Electric

[inspector]

I have joined the ev ranks, well hybrid any way, Kia Niro (not new, 2020) picking up tomorrow

[jay]

Happy days bud.

I drive an electric at work. Lovely to drive, but the range is shocking.

[thecaretaker]

Welcome to the Kia Niro club. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do mine. You are in good company.

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[Keyolder]

Enjoy your new (to you) Kia Niro, you’ll soon be playing the “how far can I drive without the engine starting up” game

[inspector]

This has got to be the most stressful purchase I have ever made, Building Society won`t transfer cash, only to any account in my (our) name, so transfers to bank, bank gives the third degree (3/4 of an hour) Photo identification, Questions galo about who, why and every thing under the sun, eventually done, oh, did I mention the £17 fee?

[Keyolder]

This has got to be the most stressful purchase I have ever made,

Yes, banks can be a pain and I’ve suffered similar hurdles transferring money from my bank account.
More importantly how is your new Kia?

[inspector]

The car is great, I have to be a little heavier on the throttle than I am used to., I was ages trying to sort charging in Tesco`s, when I eventually sorted the app, it was the card that threw a curved ball, the one-time verification, but that email is not on my phone, so had to do it when I got back home, things were a bit nailbiting, firs , I could not disconnect from the charger, then I was unable to unplug from the car, getting in a bit of a sweat by now, the guy on the next charger was helping me and, for a few minutes he was having difficulties, but `we` got there in the end, a good thing came out though, the first 15 minutes are free, so I had quite a few 15 minutes and ended up with a full charge.

The instruction manuals on cars are unbelievable, need a small library to keep them, and a few PhD`s to understand them. (will get there in the end though)

[Vera]

The car is great, I have to be a little heavier on the throttle than I am used to., I was ages trying to sort charging in Tesco`s, when I eventually sorted the app, it was the card that threw a curved ball, the one-time verification, but that email is not on my phone, so had to do it when I got back home, things were a bit nailbiting, firs , I could not disconnect from the charger, then I was unable to unplug from the car, getting in a bit of a sweat by now, the guy on the next charger was helping me and, for a few minutes he was having difficulties, but `we` got there in the end, a good thing came out though, the first 15 minutes are free, so I had quite a few 15 minutes and ended up with a full charge.

The instruction manuals on cars are unbelievable, need a small library to keep them, and a few PhD`s to understand them. (will get there in the end though)

Why oh why is it not possible to just pay by credit debit card at the charger machine?

Oh yes DATA farming of course...

[Keyolder]

Why oh why is it not possible to just pay by credit debit card at the charger machine?

I have 4 RFID cards, plus the same number of apps to enable me to charge my car in all situations as I have no home charging. And I agree data farming plays a big part in the grand scheme of things. But since 2022 all newly installed public charge points must be credit/debit card activated. However, as a carrot the energy is somewhat cheaper if you are a member of the energy supplier and register an app or apply for an RFID card, rather than the casual tap and go with a credit/debit card.

[ElGuapo]

Why oh why is it not possible to just pay by credit debit card at the charger machine?

Oh yes DATA farming of course...

Which is the whole point of electric cars.