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  1. James Clay

    Range!!! (Again) and other Issues?

    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...
  2. James Clay

    Charging at Eurotunnel

    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...
  3. James Clay

    Charging at Eurotunnel

    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.
  4. James Clay

    ORA 03 SUV

    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
  5. James Clay

    GWM Ora responds to insurability woes with new battery scheme

    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...
  6. James Clay

    Battery fully charged never showing the full 420Km anymore

    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...
  7. James Clay

    Range!!! (Again) and other Issues?

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

    Range!!! (Again) and other Issues?

    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...
  9. James Clay

    Not recognising any charging gun is connected

    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...
  10. James Clay

    Problem with my ORA 03 going in to turtle mode and then stopping

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

    Letter "i" in a Yellow square box ?

    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...
  12. James Clay

    Problem with my ORA 03 going in to turtle mode and then stopping

    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...
  13. James Clay

    GWM ORA Wessex Bristol - GWM Dealer Discussion, Opinions & Experiences

    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...
  14. James Clay

    When will we get Apple CarPlay on the ORA CAT?

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

    What range is your car reporting on full charge?

    Tuesday, 100% charge resulted in reported range of 182 miles Today, 100% charge resulted in reported range of 169 miles
  16. James Clay

    Warming (preconditioning) the battery

    This is on page 94 of the manual. If the ambient temperature of the vehicle is lower than -15°C or higher than 35°C, charger temperature regulation keeps the temperature of the battery within the appropriate range. This improves vehicle performance and range. The charger warming/cooling...
  17. James Clay

    What ORA UK / GWM need to do

    I may be an outlier in this, but I actually liked the Funky Cat name. One of the reasons I got the Funky Cat, was that it looked and felt different to the more generic EVs out there. I like the round headlights for example. However I understand that I may be alone in this.
  18. James Clay

    Enjoying and frustrated by my Cat

    In my experience, I have found that ACC and SCC automatically resumes after accelerating and removing my foot from the accelerator pedal. If I brake then I need to re-engage the system by pulling the appropriate stalk forwards. I would not want it to resume automatically, just in case I have...
  19. James Clay

    My CAT shut down. Anyone else had a battery charging system failure?

    Did you have a yellow tortoise on your instrument panel?
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