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  1. ABitterman
    Mine was ordered 15th Feb, 450+white F-Sport, premium plus pack and have been given a date of 18rh July. Also got the charger but unless there’s a miracle and it’s installed prior to the end of March I’m going to have to stump up the £350 rather than Rishi. Still better than the £1000 it would have cost.
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    Zanderblue, thank you for such a clear explanation. As far as costs to charge at home. I don’t have Economy 7, so pay 17.8p per kw. The battery is 18.1kw so I reckon it will cost me 18.1x17.8= £3.22 to charge fully. The calculation I was looking for was how much it cost to charge the battery whilst driving. You say it took 70 miles to get it fully charged, guess we just need to know the impact on mpg to see what that cost would be.
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    I wasn’t asking for financial advise, this is a forum for discussing the various aspects of the cars. If you can’t answer the question, just ignore it and move on don’t suggest to me, as I’ve spent almost £60k on a hybrid car, I shouldn’t be interested in using it in the most economical way.
  4. ABitterman
    Has anyone done the calculation on many extra litres of fuel the engine would use if it were to charge the 18kw battery whilst driving at 60-70 mph? if it’s a 6kw charger then it’d only take it 2.5hrs to charge wouldn’t it?
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    Wonder why they include an internal charger in the car if the amount of fuel to use it outweighs the benefit of having a full battery? That must be a significant weight and cost penalty for very little return.
  6. ABitterman
    This is my point, would you always charge the battery via the engine when you are on a long distance run and you know the battery will be depleted way before you can plug it in at home.
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    I think the plug-in variant is only worth the extra cost if it's a company vehicle. The 450h PHEV is actually less expensive than the 350h overall as its BIK is 7% of the total value of the car as opposed to the 350h at 32%. Guess there are a lot of company car drivers going around in PHEVS and never actually charging them up!
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    Once that initial charge has depleted does the car operate just like the 350h or can it fully recharge the larger battery on long trips?
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    Mine was ordered though work, I'll go and check with them.
  10. ABitterman
    Is that ordered or delivered. I've seen a few posts where the car must be delivered by the end of April to qualify. Mine will not arrive until the summer. Fantastic news if it's based on the order date. Can't see mee plugging it in to a 3-pin socket every night!
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    I’ve ordered the plug in NX and wondered what the most efficient way of using it is. I’m guessing putting it on charge at home every night but as no doubt I’ve missed the boat on the Lexus offer of a free charger so I’d have to spend around £1,000 on a home charger just for 40 miles a day. How much more does it cost in fuel to let the engine charge up the battery or would I be better off using a commercial charging station. Went plug in because of the BIK but would like to run it in the most economical way. Cheers.
  12. ABitterman
    I went to a couple of dealers in the East Midlands and both said June wasn’t a problem for the 450+ but longer delays on the 350.
  13. ABitterman
    Not had Apple Car Play on previous cars and after trying it out during my test drive of the NX, I doubt I’ll be using little else!
  14. ABitterman
    You can find out anything you want rather than use your phone and if it’s a destination just send it to your satnav.
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    Excellent news. Thank you.
  16. ABitterman
    I am looking to order a 2022 NX450 and wondered if the satnav tells you when you are approaching a speed camera. Currently have a Volvo V90 which has this very useful feature. Another couple of useful things are an inbuilt Spotify app and Google search.
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