Eurokars Electrified

I attended this session at Eurokars showroom this morning. They had a lovely breakfast spread and the event started at 10.

I wanted to know more about the current state of technology of electric vehicles and how I could optimise my driving.

I like electric cars. I’ve had one for 18 months now. They are very quiet, easy  to maintain and cheaper than ICE cars because the charging cost is so low. Also I don’t care for the sound of noisy engines.

I learnt today that I need to start charging from slightly below 20%. Currently I start charging when the battery is at about 35%. And also that there isn’t much drain on the battery when one is stuck in a traffic jam. That’s good news for those stuck on the causeway traffic jams! And there is such a thing as one foot driving. Apparently it’s more efficient. I must try that.

I can understand why some people are hesitant about electric cars at the present time if they can’t have their own charging station at home. I guess I am lucky to be able to have my own station at home.

Anyway I wanted to drive to KL and I was afraid of not finding charging stations along the way but at the panel session, there was an owner who with a car with a range of 460 km has been to KL without charging along the way. That’s good news. I have a slightly longer range and he says if I don’t speed I should be good!

So something to look forward to.