ICE uses the same amount of screenwash as EVs.
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If that was the reason they never would have made it except. That was not the reason.
My screen wash is always bloody frozen and no engine to defrost it. Having to use it neat which costs a lot more. Lol
That doesn't look good, I was only wanting one to use in an emergency like at the caravan so I don't have to use public chargers but I'm guessing our static caravan doesn't have the higher rated plug socketsDon't get the Masterplug. They claim to have thermal management and current throttling BUT they don't have a thermocouple in the most important part, the plug.
Ask me how I know as they say...
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From 2028 (2 1/2 years away...)
IF she drives an electric vehicle, she will have to pay £1080 a year extra
I'm amazed anyone driving a BEV does 36,000 miles a year though. A PHEV probably makes more sense for that mileage and that would cost £540 for the same mileage.
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apparently people with EVs on average do more miles than any other fuel.
EV running costs : 2p per mile
The EV 'Expensive car tax' bracket is increasing from £40k to £50k next year. This saves £420 per year
The 3p Pay-per-mile comes into force from 2028.
Looks like fuel duty is being adjusted up from Sept 2026
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So far I've never had a problem with Bluecol diluted at about 3:1 water to screenwash, or 50/50 if it is forecast to be really cold - the only time I had a problem was right after a vehicle was serviced and the garage had put around half a tank of their own stuff in and it froze instantly when sprayed on the windscreen one night!
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there are still plenty of incentives for buying a NEW EV.... esp if you can get in the BIK gravy train.
Turn it down to 8A and it should be fine unless the socket is completely ******.
A decent EVSE should have a thermocouple in the plug and turn down the charge rate. The Masterplug one claims to have thermal monitoring (even has a temperature display on the screen) but doesn't monitor the critical part, the plug. So I would highly suggest avoiding that particular model.
This one, for example, has a thermocouple in the plug so there is no need to compromise - https://ecoharmony.co.uk/products/5...9C-W8YC70zRidIl-R5705RzL-GmAlZi8FPvznUiltApHL
As for caravan use, no idea I'm afraid. I'd be cautious though.
Don't let my images put you off anything other than an EVSE without a thermocouple in the 3-Pin plug though. I stupidly didn't research it thoroughly enough and assumed that thermal monitoring meant the bit that mattered.
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The issue is mainly down to the socket, which is straightforward enough to replace with an EV rated one. I swapped out a double socket in my garage for one of these. All the sockets in there are surface mounted, so it was easy to just replace the 2 gang pattress box for a single. If thats not a option then adapter plates are available to allow a single gang socket to fit a double back box.
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Anyone care to guess where residuals for EV'S will be over the next few years other than fully round the U bend ? She's going to have to tax petrol/ diesel cars into stratospheric numbers for people change now - I'm sure it's coming ¡
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It's a brand new static caravan (we've only had it a month) so don't want to go swapping sockets etc. so I think may have to force the wife to buy a decent cable as it's her car
Doubt it'll impact them at all. Come 2028 with the increase in fuel duty 3p will seem cheap per mile.
12k miles PA £360... Which will buy you 2.7k miles at 45mpg in an ICE at £6 a gallon. Add in the charging costs £480-600.
What increase in fuel duty ?
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Quite, I had this last week when we hit -6.1 degrees C on Friday morning. Why hasn't any car manufacturer (ICE or EV) stuck a small heater in the damn bottle? Additionally my charging flap was stuck open with compacted frozen snow and took me ages to chip it out before I could close it!!
So not only do we have this new tax on top of paying more VED than a huge amount of ICE powered cars on the road, those of us who charge at home and are on EV tariffs typically pay a lot more for daytime rates. I am on Octopus IG and my daytime rate is a whopping 32.17p per kWh so yet another penalty for going "green" and buying a EV.
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