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A Google of what. The guys asking if there’s a difference between granny chargers. He’s not asking for a commando socket equipt one. Poorly informed? I nearly installed a commando socket on my drive
As said they all are the same functionally. Just some ergonomics differences
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Just got back from wales. 4.0 motorway then a 15 mile trip on A roads and 5.9 in my born.Mini is super efficient round town/city in the warmer weather, you'll see 5.5-6mpKWh no issues, if not more depends on the literal lay of the land.
MEB is also super efficient
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One of my EVs is a "nearly new" through car salary sacrifice EV car scheme (Octopus) the other was a personal lease direct with the manufacturer
The charger that was suggested that you clearly didn't understand in your haste to try and put down someone's entirely reasonable suggestion
Crikey.
It was just a suggestion and very much in the guise of ‘if you want something that can do more than just charge at 10A’.
Part of the substance of the post is that granny chargers are not a much of a muchness because some of them come with more features like being 32A capable with swappable pigtails between U.K. 3 pin, EU Schuko and commando sockets.
Of course you pay a higher price for those features but not that much more in reality and they offer a lot of flexibility.
I’m sorry is that somehow offended you @Simon.
It was just a suggestion and very much in the guise of ‘if you want something that can do more than just charge at 10A’.
Part of the substance of the post is that granny chargers are not a much of a muchness because some of them come with more features like being 32A capable with swappable pigtails between U.K. 3 pin, EU Schuko and commando sockets.
Of course you pay a higher price for those features but not that much more in reality and they offer a lot of flexibility.
I’m sorry is that somehow offended you @Simon.
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The juice box units offer that switchable inlet style as well which is interesting.
Thanks for the replies folks. As said, it's purely to use when visiting my parents for a few days at a time so it doesn't need to be capable of anything more than standard 10A charging so I'll probably go with the one I posted. Their garage electrics should be up to the task as they had solar installed on it a good while back. I've asked them about the possibility of getting a newer socket installed where their existing one is just for some peace of mind, though, as I see Masterplug do one with some added protection built in.
Bought outright used. Because didn't want a monthly payment and at the time something like a ID4 was stupid price new.
In hindsight and if I was doing it again, (there's more choice now), and I'd go on a PCP or lease so I could give it back and not be caught by depreciation or technology obsolescence. Also not caught by legislation or political shifts.
When I bought it looked like diesel and non hybrid petrol was dead. However now it's different it's like there's no legislative disincentive not to buy ICE. You'd have to factor that.
Juice Booster?
I’m pretty sure that one (or a version of it does) does 22kw/32A 3 phase but it’s rather expensive.
Will you be doing much driving while there? Might not need to granny charge at all.
Next he’ll be buying a 16a eBay jobby and burning the garage down. I took it serious as it’s a fire risk suggesting these high power ones to people who are just gonna buy what someone says on the internet. It didn’t offend me at all. Just rather not have people risking themselves
Recommending a 32A isn’t right for this situation. As he said he’s just going to his parents.
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No probably not, but they're up in Aberdeenshire so it would be much easier to be able to start the journey back home with a full charge. Dundee seems like the best place to stop for a top-up in either direction, there's loads of chargers without having to take a detour from my normal route.
There are 3 pin 16A chargers online. Good luck if you use one of them.Fire risk because it has multiple plug options, what a crock of ****
For a 32A it needs a dedicated socket which his parents won’t have. All a bit of a odd recommendation tbh when it was clear he just needed a normal 10A 2.3kW charger
Nobody recommended one of those, so no need to twist your knickers up about that.
You don't say?
The one he suggested can be both, so was an entirely reasonable option to suggest to someone who may not know (as you apparently don't) that you can get 'granny chargers' with more features than just 3 pin 10A charging.
They're not a fire risk, they just have multiple plug options and provide a more flexible alternative to people who can make use of more than one type of plug - ultimately not something that will be used in this specific circumstance but the suggestion may well inform others that didn't know such things are available and absolutely wasn't worthy of your initial condescending response. You can also swap in connectors for other countries plug types, again, another useful feature for someone who might take the car abroad and need to charge it from a domestic plug abroad.
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I got my 2021 Nissan Leaf Tekna used with 21k miles on the clock. The battery is still at 100%. They wouldn't budge on price but they did give me three years free servicing, 3 years warranty on the car and 7 years on the battery. It is by far the best car I have ever owned and the only top of the range car I have ever owned. On top of that it's even got extra options so may have been a demo car originally. A Leaf isn't for everyone but it is a great car if you can make it work for you and is the perfect car for me. It was the first EV I have ever driven and I certainly won't be going back to a ICE powered car again. Obviously it's quiet but it's also so smooth and push you back in your seat acceleration is always there at any speed. I do have my own charger at our house though which makes a massive difference in running costs. I am on Tomato and the overnight rate is only 5p a unit making my average running costs at the moment only £1 per 100 miles.
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The only real parts cost involved in servicing my Polestar is changing the cabin filter, so offering 3 of them free does not seem like a great deal
On the plus side, I do enjoy seeing all the places I used to know when I was growing up in Elgin being mentioned in your posts!