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I believe the charging remotes have to be coded to the vehicle, and if that is the case then that would be a dealer-only item, and from what I understand they are not cheap - in the order of $1000 (despite the fact it feels like a $30 part). In addition, that is contingent on your car having the...

Yup, only the North American wider variant ones have 2 wipers.

I'd say that's normal - an attribute of very narrow front tyres, rear wheel drive and electric power steering seems to result in that - unless of course you're tyres are incorrectly inflated - OR - not inflated equally on both sides. The narrow track and relative height, with low centre of...

^ so, the main problem with installing wind turbines wholesale, as I understand it, is that building permission is constantly challenged by people who live in areas where these may be in sight, so the extremely slow and bureaucratic planning laws have resulted in a lot of successful challenges...

That's an excellent bit of consultancy by KPMG, but the problem is in the small print, where you need green H2 production. 'Cadent' (formerly called 'British Gas') the main monopoly on the gas infrastructure in the UK are in the business of keeping their existing infrastructure going, and...

Welcome to the forum mivanci5 - hope you enjoy the car. This whole 'brake lights on regen' thing is a bit confusing to me. The question I ask is 'what do the brake lights show'? - and that has traditionally been 'accelerator not applied, brakes applied'. So I suppose that it would make sense to...

Even when you read all this stuff about super-capacitors and next-gen battery and charging options, most people are going to charge it at home 95% of the time, usually overnight (because actually, that only takes 5 minutes already). So my immediate thoughts are that companies should (for now)...

@Sandage - well you could argue that if you get 4 years use out of a used EV costing you $5k, then have to scrap it, $1250 a year is still pretty cheap. You're not wrong. This is not totally specific to EVs. In general (a rash generalsation perhaps) auto makers are increasing the cost of major...

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/ferrari-admits-allowing-dealers-to-adjust-mileage-on-used-cars/ar-BBJHe9g?li=AAnZ9Ug&ocid=mailsignout Look, Ferrari have been sanctioning this sort of foul play for years.... looks like another scandal that's probably more widespread than we think. Still...

I think North America currently gets the 2016 model year face-lift looking at it, the 2014 and 2015 ones were different, with quite a few upgrades coming in 2015, including some running gear/ software updates... 14-15 model...

Well for a start, any vehicle with a 'mileage inconsistency' would be worth less than one without surely. So not only do you have the inconsistency (in the non-beneficial direction), but you also have the history issue as a result, and - what would be at the front of my mind - is an easy way...

This sounds exactly like my bank account balance when I gave my wife a credit card.

After a period of zero used availability in the UK, I can see 5 for sale in the country (2 I's, 3 clones), and it would appear that values are holding - perhaps have even risen. 2 years ago I paid £5250 for a 3 year old car with 11K on the clock - now I would pay about £6000-£6250 looking at it...

Makes sense, I'd say road salt could have a lot to do with it too - not had a look at the linkage assembly in detail though. What I would say is there's almost no rust protection on the car, so I bought the Karcher under chassis washer and clean it a few times a year (including at the end of the...

Utilitarian, simple by design, high quality, value-providing and individual. I too agree that the modern EVs are overly-laden with expensive tech, and that simplicity in this application is welcomed. Also, I cant think of a simpler car to drive. For me, the most welcomed aspects are the size...

Picking up from the fuse box by tapping into an existing fuse is always preferable to cutting a loom wire in my opinion. Another option would be to tap into the post-loom part of the stereo power - though some newer head units have a USB or other power tap straight from the back of the unit -...

I would love a M3, but would have to be only once they are in full swing production wise - im sure they will get there. Didn't the same shindig happen with the early Model S cars... faults reported, then they sorted it all out? Even the first Leaf's were not great. I tend to go for cars towards...

Clearly, this car remains stuck somewhere between pre-production and mass production still. I suspect that when Tesla has cleared the backlog of pre-orders from the poor souls that get the first wave, they will produce a V2 with all that stuff sorted out. It is not a simple task to move from...

I would personally be tempted away from this - but not because of battery issues, but more general wear and tear. Replacement parts prices are very high on these, and I assume any warranty would not cover wear and tear. About 68,000 miles: About 4 years of use, it has done approximately 1100...

The only thing I would add to this, is that yes the battery issue is not a problem as long as the Canadian warranty is the same as the US one, though note that this is a light car with narrow wheels, so I would just be checking the general condition items found on any car - seats, tyre wear...