Lemonypye said:
AndyW said:
Well, I got my BEV last Saturday, and it's fantastic! I was told I was the first customer delivery in the country, and as no-one else has come on here to say different, maybe that's right.
I've had a great few days in it already, including an interesting adventure up to the Ace Cafe in north london (round trip from my place about 68 miles) to show the
Petrolhead Nirvana crowd, and even given their obvious preferences, they seemed to approve
If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask!
Chris in Bramley, I'm just up the road from you...
Congrats Andy,
Mines still a couple of weeks away (either week 5 or 6).
What's your view on real world mileage, in comfort and Eco modes? Does the heating and air on work well enough in Eco to keep the windows demisted and car warm?
Sorry for the questions....but the wait is killing me now
No worries, that's why I posted!
Difficult to say after only 5 days, but for my epic
trip to the Ace Cafe, I got it fully charged during the day, then set off in EP mode so I could have a little bit of heating & a hot bum. I kept the temperature down though as cranking it up speeds the fan up & loses range quite badly. I got there with about 55% (by eye, based on the line) left, then was able to charge it a little at the cafe thanks to a kind manager. I left with maybe 60-65%, but the satnav piped up & said I wouldn't get home to Guildford on the fastest route ie by motorway M4/M25, so suggested I take the more direct but slower route. That was fine by me, as with the difference between the range & the distance home I figured I was ok to give it some welly in Comfort mode with a toasty cabin. Blasting through London in silence was excellent!
I kept an eye on the numbers, figuring if they got close I could knock it back to EP or EP+ mode, but as it is I got home with 6 miles to spare
So, that doesn't really answer your question, but I guess there are so many variables, it just depends. I could've had an uncomfortable cold drive there & back with plenty of range to spare, or I could've been really warm on the motorway both ways, but not made it home!
The windscreen does steam up in EP+ because everything's off, but you can override it of course & just turn on the demister.
Other random stuff: I finally got connected drive working today, and that's quite cool too, setting the car up to be warm for you before you set off, and taking satnav instructions from your phone remotely etc. The driving assist cruise control thing is pretty good for the morning slog, although you can't rely on it 100% of course - it can lose the car in front if you're not careful, and you find yourself speeding toward the back end of the car ahead! Parking assist, auto reversing into a space, just makes passengers laugh
Overall, it's brilliant - you'll all love yours when they arrive.
