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Any recommendation of an experienced garage that fixes EV cars, around Dublin/Leixlip?

I have a Nissan Ariya that may or may not need to replace the reduction gear box or motor altogether, Nissan dealership took a week just to do a basic diagnostics and I'm really not confident they will do the job correctly.

I see there are a few recommendations of garages that work on EVs but their customers reviews are basically for fixing brakes, door locks and installing dash cams, I wanted a recommendation of a garage that does complex jobs and has all the software necessary to calibrate and set up whatever is needed.

The car is not in warranty for the drive unit anymore.

In case someone is curious, this is what is supposed to be the issue:

https://www.go-parts.com/garage/differential-carrier-assembly-nissan-ariya-2023-2025?srsltid=AfmBOop3BH4N9jykWFdESLpn4oeNwiWTw8WSyy2rpoKym26YpX6u-l3M

This is another post with a video of the noise the car is making.

https://www.reddit.com/r/NissanAriya/s/e1hCtiQNsi

Just to update people on the current status of the above, nothing really has changed but will go over it again in case my details help anyone.

-Car is a 2025 single owner from new car from Northern Ireland and I brought it in myself. Over 6k km so should qualify for nil VRT.

-V5 had the owners details sorta blacked out so VRT asked for it to be sent off to Revenue for confirmation. He said that he has set conditions that he can pass it right there but any deviation has to get Revenue approval.

-i sent off detailed pics of V5 and proof of it being only registered in NI; dealer book, dealer key chain, dealer first inspection.

-2.5 weeks later Revenue came back and all good to go.

-1 week later I had my VRT appointment and paid my 14e.

Now just to buy the plates and tax it tomorrow.

Seems many threads here that are 2026 quotes of 999 before grant for their syncEV standard install, however they priced at 1250 before grant for me. Have prices shot up or am I just being ... Unlucky?

Edit: seems the tethered version is 1200-1250 in cost. I'm wrong.

Good morning all, looking for some advice on purchasing a new EV with a budget of around €35k.

Having done a bit of research on it so far I have narrowed it down to the EV2 Earth Long Range and Renault 4 Iconic. This would be the primary car that I would use for driving to and from work, doing errands on the weekend and the very occasional trip to the countryside. Work is a short trip from D12 to D15 5 days a week of about 30kms a day so range shouldn't be an issue. I have a driveway and will be getting a home charger installed alongside the purchase.

They both seem to have the same specs with the Renault 4 Iconic having a heat pump and larger boot.

As I’m based in Dublin and would be mainly using it for city driving I‘m not really looking for anything too large and these both seem to be the perfect size. I currently drive a Polo so would not be too comfortable going to a much larger vehicle.

Currently have one child with plans for a second one so my head says go with the Renault 4 for the slightly larger boot, but I’m much more drawn towards the EV 2 in every other way. Kia are also offering a free charger and installation as part of their current deals so that would save me the cost of a charger.

Anyone have any experience with either of the cars above? Am I missing a glaringly obvious alternative that is in the same category? Second hand recommendations are welcome however I’m leaning towards new. The Inster is too small and the MG4 Urban has a great spec on the higher trim but I’m looking for something a little higher off the ground.

Thanks in advance!

Was charging at an Applegreen fast charger and went into the shop/playground with kids etc. when I came back out there was another car in the adjacent spot. Just as I sat in the car I got a charge session ended email (I had charged almost to where I wanted it so it was no issues). When I went to unplug the other car got out of there sharpish.

So just wondering, can the other driver (or anyone for that matter), cancel a session on the app, or is this just an anomaly?

- I hadn’t a target charge set
- I didn’t accidentally swipe or do anything on the ford app

As title states, we’re at the research / thinking stage!
Anyone with a model Y that can tell me how it’s going? Any regrets??

It will be our first EV and will be getting a home charger (A rated new build house, if that makes a difference)

Hi everyone,
I have a Hyundai Kona EV 2019 with aircon problems. I brought it to a mechanic today who told me to scrap the car and rid of it all because apparently the bumper is hard to remove? I found that a bit ridiculous. He didn’t even bother to identify a problem, he knelt down in front of it, touched the underside and brought me in and said ‘scrap it’. I’m going to go to a main dealer to get it sorted but just wondering if anyone else had this problem with independent mechanics not wanting to work with EVs or are they genuinely that hard to work with and better off scrapped if aircon isn’t working how it should?

