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Electric vans

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BenacreNick
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Re: Electric vans

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And another thing, staff may end up parking their cars in the charging bays, instead of the non-charging bays.
Davemac1978
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Re: Electric vans

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TooManyLoops 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 :crazy:
I have a Merc, had it awhile but still knock it into neutral every time it starts to rain 😂
TooManyLoops
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Re: Electric vans

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Davemac1978 wrote:
24 Aug 2025, 08:27
TooManyLoops 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 :crazy:
I have a Merc, had it awhile but still knock it into neutral every time it starts to rain 😂
And I forgot to even mention the stupid key position
FirstPost
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Re: Electric vans

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TooManyLoops wrote:
22 Aug 2025, 19:24
So 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 :crazy:

The Peugeot's are :thumbup

We had thirty Peugeots delivered a few months ago, eighteen had to be lifted onto trucks within the first week, only at Royal Fail
TooManyLoops
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Re: Electric vans

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FirstPost wrote:
24 Aug 2025, 21:15
TooManyLoops wrote:
22 Aug 2025, 19:24
So 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 :crazy:

The Peugeot's are :thumbup

We had thirty Peugeots delivered a few months ago, eighteen had to be lifted onto trucks within the first week, only at Royal Fail
Not sure how that is a Royal Mail fault, they didn't build the vans