Hi Bluesfan, you make some very good points, and the road tax had completely slipped under the radar, @HungryHalibut thanks for the update on this.
@BruceW, again more useful information regarding warranty, normally this wouldn’t have been a problem, normally swop the car every three years, but I’m fast approaching retirement, so myself or the car won’t be doing as many miles, and i will probably keep it a bit longer.
Spoke to a Volvo EX30 owner yesterday evening and well, as @TimOopNorth mentioned, she has had quite a few issues with the software, not updating, highlighting problems, that suddenly as they appear, then disappear, so her confidence in the car is not great at the moment, in fact the car is back with Volvo awaiting a software update, personally think she won’t be keeping it much longer.
I presume all EVs have one pedal driving now but as I have just come back on a 16 km round-trip in Dublin City to collect my daughter from work with her bike in an orange weather warning, which took me the guts of two hours – I can tell you one pedal driving makes this type of trip so much easier.
No - Porsche (not that I have driven one) decided that their EVs should require the brakes to be applied to slow down. No one pedal driving on them. One pedal driving is one of the best things about EVs. Creates a nice / fun challenge to manage a journey without ever touching the brake pedal though some people really don’t like it
You are of course correct but I have been a bit taken aback that Kia don’t provide any roadside assistance after the first year. And over the air software and map updates are only included in year one. £85 to continue for the next six years or use a usb. Seems a bit tight but nothing can compare with the seven year warranty
With one pedal driving you can always apply the brakes if you wish as well as using regen. And brake lights show with regen braking so the person behind wouldn’t know
I hardly use any of the foot pedals these days. I just let the adaptive cruise control run things that also incorporates the regeneration for braking. It even slows down for bends in the roads at higher speeds. What will they think of next.
Just like a normal car you would ease off the accelerator if you are going too fast to take the bend safely. Or apply the brakes a little bit before the bend to take some of the speed off.
The Kia regen system with steering wheel paddles is nice to use, and becomes second nature, like dropping a gear to control the speed of the car as you go downhill or approach a junction. Provides a bit more driving interaction and control.
The EV3 allows one-pedal with various levels of regen, so you can have mild regen but still come to a halt. You can switch it off on all levels too. Sounds complex, but isn’t really. The EV6 just has it on the highest level.
The car icon on the EV3 screen shows the brake lights when they are on. There’s a level of deceleration that regulations mandate must activate brake lights, whether trigerred by a brake or by regen alone.
Interesting. Do you think there’s ever a place for light brake application as a defensive tactic, or should it always be avoided when not strictly needed?”
braking should be covered in the shortest possible distance.
