So after getting just 125 miles recently, I did a charge to 100% and the predicted range was a much better 168 miles.
This was guessing down to warmer temperatures and recently using the heating less.
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So after getting just 125 miles recently, I did a charge to 100% and the predicted range was a much better 168 miles.
This was guessing down to warmer temperatures and recently using the heating less.
After what I thought was a low predicted range at a 100% of 139 miles, I found myself with a predicted range of just 125 miles when I recently charged to 100%.
Certainly a combination of low temperatures, heating, pre-heating the driver area, motorway driving, and demisting the windscreen.
Though this time last year it was just 122 miles.
I charged the Funky Cat to 100% a couple of times a week or so ago, and the results were very similar at 167 and 168. Considering it is cold, and I have been using the heater (and pre-heating) in the cold weather, these predicted ranges are better than I would have expected.
However on the past two charges to 100% the weather has been much colder and this has impacted on the predicted range.
These were lower at 157 and 155.
Both times I charged using a standard 13amp three pin socket.
I have recently charged the Funky Cat to 100% a couple of times this week, and the results were very similar at 167 and 168.
Considering it is cold, and I have been using the heater (and pre-heating) in the cold weather, these predicted ranges are better than I would have expected. Both times I charged using a standard 13amp three pin socket.
I have been using my granny charger a lot more since moving house. A granny charger is one you can plug into a standard normal houshold 3 pin outlet/
Though it is very slow, last night I left it charging the Funky Cat to 100%. It is charging around 2-3 kWh, which is much slower than the rapid and fast chargers I normally use. Took about twelve hours to get from 45% to 100%.
Of course it is cheaper as well at 25p kWh.
My predicted range is 173 miles, which I think is quite good, considering the cold weather and I have been using the heater a lot.
I should probably point out that I wasn’t too surprised by this, but does show how varied pricing is when charging an electric vehicle.
On Monday I charged my Funky Cat using the Tesla superchargers at the Mall at Cribbs Causeway near John Lewis. Tesla have recently allowed non-Tesla electric vehicles to use them. Having said that I had originally planned to charge the Funky Cat using the superchargers at the Tesla dealership close to Cribbs on Lysander Road. However upon arrival, despite their being plenty of free chargers, the cables were very much on the short side. Add in road bumpers in the parking spaces to stop people knocking over the chargers, I was unable to plug the Funky Cat in to charge. The Funky Cat charging port is on the front passenger side of the car, whereas the Tesla charging port is at the back of the Tesla. I had planned to charge there as with their dynamic pricing it was just 35p per kWh. Having failed to charge there I, as I said, went to the Tesla superchargers near John Lewis. These though at the same time were 42p per kWh. Parked, and plugged in, the Funky Cat charged without any issues. I did a full charge taking the car from just under 20% to 100%. The total cost of this was just over £14.
Having done a fair bit of driving on Monday and most of Tuesday, I was down to an 18% charge when we went out for dinner at The Landing Light. In their car park they have two Osprey chargers. Plugged the Funky Cat in and set it charging. As with the Tesla charging, I let it charge to 100%. The time to charge was similar, but the cost this time was over £30 as the price was 79p per kWh.
Unlike petrol, the price of EV charging can be so variable. It’s not just about the power (speed) either. Also unlike petrol, you can charge at home using your own electricity. I can’t say I understand the variable pricing of EV charging, but it does mean you need to think differently when you want to charge.
Used the revive chargers at Worle Railway Station and at 100% charge I had a predicted range of 171 miles.
Noticing that recently my 100% charges have been less than the 185 I got a year ago. It is colder, but I don’t think it is that cold.
Over time any EV battery will degrade, so will keep an eye on the battery performance.
Travelling on the A14 in East Anglia I was overtaken by a black Funky Cat.
I have noticed a glitch with Apple Maps on CarPlay on the Ora Funky Cat ever since I upgraded to iOS 18.
Starting CarPlay, opening Apple Maps I am in completely the wrong location.
I upgraded to iOS 18, the previous evening and when I tried Apple Maps and it came up as a blank map and crashed CarPlay.
Upon restarting, Apple Maps showed I was in Biggin Hill, which is 160 miles away…. it never corrected.
Should add that Waze and Google Maps showed the correct location.
On my next attempt, Maps did correct itself and the next day it was working as expected.
And this evening none of it was working properly.
I can’t seem to find the setting in the car, on CarPlay, or on the iPhone to force the car to use the phone GPS.
The “error” appears to be the same error with the location of the car on the Ora app. That error has been with the app ever since I got the car, it places the car about a hundred miles to the East.
I am wondering if I open the Apple Maps app on the phone before going to the car, will that make a difference?