Alibro
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Thanks mateThis is probably my favourite post of the entire thread so far! Rocking up to a car meet with a great mix of vehicles there, and managing to garner some interest in the seemingly humble, but individually special FL1 is first class, and then reading the positivity about the use for - as you say - the intended purpose. Even with the bits of fettling you're doing to get it just right you shoud regard this project as a complete and utter total success.
It was a lot of fun seeing the look on their faces when they realised it was fully electric, there were Ferrari's and Porches that got less attention.
From the start I wanted it to be a practical car that I could use every day for normal Freelander type purposes and for the most part it is. The boot is reduced a bit but still very useful and I intend to use it today to deliver used parts to Belfast which is around 25 miles away and collect new parts, keeping the tow bar was a major bonus and being able to use the car for jobs like yesterdays gives me a real kick.
So yes I am chuffed to bits with it and I'm calling it a success however there is one big upgrade that would make it even better.
At the minute I'm still fettling as you say doing small changes and improvements but I have one big upgrade I want to do and that is fast charging. Having a range of around 100 miles makes the car usable but having a max charging speed of 10mph (or 7mph on a granny cable) means I'm tied to home unless I stay overnight in a place I can charge it or I can leave it all day to charge while doing something else. Enabling fast charging would take away a lot of the range anxiety I currently experience.
It might or might not happen this year but is very much on the todo list.