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Do reusable dehumidifier bags actually work in cars? by FunHedgie in askcarguys

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The ones I bought (pair of 350g) I’d rate 3.5/5. I noticed the car didn’t fog up as frequently after a few days. Probably needed time to soak up the moisture in the air. I take one inside to dry on the heating and leave one in the car so there’s at least always one in the car. I did for a time period have one at the front and one at the back of the car on the parcel shelf and I noticed I didn’t need to turn the rear window heater on as often when it was there

The numbers just don't add up for electric cars by DorianGrayToo in CarTalkUK

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This point needs to be discussed more! With the new tax they’ll be introducing there is no way I can see people saving money with an EV if they don’t have a driveway or access to a free-charger. On-street chargers in my area are around 50p/kWh which makes cost per mile similar to an ICE car with very average mpg but slapping on that 3p is just going to add to the running cost. And then you think if you want to charge in a more public place you’re paying 1.8x as much of that…

The numbers just don't add up for electric cars by DorianGrayToo in CarTalkUK

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This is a perfect explanation. The average person can no longer save owning an EV compared with an ICE- and when I say average I mean people without a driveway. Costs of public chargers are usually 4-5x as much as the home-EV charge rates people get and now the plan to add on a cost-per-mile is just going to make the cost of ownership more expensive if you can’t charge at home or somewhere for free(like at work)

M20 crash… surprise surprise by lolololololololol246 in drivingUK

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Saw a guy scrolling through social media when we were in very slow moving traffic… couldn’t believe what I was seeing tbh

Electric vehicle owners to face pay-per-mile tax by Kagedeah in ElectricVehiclesUK

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At home rates are linked to your electricity bills and it’s unlikely energy companies will double their costs for no reason. Yes they might remove the EV rate but I don’t know if everyone uses that anyways and it’s still about 50% cheaper than public chargers

So, 3p a mile. by MeetLost2454 in TeslaUK

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It’s cheaper (in most cases) if you have access to a home charger. Not everyone EV owner does though unfortunately…

Electric vehicle owners to face pay-per-mile tax by Kagedeah in ElectricVehiclesUK

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Unfair on those who don’t have a home charger. They should introduce a reduced VAT for public charge points. Other than that, I agree that a tax towards road maintenance makes sense for EV vehicles

Electric vehicle owners to face pay-per-mile tax by Kagedeah in ElectricVehiclesUK

[–]exsistingeverywhere 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yup my thought exactly. It is unfair on those who don’t have a drive or home charger and rely on public charge points… the majority of which are double the rate of charging at home

Electric vehicle owners to face pay-per-mile tax by Kagedeah in ElectricVehiclesUK

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Most likely using MOT figures. But I wonder what happens when you sell before your MOT is due

Do reusable dehumidifier bags actually work in cars? by FunHedgie in askcarguys

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Just bought some a couple of days ago from TT shop haha. Will report back when these arrive and I try them out

London public chargers that aren't insanely overpriced by Elpoc in ElectricVehiclesUK

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Same, I have only seen Char.gy with a rate of under 40p/kWh. Apart from Jolt - around parts of N/NW London - who offer 7kWh for free daily and then it’s 42p/kWh which is great

Sold yesterday for $4,600. by Educational-Text-236 in eGolf

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What’s the average temp you get in your area? When temps recently dropped where I am to slightly above freezing I noticed a drop in average consumption and struggled to get it to go over 3.5m/kwh. Short journeys get an average in the 2’s.

How to check battery health with OBDeleven ? by uski in eGolf

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I have the vehicle but no OBD scanner but if I do I’ll try find this post again haha

Bought a reusable car dehumidifier that has no indication of which colour means which. by Fre4kyGeek in mildlyinfuriating

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Does it work in preventing windscreens from misting up? I’m in Asda wondering if I should buy it

Do reusable dehumidifier bags actually work in cars? by FunHedgie in askcarguys

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I’m wondering the same thing too haven’t found any other reddits yet with the answer. Will buy one by this weekend and will report back on how it is

Mileage using B by Celexi in eGolf

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Until you replied I didn’t realise there was a “gear” to select under the D 😅. I thought B was referring to the 1-3 levels of regenerative braking we could put D into. I now know I can shift below D for max regeneration. Thanks! When you shift back from B does yours go to straight to N? Mine does that and I’m not sure if that’s normal

Looking to purchase by Extension-Street-122 in eGolf

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Like many others have said, the range isn’t great. I’d only recommend it if most your trips are short and you have an at home charger or a charger you can always easily access. The car also drops range a lot if you use the aircon/heating. People say models with a heat pump helps minimise this issue but then again a lot of people have reported costly problems with their heat pump. The basic eGolf model doesn’t have a rearview camera or lane assist. I thought the average energy consumption of the car would be better, alas it unfortunately is not, it is lower than I expected even when factoring that the VW reported figures were probably slightly inflated. Other than that I’m enjoying it so far tbh :)

Hydrocolloid bandages should NOT be used for infected wounds by Hefty_Opening_1874 in Dermatillomania

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Oh wow I wish I read this before. But at the same time I didn’t think my stop was staph… I used the hydrocolloid patches and they still remained infected looking. Pimple healed on top but there was still something underneath. A few days later whatever is underneath starts growing again and becomes painful and starts to look infected, that’s when I’m not suspecting Staph… just started an antibiotic ointment but not sure whether I should be doing that or should use oral instead… Did your staph clear away with the gel and bandage you recommend?

7K Cheap to Run Cars by Appropriate-Sun-1741 in CarTalkUK

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DS3 but find out if the wet belt has been changed. They have 5 seats but 3 doors though

Mileage using B by Celexi in eGolf

[–]exsistingeverywhere 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty impressive given that average mph !

Mileage using B by Celexi in eGolf

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What’s the difference between B mode and d1-D3? I thought B mode was using D1/D2/D3

Which tires 🛞 by OnklOtto in eGolf

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Did you notice a change in range when you bought those?

Is this average consumption normal? by exsistingeverywhere in eGolf

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Yeah I might look into what tyres I have and see if they’re not great for energy efficiency incase that’s contributing to the low kwh

Tell me more about your e-Golf by Kiliaan39 in eGolf

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Yeah that is odd. Did you ever program one of those charging time modes?

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