@ross I'm getting a PHEV next week (not full, EV I appreciate but does 50 miles on battery, and I intend to use that as much as possible). Any advice you can share to get the best out of it would be appreciated.
One area I struggle with is understanding when public chargers are cheaper than using petrol, as comparing the 2 is tricky.
@ross I know it has a CCS, yes. That much I know. But, yes, will be charging at home. It's just that "is it worth charging when away from home vs using petrol" decision. The commercial chargers are pretty pricey and, at first glance, it almost seems cheaper to use petrol. But I suspect I'm getting my sums wrong.
A while ago, something I heard made me think: What if we were in some alternate universe, considering moving FROM battery EV's to petrol/diesel-powered transport? What would our objections be in that scenario?
(Note: I'm not an EV zealot. EV's are not yet for everyone. This is just a thought experiment.)
@ross I'm not sure I agree with point 14. I had a petrol Mazda that used regenerative braking to top-up the lead-acid battery which, in itself, keeps fuel use down. If were moving from an EV world, I'm sure of that technology would be used in your scenario.
@ross It depends. The Mazda used a large capacitor for temporary storage and tricked it back. In winter, with heating, lights, wipers, etc. on, it's much needed.
This week, this introvert (actually ambivert), remote-working, nerdy software developer is being made to attend the London office with all the other UK employees. Which will, as far as I can tell, be mostly sales people.
This includes happy hour at a cocktail bar (“let’s have some fun!”) and a posh “Summer Rooftop Party”.
It’s a great company to work for. But you have to make some sacrifices, right?
(Could I sneak in some small nerdy card games perhaps? 🤔)
@ross Sounds like my idea of hell and pretty exclusionary of the company. "
Go with a positive mindset" feels pretty close to "just get over it" as a solution and it's actually an enforced social event with no consideration on neurodiversities. Yuk.
@davidbisset Ah of course, that makes sense now. For some reason, David, I thought you were UK based.
It's very sad, though, particularly as kids need some privacy - teenage girls, for example, would probably appreciate some contents in their school bag to not be on display.