theferdies
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- Feb 7, 2021
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Hi all
I'm hoping someone can help me with my Peugeot Ion. After I charge it, I can drive about 50 metres, but then the power drops. Simultaneously, I get a bunch of warning lights... a car with what looks like a stick going through it, a little tortoise-shaped thing and one that looks like a car skidding. I switch the engine off and wait a couple of minutes before switching on again. The warning lights all appear but I can drive another 50m or so before the power drops again.
Fortunately, the place where I charge the car is a large car park that's never full, so I can always nip into a parking space. I switch on and off about 4/5 times. Eventually, I can go about 100/200m before it drops down again, but I live very near the charging place, so I kind of limp home, stopping and re-starting in lay-byes and private driveways as I go! Not ideal.
The thing is, when I park at home and leave the car for an hour or so, it's perfectly fine when I switch on again (no warning lights), and I know from experience that I absolutely will not have the problem again - until the next time I charge up. I'm not sure what the minimum time is for leaving the car unused. I think that a few weeks back I left it for only 30 mins and it was fine.
It's so weird that it only happens immediately after charging. There are no experienced EV mechanics in my town, but I would at least like to take some ideas to my local mechanic, to help him discover the cause.
Many thanks!
I'm hoping someone can help me with my Peugeot Ion. After I charge it, I can drive about 50 metres, but then the power drops. Simultaneously, I get a bunch of warning lights... a car with what looks like a stick going through it, a little tortoise-shaped thing and one that looks like a car skidding. I switch the engine off and wait a couple of minutes before switching on again. The warning lights all appear but I can drive another 50m or so before the power drops again.
Fortunately, the place where I charge the car is a large car park that's never full, so I can always nip into a parking space. I switch on and off about 4/5 times. Eventually, I can go about 100/200m before it drops down again, but I live very near the charging place, so I kind of limp home, stopping and re-starting in lay-byes and private driveways as I go! Not ideal.
The thing is, when I park at home and leave the car for an hour or so, it's perfectly fine when I switch on again (no warning lights), and I know from experience that I absolutely will not have the problem again - until the next time I charge up. I'm not sure what the minimum time is for leaving the car unused. I think that a few weeks back I left it for only 30 mins and it was fine.
It's so weird that it only happens immediately after charging. There are no experienced EV mechanics in my town, but I would at least like to take some ideas to my local mechanic, to help him discover the cause.
Many thanks!