Hello from Belgium
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2022 5:41 am
Greetings!
My name is Peter, and I picked up my e last Friday.
I've wanted one from the moment I first saw it, but sadly had to wait a while for second hand prices to come down. It's an ex-demo with around 7600 km or 4700 miles on the clock. My previous car was a Jazz hybrid, which is a very good car, but the e simply is just so much more (except when it comes to practiality haha). To me it is still the coolest EV I've ever seen, and one of the coolest cars in general on sale today.
During these first few days I've done about 70 km (43 miles) of motorway, a 30 km (19 miles) commute and a few km of local joy-riding . As expected it's an absolute hoot to drive! The only annoying thing, which I didn't notice during the test drive, is the infamous interior rattle on poor road surfaces and certain short/hard bumps and potholes. I've read several forum posts on this matter, so I'm hoping to resolve the issue easily and speedily...
Yesterday I wanted to try the nearby Fastned fast-charger (picture below). It charged from about 37% to 80% in 40 minutes, which was a bit disappointing, but maybe also due to winter conditions? At that time in the morning it was only 0°C... Later I charged the battery at home to 100% and a predicted range of 179 km (111 miles). After a short drive returned home with 95% and... 179 km of range left. Outside temp was about 3°, so all in all quite pleased with the range so far!
There seems to be tons of useful info on this forum already, so I'll be checking it out regularly, and hopefully I'll be able to contribute some of my own experiences too
My name is Peter, and I picked up my e last Friday.
I've wanted one from the moment I first saw it, but sadly had to wait a while for second hand prices to come down. It's an ex-demo with around 7600 km or 4700 miles on the clock. My previous car was a Jazz hybrid, which is a very good car, but the e simply is just so much more (except when it comes to practiality haha). To me it is still the coolest EV I've ever seen, and one of the coolest cars in general on sale today.
During these first few days I've done about 70 km (43 miles) of motorway, a 30 km (19 miles) commute and a few km of local joy-riding . As expected it's an absolute hoot to drive! The only annoying thing, which I didn't notice during the test drive, is the infamous interior rattle on poor road surfaces and certain short/hard bumps and potholes. I've read several forum posts on this matter, so I'm hoping to resolve the issue easily and speedily...
Yesterday I wanted to try the nearby Fastned fast-charger (picture below). It charged from about 37% to 80% in 40 minutes, which was a bit disappointing, but maybe also due to winter conditions? At that time in the morning it was only 0°C... Later I charged the battery at home to 100% and a predicted range of 179 km (111 miles). After a short drive returned home with 95% and... 179 km of range left. Outside temp was about 3°, so all in all quite pleased with the range so far!
There seems to be tons of useful info on this forum already, so I'll be checking it out regularly, and hopefully I'll be able to contribute some of my own experiences too