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Honda Jazz Mk4 2020 - / Re: All modern conveniences
« Last post by Lord Voltermore on December 13, 2024, 02:37:05 PM »Sorry .I guess hybrids will be relegated to the slow lane again as powerful EV's proliferate. My snigger may be limited to seeing them queuing for a charger.Snigger ye not1
I accept EV's will meet the needs of many users very well. Its more accurate to say I sometimes see public chargers where I am glad I have not arrived desperately needing to use it to complete a planned journey. Either a queue , or obstructed, inaccessible or not working. I'd hate to have to plan a continental trip around EV range ,Hotels with chargers etc. I prefer quaint hotels in medieval towns, sparsely populated mountain ranges etc. One day maybe if my idea for a uric acid powered battery gets developed . 
I would like to be more eco friendly.22
Honda Jazz Mk4 2020 - / Re: A first
« Last post by Colstarr on December 13, 2024, 02:22:03 PM »You are probably correct in stating the battery will only reach 80% charge .
I doubt Honda would allow the battery to reach the full 100% charge or allow it to completely discharge . I'm almost certain there must be some sort of software built into the system to cycle the battery during it's lifetime?.. I have yet to see the battery drop below the last two bars. Again I doubt the software would allow this to happen.
90% of the time when I park the car in the garage, the battery shows 8 to 10 bars on the display due to the final down hill decent to my home.
Throughout the summer rarely did
the car ever start up with the engine running. Unless I turned on the demister.
Battery technology is moving so fast now. The Honda Jazz e-hev at almost 5 years old is starting to look and feel a bit dated.
I wonder if there will ever be a mk5 hybrid jazz?.
I doubt Honda would allow the battery to reach the full 100% charge or allow it to completely discharge . I'm almost certain there must be some sort of software built into the system to cycle the battery during it's lifetime?.. I have yet to see the battery drop below the last two bars. Again I doubt the software would allow this to happen.
90% of the time when I park the car in the garage, the battery shows 8 to 10 bars on the display due to the final down hill decent to my home.
Throughout the summer rarely did
the car ever start up with the engine running. Unless I turned on the demister.
Battery technology is moving so fast now. The Honda Jazz e-hev at almost 5 years old is starting to look and feel a bit dated.
I wonder if there will ever be a mk5 hybrid jazz?.
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Honda Jazz Mk4 2020 - / Re: All modern conveniences
« Last post by Lord Voltermore on December 13, 2024, 02:04:20 PM »I'm not sure, but it does appear to have read and recognised the speed roundel.And would presumably still react if I exceeded 20 mph at 3 am when most young school children will be at home on their smartphones.
It is my understanding that the 20mph flashing signs at schools are advisory, the others are mandatory
Or has it?. Maybe the 20 mph limit is taken from gps data in the satnav.
My 2021 mk 4 sometimes displayed continental speed limits that only applied during peak hours with a little time clock symbol. And even displayed winter speed limits with snow symbols when there were no physical signs yet erected at the roadside . (I went back and checked
) Likely to be gps data. I dont yet know how the 2024 car ( Which I may now call Bongo) will deal with these. 24
Honda Jazz Mk4 2020 - / Re: All modern conveniences
« Last post by Tombola on December 13, 2024, 01:19:12 PM »I attach a google street view clip of the actual speed limit sign which caused the 'bong' when I exceeded 20 mph. (otherwise it was 30 mph) The limit is conditional on the lights flashing. They were not. It was a school day but not at a time when kids were likely to be on the loose. Pedestrians ,small and large ,are always a possibility any time, any where. Had it been children's 'chucking out time' I would have been doing 20 or less regardless of whether the lights were flashing or not . They might be faulty. (lights or children -and especially school run parents) I had judged for myself the appropriate speed for the actual circumstances. The 'bong' made me double check my chosen speed (an indicated 23 mph) and reassess whether It was appropriate and whether I had missed something.It is my understanding that the 20mph flashing signs at schools are advisory, the others are mandatory
I didnt resent being wrongly bonged and neither would I resent being bonged if I deliberately choose to exceed the limit .So far I have not felt the need to switch anything off. Its not continual, or annoyingly loud . Indeed I cant even remember if 'bong' is the best word to describe it. Maybe chime, or beep.
