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28 responses to “Kilowatt Half Hour Ep 72 : Don’t choose that! We answer your toughest EV questions! | Electrifying”

  1. @mickydripping Avatar
    @mickydripping

    You don’t have an expectancy of privacy in puplic

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    1. @jamesengland7461 Avatar
      @jamesengland7461

      I mean, everybody can see you… 😂

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  2. @neilrwilliams218 Avatar
    @neilrwilliams218

    If manufacturers installed appropriately placed USB sockets for dash cams it would make things easier.

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    1. @MigV40 Avatar
      @MigV40

      Some do! Many Skoda models, ford, and MGs have usb ports by the rearview mirror

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    2. @johnnodge4327 Avatar
      @johnnodge4327

      And in most cases, it is possible to tap a power supply from up by the mirror, as many vehicles have chromatic mirrors, that require 12 volts to operate. This can be intercepted in many cases by car audio specialists, giving a USB near the mirror.

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    3. @neilrwilliams218 Avatar
      @neilrwilliams218

      @johnnodge4327  I’ve used a Dongar adapter to do just that, but convincing my dad to let me do that is proving problematic, so for him a factory fit port would be better.

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    4. @jimmyh6601 Avatar
      @jimmyh6601

      ​@@johnnodge4327USB ports are 5 volts though

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  3. @simonevans8979 Avatar
    @simonevans8979

    I’d NEVER buy a new car: Let someone else suffer the depreciation, then buy one with `options`…

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    1. @EcoFP33 Avatar
      @EcoFP33

      Sooo. If nobody bought new?

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  4. @anton_grahn Avatar
    @anton_grahn

    Think the dashcam thing is more lack of manufacturer software/hardware integration, think Teslas integration is really elegant and would hope it comes to more cars 👌

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  5. @simonevans8979 Avatar
    @simonevans8979

    …And I concur with the demand for storable solutions. I have a dashcam in my car for `business use`. There is no `right to privacy` when one is on the road. Button-push for multi-storeys?

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  6. @martingill6996 Avatar
    @martingill6996

    Test drove both inster and R5, the inster is amazingly more practical even tho it’s smaller so easier to drive around town and motorway no problem,cheaper for insurance and 0% pcp, quite a happy car.
    the R5 has the more conventional retro styling and does drive great more planted but still not low, in the end its person preference but my son preferred the inster 02 and its coming in two weeks !
    Camera’s loop recording should always be built in this could reduce insurance and crime in the long run .

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  7. @simonevans8979 Avatar
    @simonevans8979

    OTA updates are becoming more important to me. Apps can connect or fail, but updates can make or break them.

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  8. @bellshooter Avatar
    @bellshooter

    There is no ‘right to privacy’ in a public space where you should have no such expectation. But any data retained should be destroyed after any time deemed no longer required. This varies with use and intent. As a dashcam overites footage this can be deemed ‘de facto’ removed…

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  9. @johnnodge4327 Avatar
    @johnnodge4327

    The heat pump vs no heat pump will be interesting.
    Our Ioniq 5 doesn’t have a heat pump. However looking at the energy consumption on the display shows the heater only consuming 0.3 to 0.5 kW to maintain 21°C with an outside temperature of 5°C.
    At the start of a journey, the energy consumption is higher to bring the cabin up to temperature, normally about 2.5 kW, unless it’s on full defrost mode, which it climbs to 5 kW.

    In warmer weather, the energy consumption is less, sometimes nothing at all.

    As to whether it’s worth having, depends on.

    A: how expensive an option it is.

    B: how a majority of charging is taking place, like home off peak or public charging.

    C: how many miles are driven.

    D: how long you’re keeping the car.

    For us on 18k miles per year, with a vast majority of our charging at 6.7p per kwh and keeping the car for 3 years, paying an additional £900 for a heat pump made absolutely no financial sense. The reason being that £900 worth of electricity at 6.7p is lot of heater use, something like 8 years worth, so it makes no financial sense to option it.

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    1. @johnpaterson6112 Avatar
      @johnpaterson6112

      Your calculation ignores the possibility of a better price when you sell. However given your cheap electricity, the conclusion probably holds.

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  10. @RonStanley-u4h Avatar
    @RonStanley-u4h

    Yes please for the with/without heat pump. Ginny had talked last year about doing a review using the KIA EV3 (which happens to be on my short list for my next car) for that test. Just thought I’d say great to see you both and I wouldn’t be put off it was the Kilowatt 2 hours!!!

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  11. @robsmith1a Avatar
    @robsmith1a

    Regarding apps I’ve had a Polestar 2 for a few months and the app has been perfect so far. Allows charge scheduling, remote climate control, open and close the car and windows etc. A useful feature is it tells you where the car is and allows you to flash the headlight when you’re not sure where you’re parked. It also shows the status of lights and brake and washer fluids

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  12. @patrickjr11 Avatar
    @patrickjr11

    Daahcams are forbidden in Portugal and if you get caught you can be fined for having one in the car, let alone in use. The EU will probably tighten up use over the next few years to the point that you simply can not have one.
    The manufacturers are just ahead of the curve on this

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    1. @jamesengland7461 Avatar
      @jamesengland7461

      WOW that’s harsh

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  13. @thelaserhive3368 Avatar
    @thelaserhive3368

    Inster v R5 is a weird one. As a wheelchair user who needs hand controls I’m always looking at what will work better for me. Weirdly , I think the smaller Inster would suit better as with the sliding rear seats forward I could get my wheelchair in more easily and, having a smaller forest of stalks, it will be more hand control friendly.

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  14. @judithkitchingman4419 Avatar
    @judithkitchingman4419

    My daughter won’t give up her Jimmy, but I think the Inster is ideal for her. I have a #1 and would love to share the Inster with her. She wants a small car with character, but loves her Jimny even though it’s starting to go wrong. Xx

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  15. @jeff4493 Avatar
    @jeff4493

    It would be great to see heat pump /no heat pump back to back comparisons.

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  16. @JjaysYoutube Avatar
    @JjaysYoutube

    Interesting discussion about the heat pumps and looks forward to the test with and with out, I have an Ioniq5 Ultimate without a heat pump, owned the car nearly four years done mix of city, rural and motorway driving and never seen below 1.9 KWPM and that was on a motorway run in -5 degrees during the winter. Sometimes they are not always worth the extra cost n extra weight.

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  17. @vp272 Avatar
    @vp272

    Great video! Love Vicki and Mike’s honesty. Doesn’t feel like a “sponsored by” video

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  18. @LindaShelley-i6y Avatar
    @LindaShelley-i6y

    Yes please do a comparison of heatpump with or without !!

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  19. @cannygrowabeard Avatar
    @cannygrowabeard

    Re. Dashcams, it should at least be standard for a USB outlet to be provided on the back of the rear view mirror, I’m fairly sure the Buzz has that. Would make installing one significantly easier.

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  20. @DFID7Tourer Avatar
    @DFID7Tourer

    Just completed a couple of hundred miles in the super comfy mega booter ID7 Tourer maninly motorways at 65 mph and delivered 4.3 mi / Kwh

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