Electric Vehicles: What have you spotted?
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Dismal for a four-hour outing, ten minutes to drive grandson's car to the garage, the rest to get home, with a stop off for a haircut, first for a year.
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Re: Electric Vehicles: What have you spotted?
Did you have to get an estimate Steve?
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the first electric vehicle I've seen whilst not driving, looks fun.
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Had to walk to Birtley again to bring grandson's Punto back.
Saw this first, two doors from the IONIQ 5 seen yesterday. Then two white Tesla 3's, first on an industrial estate road, driving towards me but too slow with the camera phone.
Then an identical one just after taking this from a footbridge over the A1M. Had stood there for ten minutes. As soon as I put the phone in my pocket it appeared, I thought at first it was the first one again, but hear identical reg plates but the first a 20 and the next a 70.
Then this Then a Lexus hybrid parked half on the footpath and on double yellow lines, and a Toyota hybrid parked right in front of it a minute later. Then Another Ionic. Another Toyota hybrid. Another Leaf, Another Tesla
And finally The last one owned by an acquaintance.
Saw this first, two doors from the IONIQ 5 seen yesterday. Then two white Tesla 3's, first on an industrial estate road, driving towards me but too slow with the camera phone.
Then an identical one just after taking this from a footbridge over the A1M. Had stood there for ten minutes. As soon as I put the phone in my pocket it appeared, I thought at first it was the first one again, but hear identical reg plates but the first a 20 and the next a 70.
Then this Then a Lexus hybrid parked half on the footpath and on double yellow lines, and a Toyota hybrid parked right in front of it a minute later. Then Another Ionic. Another Toyota hybrid. Another Leaf, Another Tesla
And finally The last one owned by an acquaintance.
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Nice crop Steve.
Ive got a BMWi3 and a VW id4 in pictures, but polestars all over the place, Skoda enyaq, Kia Soul ev, and the usual Teslas...not sure why anyone buys a grey one.
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Ive got a BMWi3 and a VW id4 in pictures, but polestars all over the place, Skoda enyaq, Kia Soul ev, and the usual Teslas...not sure why anyone buys a grey one.
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Only ever seen one Polestar.
I don't see many usually. My derisory observational skills at fault I expect. Those were mainly sitting targets, practically fell over most of them.
And I thought the BMW was an Audi R8 until I saw the charging lead.
First saw it yesterday when I dropped the car off. Marks place (The War Room) is adjacent to the garage.
I don't see many usually. My derisory observational skills at fault I expect. Those were mainly sitting targets, practically fell over most of them.
And I thought the BMW was an Audi R8 until I saw the charging lead.
First saw it yesterday when I dropped the car off. Marks place (The War Room) is adjacent to the garage.
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They're not easy to spot as their style is "modern generic", and they have an unusual badge that isn't easy to recognise either. (I still couldn't describe the badge although I know it when I see it)
I've actually seen quite a lot of Polestar 2's around.
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Not just Polestars Simon but electric cars in general. I frequently only register cars as cars, not specific sub categories. As long as I don't collide with them, all is good. I am mainly looking for potential hazards.
If I am walking I have a better chance to recognise them but see fewer cars so fewer electric cars.
If I am walking I have a better chance to recognise them but see fewer cars so fewer electric cars.
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I've seen a few Polestars and thought they were Citroen based not Volvo owned. It seems Citroen agree...
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The front end is on this thread here
https://www.frenchcarforum.co.uk/forum/ ... 52#p719052
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The car park photo with the sun beating down on the cars is a good reflection of how it turned out to be very hot and sunny in patches after a dullish start to the day with a cool breeze.
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I think this is my first spot on the road, I saw one in a dealer showroom last year but this is the first 'live' one!!:
I used to be indecisive, now I'm not so sure!
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Stevenage swimming centre, your rather close to me
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Re: Electric Vehicles: What have you spotted?
I was then, I'm in Hertford so just a roll along the A1
I used to be indecisive, now I'm not so sure!
I used to ride on two wheels, but now I need all four!
I used to ride on two wheels, but now I need all four!