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RichardW wrote: 24 Jul 2021, 00:38 An Audi Etron.at least that's what I assumed the big gobbed grey German behemoth with the green flash coming the other way was!!
I've seen a few e-Tron's lately too. They come in a variety of models in a couple of different shapes. Seems to be a whole series of models sharing the same underlying platform under the "e-Tron" moniker.
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My other polestar spot was this one in Grey.
NewcastleFalcon wrote: 22 May 2021, 19:02 ...
But this one was the spot, and chat of the day. Very impressed with the Polestar 2, the couple from Sheffield enthused about the car, and I even overlooked it being sort of grey. They got it in preference to a TESLA, and the Polestar 2 was their first electric car, and took advantage of the various Company car incentives to go electric.

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In the flesh it didn't look too bad in Grey. So that's Black, White and Grey covered...

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Mandrake wrote: 29 Jul 2021, 12:54
RichardW wrote: 24 Jul 2021, 00:38 An Audi Etron.at least that's what I assumed the big gobbed grey German behemoth with the green flash coming the other way was!!
I've seen a few e-Tron's lately too. They come in a variety of models in a couple of different shapes. Seems to be a whole series of models sharing the same underlying platform under the "e-Tron" moniker.
Ah.... that means I have to refine my spotting! I saw another one that looked like it was Q7 based / equivalent. Mahoooosive!!!
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Mandrake wrote: 29 Jul 2021, 12:52
I keep forgetting to mention but I've seen about 4 polestars recently.

They're a little bit anonymous looking IMO so it was only when I spotted the unusual marque logo that I realised what they were.

Some of them were white and some black - haven't seen them in actual "colours"! :-D
They don't appear to come in real colours:

Snow = white
Magnesium = light grey
Thunder = dark grey
Moon = not sure? sort of browney-grey colour
Midnight = dark blue
Black (which is listed as void on the website!, but I suspect that is because it is the only free one)

With a few touches on your phone you could rent one - only about £20-£25k over 3 years for 30k miles. Bargain :rofl2:

We play Tesla spotting with the boys when out and about - red earns bonus points as it's such an expensive option - unsurprisingly we haven't seen many....
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NewcastleFalcon wrote: 05 Apr 2017, 18:30 Anyone fancy playing Nissan Leaf Snooker?

I am doing quite well over the last couple of days

Two Cue Balls
One Red
and today One Blue

Black should be easy enough, but could be waiting some time for a pink, and yellow, green and brown may be thin on the ground :)

Not entirely impossible though

http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/G ... k-leaf.jpg

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A black MG whispered past me in Monmouth this afternoon, not sure if it was electric or if the guy was pedalling. :-D
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Two Model 3s, a black and a white one, the latter in my road.
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Apart form the usual Teslas, one of which a fleeting oncoming view through the rain and spray may have been some sort of silver-ey Model S, these two stood out.

1. Yet another Audi E-tron. The front badge tells us its an S-Line. The rear badges tells us its a 55 quattro.

Second day in a row we have the raindrop beads on the bonnet.
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2. A BMW i3 Fully electric 14 Registration....Surely has to be in the under £10k category now :?:
Small bit of research required but I would be surprised if it is.
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Another model 3. White with black (glass)? roof.
On the congested A1M. There were probably others around too.
I have a suspicion that it is the same one I see all the time. Can't remember the reg though (can't remember my own, keep a photo on my phone).
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nice to see<br />A classic Leaf in the Best Colour!
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A classic Leaf in the Best Colour!
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Not me, but from autoshite:-
On the way to FOTU this morning, I passed a Nissan Leaf going the other way with the number plate O C02 GUY.
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Pretty routine return trip to Elstree, 1 x BMW, 2 Teslas and the usual VW. This is the last entry I shall make for those as they are mainly repeats on my trips to Elstree. However I did see an exceedingly rare electric golf cart going along the cycle track beside the road! How would he stand with the law I wonder? :-D
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According to adverts I have seen, there are some new ones to look out for in the next few months:

Hyundai Ioniq5



Kia EV6: https://www.kia.com/uk/new-cars/ev6/

These two are from £37k (Hyundai) and £41k (Kia) so not exactly in the family hack price range!!

Two from BMW:

iX SUV
and I4 saloon

https://www.bmw.co.uk/en/all-models/bmw-i.html
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Mercedes EQC 400 4-matic in Black, and this pair one of which is a brand new original photo for the thread. Richard did spot one the other day.
MAZDA MX-30 GT SPORT TECH EV 2021 and a VW Id3
MAZDA MX-30 GT SPORT TECH EV 2021 and a VW Id3
Others and there were plenty TESLA model 3/and S, Jaguar I-Pace and one of those nice light blue classic Leafs.


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Just the one for me this morning en route to Elstree:
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