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Il neige!
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2022 3:25 pm
by DaveE
We rarely get snow down there on the south coast
Seems appropriate though as we've just been putting up the Christmas tree
Re: Il neige!
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2022 4:29 pm
by Jobbo
Been great fun. Quite localised; roads closed the other side of Cheltenham but barely any snow 20 mins north.
Re: Il neige!
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2022 4:36 pm
by Zonda_
Couple of heavy frosts oop north but no snow yet.
Re: Il neige!
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2022 7:02 pm
by jamcg
He had a dusting of ice crystals from freezing fog last night
Re: Il neige!
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2022 7:10 pm
by integrale_evo
Freezing fog all day. No snow yet although some forecast overnight. Not looking forward to my 5am start tomorrow.
Re: Il neige!
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2022 8:10 pm
by Explosive Newt
Fog never lifted here either. Tesla bearing up remarkably well although the cold is bollocksing the range.
Re: Il neige!
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2022 8:10 pm
by Jobbo
Re: Il neige!
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2022 8:53 pm
by 240PP
Gloucestershi-ure this morning. It bucketed it down all day, stopped around 4pm
Re: Il neige!
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2022 8:58 pm
by DeskJockey
Freezing fog all day, just as we got back it started snowing. Kids properly giddy. Still coming down three hours later.
Re: Il neige!
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2022 8:59 pm
by Mito Man
Wanted to go out for a fun drive in the snow but all the cunts have ruined it
Will just sip some whisky instead.
(It’s only really snowing in the Maidstone region)
Re: Il neige!
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2022 9:32 pm
by DaveE
Explosive Newt wrote: Sun Dec 11, 2022 8:10 pm
Fog never lifted here either. Tesla bearing up remarkably well although the cold is bollocksing the range.
What kind of difference is it making?
Re: Il neige!
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2022 10:56 pm
by nuttinnew
Mito Man wrote: Sun Dec 11, 2022 8:59 pm
Wanted to go out for a fun drive in the snow but all the cunts have ruined it
Will just sip some whisky instead.
(It’s only really snowing in the Maidstone region)
Well, stay in the se of the county then
(No use if you're in London though ofc
).
Re: Il neige!
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2022 1:56 am
by nuttinnew
Re: Il neige!
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2022 1:59 am
by nuttinnew
Re: Il neige!
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2022 2:13 am
by nuttinnew
Re: Il neige!
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2022 8:00 am
by dinny_g
Couple of inches fell here overnight
Re: Il neige!
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2022 8:42 am
by Explosive Newt
DaveE wrote: Sun Dec 11, 2022 9:32 pm
Explosive Newt wrote: Sun Dec 11, 2022 8:10 pm
Fog never lifted here either. Tesla bearing up remarkably well although the cold is bollocksing the range.
What kind of difference is it making?
I think for my average 25 mile drive to work it is consuming an extra 7 miles or so worth of leccy (if that makes sense). Some of this might be down to my over enthusiastic cabin heating pre departure I guess.
The other annoyance is that if I go via the supercharger bear work on my way home, the battery is too cold to charge quickly.
Re: Il neige!
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2022 9:02 am
by Gavster
A good four inches landed here last night in London
Re: Il neige!
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2022 9:03 am
by Jobbo
Explosive Newt wrote: Mon Dec 12, 2022 8:42 am
DaveE wrote: Sun Dec 11, 2022 9:32 pm
Explosive Newt wrote: Sun Dec 11, 2022 8:10 pm
Fog never lifted here either. Tesla bearing up remarkably well although the cold is bollocksing the range.
What kind of difference is it making?
I think for my average 25 mile drive to work it is consuming an extra 7 miles or so worth of leccy (if that makes sense). Some of this might be down to my over enthusiastic cabin heating pre departure I guess.
The other annoyance is that if I go via the supercharger bear work on my way home, the battery is too cold to charge quickly.
For context, driving round in my diesel was getting sub-20mpg locally on the very snowy roads and overall low-30s on a 40-ish mile round trip yesterday. So ~25% worse than I'd expect normally.
Re: Il neige!
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2022 9:56 am
by DaveE
@Explosive Newt I saw a tip recently that said that it's more efficient to use heated seats/steering wheel etc than the blowers on an electric car
Obviously on a petrol car, a lot of the heating is from the engine, so is "free", but getting warm using the air heater in an electric car uses much more electricity than the heated seats/wheel
