Thank you for your comments and suggestions. I agree there is really no reason not to take the Atto 3 off road, provided the roads are in reasonable condition and not too muddy as well. I suppose it depends how much you like cleaning dust and dirt off your car! Look out in the new year, I have a few episodes coming up you may be interested in. Cheers G

@ fantastic. Have a great Xmas and fantastic New Year.

My pleasure, Cheers!

@@dulalhussain5178 my pleasure!

Most estimations put A/C use at about 1kw per hour extra, travelling at 100 km/hr.

Thanks for the info. And for recommending a place in Perth! Cheers

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Me too. I'll do a test drive as soon as I can. I hope we get the UK version top spec with a 91 Kw battery

@@hicat6245 haha! Too big for me, and I'm too used to not paying for fuel.

What the hell is warw??😂

He meant waze

Thank you!

I can get as high as 24 A in the middle of the summer ( only for a short period of time though ), but most of the time 15 to 20 A for a few hours at best. I have a 5.7 kw system currently with mostly North facing and some East facing panels. Early morning or late afternoon definitely 15 or lower! The new house we bought has a solar system too, a little larger than my current one ( 6.6 kw I think ) , but only East facing panels, so most of my charging will have to be in the morning until I can put up some new panels facing a different direction. I hope to have over 10 kw next year, possibly a battery as well if I can stretch to that. Thanks for the comment!

@@bydatto39461cheers that’s really useful info. I’ve got 6.6 but east / west config … in less sunny Victoria . Looks like I’m doing ok….. my kms are a lot lower than yours… still enjoying the car and like you I applaud them for being brave on the interior.. I’m ex auto and have got really bored with the same same interiors of modern cars….. good on BYD for being different !

​@@johnbentley6925 No worries. All the best!

I've never used it, I've heard it's useless. I have used the sealant spray several times over the years on different tyres ( bikes, ride on mowers, 4wds ) with great success. So therefore I don't even carry the goop that comes with the Atto

​@@Andy-z6f cheers mate

Maybe its not consuming more energy but giving the true numbers 😂

Thank you!!

@@okanepaddy Yes, I'm aware if the charging curve, I've driven dozens of EVs. The curve is flatter than that of my Atto 3 which is what I was pointing out. I can get nearly 90 kw, even up to a battery precentage of well over 70% which is probably a reflection of the battery chemistry. In my opinion, the charging speed is too low on this vehicle

Cheers!

Is this different to previous Teslas? In previous test drives/ hires , I pushed down once, and it would engage cruise control without any lane keeping features ( or whatever Tesla calls them ) Or is this a deliberate menu setting that this dealer has set up? This is the part I don't understand. Is this now an integrated feature of " Cruise Control" ? I pushed down once at all times during the test drive to engage cruise control. It still doesn't explain either why the car jerked violently a couple of times ( towards the car in the left lane of a double- laned road ) and then disabled the feature. Either there is a fault, a menu setting has been changed to showcase this " feature " or cruise control itself is now different. Or perhaps there is a different way to use "normal" cruise control that is now different to previous models I've drove. Either way, for a test drive, it was disappointing and unnerving, and not intuitive. I'll call you later! 😂

You're most welcome!

Apart from unlocking and checking to see what's locked or unlocked, no you can't

Unfortunately it's a busy single lane highway, so going 85km/hr would probably piss of a lot of drivers! Especially during the day when I mostly drive. It would also add about an hour to an already long trip as well if you want to do it in one go. However, it's an interesting thought experiment, if it was a 2 lane highway all the way, and I could really get 15 kwhr/ 100 kms, then it would add around an hour. I would only have to charge once, so I could take away a 30 min charge stop, adding only about 30 minutes overall. So I guess an alternative way to do it. I usually take my time on these trips, and don't often do it in one go, so it doesn't bother me if I have to charge more.

@@bydatto39461 I have carefully checked our Atto for range at various speeds on a very long straight stretch of road not far from where I live, so can confirm the 15kWhr at 85kmh. You can even do slightly better at 80kmh. However the road has to be dead flat and no wind. Undulations, slowing, speeding up quickly reduce economy. Actually it's not very different from the diesel ICE I used to economy check. For most cars such as diesel Mercs, 80kmh is a sweet spot for maximum range. An exception in my experience was the Citroen ID19 with sealed underbody and adjustable ride height. It was very economical for a mid sized sedan of that era and achieved maximum range at around 100kmh. In the 1960s I used to drive mine non stop except for refresh, from Adelaide to Sydney with no problems. I used to race my mate on that trip in his e-type. I generally won because he had to make two or three fuel stops. They don't make them like that anymore.

I had the heating on some of the time. I was wearing warm clothes, but yeah the heating probably added to the economy.

@@bydatto39461 Just another question if you don’t mind. As you do a lot of trips from Kalgoorlie in your ATTO3 do you carry a spare wheel and tyre or do you rely on the supplied sealer?

Thanks Brett. The paint is pretty good on an Atto, mine always comes up good when I wash off the dirt and dust. I don't have any staining, just give it a good pressure hose everywhere and you should be fine. The problem with gravel roads is the potential for chips from other drivers, especially trucks. Even the windscreen is at risk if other drivers pass too fast or close. The underside might get a few dings, but if you are careful it's nothing serious. But even on bitumen you can get a chip! All my windscreens chips on previous cars were on sealed roads, so go figure. The seals are also good on an Atto, but you will get some dust trying to get in the seals, so I usually have to specially clean the around the seals on the boot and door. Driving slower won't really reduce the dust much ( unless you crawl along ) that's just something you'll have to deal with and clean off after. We've noticed on some of the Wheatbelt dirt roads, that the car will detect a high level of cabin particulates and do an air-clean to purify the air so that function works well. All the best!

Yeah that's quite a difference! Thanks for your comment

Yes it does, the company manufactures spare tyres specifically and tests them for a range of vehicles

I'm sorry I don't know, I never use the tablet for anything more than navigation with WAZE, and occasionally the radio!

Thank you!

Thank you!