We can't find any fast ones that are working. Big drive back to Scotland on Wednesday, can anyone advise one in or east of Derry that is working? Using zapmap but the only ones we have found to work are slow ones in the city.

Can someone in Done Deal please add battery capacity (kWh) and charge rate (kW) on the first set of specs below the images or in the vehicle overview. It would make it so much easier than having to Google these specs every time you see something you are interested in.

What concerns, if any, would anyone have about a 2017 IONIQ, all comments welcome, new ev enthusiast here hopefully about to take the plunge.

Second time in the last couple of weeks that I have stopped here to charge my vehicle. Spaces available both times, only for the charger not working and having to swap to another and hope for the best. First space I went to was available according to the ESB app but wouldn't connect, swapped to another, but myself and the car next to me had issues, credit card, esb card not recognised. Then it worked for a second, app would show charging and then stop. Finally got a spot just vacated by someone who has successfully charged their car and thankfully started to charge with my credit card.

Only wanted a splash and dash, quick coffee, nothing showing on esb app but car app showed percentage, so headed out. Car would not stop charging, machine said use esb app to stop, but not showing charging on app so couldn't stop. Car would not allow me to stop. Looked around and I wasn't the only person, cars would not stop charging, couple of us trying to get through to esb support, we couldn't get anyone.

Eventually my machine announced wrong credit card for charging and allowed me to "stop session" on the credit card touch screen and it stopped and I could unplug. No charge history yet, but the car took way more than I intended, it got about 15kw's more than I needed.

As I left, I saw people scratching heads and getting worried.

Hey, I’m looking to buy an ev - specifically a Tesla long range. I did a test drive and loooove it. I spend so much on petrol every week. My commute to work is 110km each way 🫠. I am renting and can’t put an ev charger at the house so I would have to rely on public charging. There is none at my work place. Any advice on is this possible?

Mini rant.

Got my EV about a month ago and I love it. Unfortunately we won't have the home charger installed til end of September so I'm stuck using public chargers. And good god, there are so many apps. I've installed 8 different apps and don't think I've used the same one twice. Every time I go to a public charger I spend the first 10 minutes setting up a new app.

This is an absolute first world problem but man I wish there was a more unified system and it was just handled by esb or something.

Also if I'm the dumbass who missed the secret cheat code for this, please let me know. You'd save me a lot of hassle 😂

We’re looking at picking up a second family car and I’m wondering what people think is the best-value used EV at the cheaper end of the market.

We already have an EV in the house, so range isn’t a massive concern. We also have solar, an EV charger at home, and I can charge at work, so running costs should be very low.

This car would mainly be used for school runs, local trips and general short-distance driving rather than long motorway journeys.

I’ve been looking at things like the VW e-Golf, Nissan Leaf, Hyundai Ioniq, Renault Zoe etc. The e-Golf appeals to me because it’s basically a normal Golf, but asking prices seem a bit optimistic given how long some of them have been sitting for sale.

Ideally I’m looking for something around the €6k–€10k range, reliable, reasonably practical with kids and unlikely to throw up a massive battery-related bill.
What would you buy in that price range? Anything you’d specifically avoid?

Also interested in what people think these older EVs are actually selling for, rather than the advertised prices.

Anybody got the 2026 version of this? Seriously tempted, hearing good things and there are some good deals on but I hate Elon Musk with a passion and I'm reluctant to give the prick my money.

Anybody persuade me?

Hi All

Curious about peoples thoughts on a 2023 Polestar 2 with 150 thousand km.

I know battery warranty runs out at 160k but the price is in our budget

Battery health is at 92% so let me know if there are other questions you think I should be asking the dealer.

Thanks

Hi, I've just become the proud owner of my first EV, a new Renault Mégane, and wondering about my charging options until I have a home charger installed. Apart from ESB, who has the most widespread charger network and also the easiest to access? I've tried Brite, no issues but seems to be limited to the West, Ezo, unsuccessfully, app issues, and ESB, seems to be a lot of chargers out of order.