BBC FUD Fest: Mini-E London to Edinburgh

[chickensevil]

I wonder if this is correct:

From CarTalk
CHAdeMO Adapter (coming this winter) - Page 5

Holy crap! 25KW? That is so... low. I knew it was low power, but I was thinking more like 50 or 60... missed that one... Also, as someone else asked, what is the deal with the initial 5 minute delay. That seems very intentional... and annoying.

 

[dpeilow]

That graph is nonsense (and OT...)

 

[dpeilow]

I've uploaded the highlights and lowlights of the trip's photos here: https://www.facebook.com/david.peilow/media_set?set=a.10153763583070414.1073741843.583855413&type=3

 

[JRP3]

Link isn't working for me. How did the trip go? I assume you made it.

 

[772]

you have to log in to facebook, but the pictures are worth it

 

[JRP3]

Ah, that's the issue, I'm not on facebook.

 

[chickensevil]

I've uploaded the highlights and lowlights of the trip's photos here: https://www.facebook.com/david.peilow/media_set?set=a.10153763583070414.1073741843.583855413&type=3

Very Nice!

 

[TEG]

Well I'm super impressed with the Mk2 Leaf. Now that I know its abilities...

What defines "Mk2" Leaf vs MK1? The QC rate and efficiency has been about the same for all model years (2011/2012/2013/2014) so far, right?
Changes to date have been relatively minor.

 

[dpeilow]

A Mk2 Leaf has heat pump rather than resistive heating, and the power electronics have been tweaked to be more efficient. The range is a few miles more in summer and much more in winter - very predictable and the heating is excellent.


Now, we appear to have rattled someone's cage.

 

[mpt]

Nice work, I wish I could get Clarkson to give me that much publicity!

 

[JRP3]

Nice to see Clarkson hasn't advanced his rhetoric one single inch forward

 

[chickensevil]

Nice to see Clarkson hasn't advanced his rhetoric one single inch forward

He is a gas nut. I don't see him ever coming to our side of the fence.

 

[VolkerP]

He will rail in vain when they place him in an electric wheel chair :wink:

 

[doug]

He will rail in vain when they place him in an electric wheel chair :wink:

Pretty sure they did that episode on the show already.

 

[dpeilow]

I did an analysis of what is/will be possible if one were to really go for it and not faff about at the charge stops (2 minutes to plug in and unplug per charge). The Model S is an 85 kWh and with a hypothetical supercharger at Newton le Willows, west of Manchester.

Also, here's a better scan of the Clarkson article.

 

[woof]

"Faff" Time? An anglicism I've never heard. Please explain!

 

[dpeilow]

General wasting of time

 

[Jaff]

It's a term used to describe Clarkson...:wink:

"Faff" Time? An anglicism I've never heard. Please explain!

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

General wasting of time

Particularly in the sense of performing a simple task inefficiently.
"Our plane could have left Seattle early, if that one family hadn't faffed around so much getting seated."

 

[Grendal]

Your Fully Charged video is now up in the Video section. Very well done. I loved it.