EV general discussion

silversurfer said:
Which brand charger do people have at home, wondering which is best. Octopus offer to install one and give a nicer tariff otherwise I've only read about Indra
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EV chargers are a much of a muchness, they all have to meet the same regs.

I would just install which ever had the style you are happy with and features you want for a price you are willing to pay.

The core features really just boil down to:
Does it have a cable permanently attached aka 'tethered' - I'd personally recommend tethered.
Do you need it need to work with solar or tie into other energy eco system devices you may have or are looking to install.
 
b0rn2sk8 said:
EV chargers are a much of a muchness, they all have to meet the same regs.

I would just install which ever had the style you are happy with and features you want for a price you are willing to pay.

The core features really just boil down to:
Does it have a cable permanently attached aka 'tethered' - I'd personally recommend tethered.
Do you need it need to work with solar or tie into other energy eco system devices you may have or are looking to install.
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Octopus have a requirement of specific chargers or cars, if neither are on their list you can't get their ev tariffs
 
m4rmite said:
Octopus have a requirement of specific chargers or cars, if neither are on their list you can't get their ev tariffs
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If you want to use Octopus intelligent (non-intelligent tariffs are also available from Octopus) then yes you wither need an Ohme or a car on their list (long list these days). But that is specifically why I said if you want to tie into an energy ecosystem, then that will narrow down your choice.
 
Octopus Go isn't far off the EV Tariff anyway. You just need a sufficiently smart enough car or plug to start and stop charging.
 
adam cool dude said:
I have just ordered a GR86. Looking to put 18k down once my car is sold. That will leave me with a loan of 15460 over 5 years which is around £300 a month going off current rates.

Residuals are fantastic on these at the moment. I could even flip it for more money once it arrives if I wanted to but say if something terrible happens I can just sell the car and pocket the rest and buy a cheap run around if needed. Very little financial risk involved.

Since covid strong second hand car prices have almost made buying brand new a real viable option. EV's on the other hand is a bit more risky as the residuals are through the floor at the moment as no one wants them second hand. The vast majority of sales are fleet.
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Even our 207 automatic is up In value.
Paid 3k for it. Obviously it's now done more miles, and is older. But it's definitely gone up in value.
Especially as its an automatic and cheap autos are hard to find.
 
Uther said:
Are there any advantages to doing it that way?
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If you have a charging schedule set in your car, set for overnight, then you need to remember to bypass it when using public charging, else it won’t charge (different time), then enabling it back on again, when you’re charging at home.
Much easier to set the schedule on your home charger, which probably won’t ever need changing. Saves making a mistake :)
 
SDK^ said:
If you have a charging schedule set in your car, set for overnight, then you need to remember to bypass it when using public charging, else it won’t charge (different time), then enabling it back on again, when you’re charging at home.
Much easier to set the schedule on your home charger, which probably won’t ever need changing. Saves making a mistake :)
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Depends on the car I guess, my Tesla remembers locations and associated schedules
 
Uther said:
I assume you can set the charging schedule in all modern EV's now?
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A bunch you can set a start time but not an end time. My Pug is start time only. And the app is absolute hot garbage. I use a granny charger with a smart plug.
 
Quick q, as I've recently lost my car and need another.

How many of you would consider a used electric car if you didn't have on-street parking? I.e. my garage is 10 mins walk away and there is no power there either. And I cannot park anywhere near my house (literally cannot, not "don't want to").

Would be entirely dependent on the small amount of chargers nearby and whether they were working on the day or not..
 
FoxEye said:
Quick q, as I've recently lost my car and need another.

How many of you would consider a used electric car if you didn't have on-street parking? I.e. my garage is 10 mins walk away and there is no power there either. And I cannot park anywhere near my house (literally cannot, not "don't want to").

Would be entirely dependent on the small amount of chargers nearby and whether they were working on the day or not..
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How many miles are you doing?

It is pretty difficult maths. A cheap petrol car is hard to beat.
 
FoxEye said:
Quick q, as I've recently lost my car and need another.

How many of you would consider a used electric car if you didn't have on-street parking? I.e. my garage is 10 mins walk away and there is no power there either. And I cannot park anywhere near my house (literally cannot, not "don't want to").

Would be entirely dependent on the small amount of chargers nearby and whether they were working on the day or not..
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don't get an ev if you can't park and charge on your own driveway
 
FoxEye said:
Quick q, as I've recently lost my car and need another.

How many of you would consider a used electric car if you didn't have on-street parking? I.e. my garage is 10 mins walk away and there is no power there either. And I cannot park anywhere near my house (literally cannot, not "don't want to").

Would be entirely dependent on the small amount of chargers nearby and whether they were working on the day or not..
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Nah screw that.
 
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