Not a great deal is happening right now. I had a super city break in Barcelona last week though. It was my first time there and it is a great city. I have a strong desire to return next year. I passed my medical for flying and have my first lesson on Wednesday … Continue reading Flying, Barcelona, Decorating and Car Repair
For obvious reasons I have been pretty quiet on the blogging front since Sally died. It has been, and still is, a difficult time for me. Sally was my life for 22 years… that love and companionship will never leave me and nor would I ever want it to. But Sally wanted me to make … Continue reading Still Alive and Kicking!
Last weekend we drove the Ampera from Saltash to Highbridge to our caravan. It is 100 miles. We left home at 100% charge and managed 42 miles on battery before having to switch to petrol. The temperature was about 16C. On this trip the Ampera returned a sensible 83.5 mpg. We tried to charge overnight … Continue reading 250 miles in Ampera
I have to own up… I lost one of the key fobs for our Ampera 🙁 Oh well… order a new one. Well, I won’t lose another one! About £250!!! That is about £166 for the key fob itself and £75 labour… that is right… £75! I queried this with the service representative at the … Continue reading Ampera back to dealer for recall and key fob
So, as I haven’t been blogging recently I thought I’d bring you up to date with where we are with owning our two electric cars – our Nissan Leaf and Vauxhall Ampera. Nissan Leaf Update – 2yrs 6 months and 18,400 miles We were the first (or nearly the first – a debatable point), to … Continue reading Our Electric Car Update
As our nearly 2 week cricket holiday draws to a close I reflect back on how our first holiday with the Vauxhall Ampera has gone and I smile. As far as what we can do with the car it is exactly the same as any normal petrol or diesel car we have owned… we use … Continue reading A Holiday with the Vauxhall Ampera – Summary
Today I did a bit of holiday shopping in Bristol. Bristol is about 55 miles each way so I thought I might get away with only using a very little petrol for the entire trip if I could charge whilst shopping and in Bristol there are several options. I chose to park in the Cabot … Continue reading A Holiday with the Vauxhall Ampera – Day 10
With 4 consecutive days of cricket the days have been almost identical as far as the car is concerned… 15 – 20 miles a day to and from the cricket ground with a couple of morning coffees and one shopping trip. Again, we have done about 100 miles without using a drop of petrol! OK, … Continue reading A Holiday with the Vauxhall Ampera – Days 6 – 9
Quiet day today with a cricket day. 21 miles in total and again NO PETROL USED! It is very easy to dismiss the importance of days like today. Sure, it is only 21 miles but what is important is that on days like this I am not using any petrol at all. Days like this … Continue reading A Holiday with the Vauxhall Ampera – Day 5
Well, today has been yet another example of how the Ampera helps you reduce your petrol use when on holiday. We decided to visit a local museum today, the Fleet Air Arm Museum at RNAS Yeovilton, near Yeovil. It is about 30 miles each way so we tried to see how far we would get … Continue reading A Holiday with the Vauxhall Ampera – Day 4
