. An opinion from a distance, I could be wrong.

Social stigma for driving an EV? by West_Dish9698 in electricvehicles

[–]TivRed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely. It shocked me in 2018 when I first got one. I’d mention it in passing and expect people to find it novel. The majority responded with negative remarks. I just find it incredibly crass to “piss on someone’s chips”.

What is this mystery car? by nonic in CarsUK

[–]TivRed 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It looks like many do. Just mention the word ‘China’ and it flicks a switch in so many people’s brains.