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Electric vans
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BenacreNick
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Re: Electric vans
And another thing, staff may end up parking their cars in the charging bays, instead of the non-charging bays.
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Davemac1978
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Re: Electric vans
I have a Merc, had it awhile but still knock it into neutral every time it starts to rainTooManyLoops wrote: ↑22 Aug 2025, 19:24
If you have Mercedes EVs, they are stupid. 'Gear' stick is a stalk and the handbrake is a pedal, but a lever to release![]()
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TooManyLoops
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Re: Electric vans
And I forgot to even mention the stupid key positionDavemac1978 wrote: ↑24 Aug 2025, 08:27I have a Merc, had it awhile but still knock it into neutral every time it starts to rainTooManyLoops wrote: ↑22 Aug 2025, 19:24
If you have Mercedes EVs, they are stupid. 'Gear' stick is a stalk and the handbrake is a pedal, but a lever to release![]()
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FirstPost
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Re: Electric vans
TooManyLoops wrote: ↑22 Aug 2025, 19:24So much better and easier to drive than the diesel vans. No changing of gears, pulling handbrakes. They are a chore to drive now
Place in D, press the go pedal, and off it goes. Don't go heavy on the pedal, they are rapid off the line!
If you have Mercedes EVs, they are stupid. 'Gear' stick is a stalk and the handbrake is a pedal, but a lever to release![]()
The Peugeot's are![]()
We had thirty Peugeots delivered a few months ago, eighteen had to be lifted onto trucks within the first week, only at Royal Fail
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TooManyLoops
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Re: Electric vans
Not sure how that is a Royal Mail fault, they didn't build the vansFirstPost wrote: ↑24 Aug 2025, 21:15TooManyLoops wrote: ↑22 Aug 2025, 19:24So much better and easier to drive than the diesel vans. No changing of gears, pulling handbrakes. They are a chore to drive now
Place in D, press the go pedal, and off it goes. Don't go heavy on the pedal, they are rapid off the line!
If you have Mercedes EVs, they are stupid. 'Gear' stick is a stalk and the handbrake is a pedal, but a lever to release![]()
The Peugeot's are![]()
We had thirty Peugeots delivered a few months ago, eighteen had to be lifted onto trucks within the first week, only at Royal Fail