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Honda Jazz Mk4 2020 - / Re: All modern conveniences
« Last post by dayjavoo on December 13, 2024, 12:18:01 PM »If the system relies on traffic sign recognition, I wouldn't want to rely on it to keep me legal. On my Mk3, the traffic sign information display regularly misses a 30mph sign on the exit from a roundabout near me. The Mk3 has bongs, not linked to traffic signs but pre-programmed, in my case currently set to the default values of 30mph and 50mph - I rather like them!
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Honda Jazz Mk4 2020 - / Re: All modern conveniences
« Last post by Lord Voltermore on December 13, 2024, 11:21:04 AM »I attach a google street view clip of the actual speed limit sign which caused the 'bong' when I exceeded 20 mph. (otherwise it was 30 mph) The limit is conditional on the lights flashing. They were not. It was a school day but not at a time when kids were likely to be on the loose. Pedestrians ,small and large ,are always a possibility any time, any where. Had it been children's 'chucking out time' I would have been doing 20 or less regardless of whether the lights were flashing or not . They might be faulty. (lights or children -and especially school run parents) I had judged for myself the appropriate speed for the actual circumstances. The 'bong' made me double check my chosen speed (an indicated 23 mph) and reassess whether It was appropriate and whether I had missed something.
I didnt resent being wrongly bonged and neither would I resent being bonged if I deliberately choose to exceed the limit . So far I have not felt the need to switch anything off. Its not continual, or annoyingly loud . Indeed I cant even remember if 'bong' is the best word to describe it. Maybe chime, or beep.
I didnt resent being wrongly bonged and neither would I resent being bonged if I deliberately choose to exceed the limit .
So far I have not felt the need to switch anything off. Its not continual, or annoyingly loud . Indeed I cant even remember if 'bong' is the best word to describe it. Maybe chime, or beep. 27
Honda Jazz Mk4 2020 - / Re: All modern conveniences
« Last post by Karoq on December 13, 2024, 10:39:05 AM »I guess hybrids will be relegated to the slow lane again as powerful EV's proliferate. My snigger may be limited to seeing them queuing for a charger.Snigger ye not1
I've owned the Niro for 18 months and never needed to go anywhere near a public charger. (7k miles a year,)
A round trip from Poole to Horsham and back, 220 miles on A and Motorway roads left me with 118 miles in the battery. (100% charge) Admittedly that was in the summer. Many far more expensive BEVs cannot match the eNiro's range.
At current electricity prices (22p pKwh) and petrol at £1.37 a litre my car costs 6 pence a mile and a Full HEV ICE doing 44mpg (as my e:HEV CR-V did) costs 14pence per mile. Nuff said!
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Honda Jazz Mk4 2020 - / Re: All modern conveniences
« Last post by Tombola on December 13, 2024, 10:02:13 AM »Road sign recognition cannot be permanently disabled, has to be done each journey
I read somewhere it can be disabled by switching off the road sign recognition but I haven't got it on my car so can't test the theory.
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Honda Jazz Mk4 2020 - / Re: Auto Climate or Air Con + Auto Climate
« Last post by dayjavoo on December 13, 2024, 09:50:08 AM »I’m not certain the AC comes on and off just set to AUTO as there certainly isn’t any indication of that
What you have is a climate control system which controls temperature and humidity in the cabin. It selects cabin recirculation as necessary. The aircon must be switched on sometimes - otherwise how could the cabin be cooled in hot weather? I've always found mine to work perfectly on AUTO. The only problem I have is inadvertently switching it off by clumsily brushing against the touch controls.
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Honda & Other Honda Models / Re: 25 years of the Honda Insight
« Last post by olduser1 on December 13, 2024, 09:36:56 AM »I'd go for the Insight every time, back when both were outside dealers drive both.
The A2 poor ride disagreeable salesman and not a diesel fan. The Honda went well unsure of the styling but the ride and controls suited us.
At the time had company Volvo 940 23 mpg and when I retired in 2000 bought another Subaru
The A2 poor ride disagreeable salesman and not a diesel fan. The Honda went well unsure of the styling but the ride and controls suited us.
At the time had company Volvo 940 23 mpg and when I retired in 2000 bought another Subaru
