Recent content by James Clay

The advertised WLTP range of 193 miles is similar to advertised MPG figures for petrol cars. It's not realistic and reflective of normal every day driving. In real life driving it is generally unachievable, due to driving, heating, hills, etc... In addition the weather can make a difference to...

Tesla's latest charger comes with contactless card payment and a longer 3m charging cable for ease of use; V3 chargers rely on payment via the Tesla app. I have used the Tesla chargers with my Funky Cat in Newmarket, Frankley Services, and Reading Services (using the Tesla app, but did note...

According to the Tesla app you should be able to use the Tesla chargers. They seem to have expanded the network recently for non-Tesla EVs.

Looks like there is going to be a SUV version of the Funky Cat. https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/gwm-ora-03-spawn-suv-brands-third-model

GWM Ora responds to insurability woes with new battery scheme Chinese EV brand, GWM Ora responds to insurability woes with new battery scheme | Auto Express GWM ORA is taking steps to boost confidence in the insurability of its cars by launching a new battery inspection and service initiative...

This will pretty much reduce your range. 70mph will reduce range, as will using ACC, as you no longer gain any benefit from regenerative braking (or going downhill). Also Eco mode works best on urban driving, when you are accelerating and decelerating. Eco+ mode will restrict you to 53mph to...

I have found that motorway driving at 70mph reduces the range by about 10%.

I have the First Edition the reported range for my model is 193, but real life driving shows that is optimistic. In the summer I was getting 170-185 at a 100% charge, in colder weather it is about 155-165. I find that the predicted range is quite accurate. The 03 Pure+ has the same mechanical...

I have noted that the app with Revive chargers doesn't report correctly that the charging gun is connected. The app says to plug in the charging gun, and there isn't the animation. However the car dashboard does show it charging (green plug) and the app bizarrely shows the time to charge to...

Just to note that since I had the update six months ago, I have not had a repeat of the issue.

Minor warning message light When this is illuminated, it indicates that the vehicle currently has one or more minor warning messages. Minor warning messages are automatically hidden af- ter the instruments panel displays them for a few seconds. All the current warning messages in the vehicle...

Did they do the software update? I had this issue and I required a software update to fix it. Turtle (or Tortoise) Mode is down to the electric motor overheating and the motor needs cooling. In normal operations, the coolant system does this. However according to the manual the motor would...

GWM have a nice video of their new Cat.

Took my Funky Cat in for the recall. Booking was done through lease company, but I did receive a SMS reminding me. I knew they needed to replace the three pin charging cable, so I took it out from the "secret" compartment in the boot and left it in the main part of the boot. After comments in...

I asked my dealer on Tuesday if they had an update on the CarPlay update, they didn't have an update.