Recent content by Paul Churchley

This story of Kevin Sharpe's warranty issues leave me with a really nasty taste in my mouth. I have always believed Tesla to be the very best example of how to treat customers. OK, I don't have a Tesla myself (I have a Nissan Leaf) but I know enough Tesla owners personally to have formed that...

I'll be there in my Vauxhall Ampera too. Look forward to seeing you all :)

I think you are just trying to make the facts fit your argument. Much more likely is that he just drove in his normal dumb driving style (i.e. not very eco) and drained the buffer. You say you want facts... well, as far as I can see, there no real-world, owner-driver, facts yet that the i3...

I get the feeling from the PR stuff going on here in the UK that BMW didn't really design the REX to be used as the main power source for the car on long trips and that they expect the i3 to be considered, and used as, a 100% BEV, with the REX as a backup for when there is no charging and to...

Thanks for that David :-) Well, I wouldn't argue with you on anything mathematical so thanks for doing that. So it seems from that then that in theory there should be very few times when the performance is limited due to low buffer. Again, I am not arguing here but I can't help feeling that...

I really love the idea of HUD technology. It reminds me a lot of some of the SciFi I watched as a kid! But I have an issues with my eyes... nothing that affects my driving of course. My eyes are fine for driving. In fact, better than fine as I have a Commercial Pilot License and so they are...

Saying it is limited to 44mph when the battery is low isn't the whole story. If the battery is low and the needs more power than the REX is able to supply (about 25kw) then yes, the performance drops. But it drops only while the power required is more than the REX can supply... for example...

Meeting is Monday 2nd July at 7pm BST Please take a look at http://plugin-uk.org/ for more info. This first meeting is really to guage the need for the organisation and to assess support amongst the EV online community. All welcome. Please attend if you support the idea of a group that...

As many of you may know, the government is funding a number of areas to create a public charging infrastructure. These areas are called Plugged in Places. They are run by various organisations set up for the purpose and overseen by a government office called OLEV - Office of Low Emission...

OH! :eek: I realise that she probably didn't find it so but I had to laugh reading that as I imagined her having the same trouble as my wife. Thanks for sharing that :smile:

Hi everyone, I am Paul Churchley. I live in Saltash, Cornwall, in the sunny south-west of the UK :smile: I have owned a Nissan Leaf for over 1 year now and already done over 11,000 all-electric miles. Last week I bought a Vauxhall Ampera nee Chevy Volt and have already done over 800...