just planned a test journey and it seems like it does?
gives the time to charge and indicative cost lower down
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gives the time to charge and indicative cost lower down
Where is this deal from?
Not fully EV but my hybrid Q5 is in at Audi due to a faulty hybrid battery which they had to "quarantine due to it being dangerous to drive".
It's two years old and has been at Audi for.. 32 days now. They have no idea when the battery will be dispatched from Germany, let alone when I'll get my car back.
Joy.
It's two years old and has been at Audi for.. 32 days now. They have no idea when the battery will be dispatched from Germany, let alone when I'll get my car back.
Joy.
I see what you mean, some of the chargers give me the total, others give absolutely nothing loljust planned a test journey and it seems like it does?
gives the time to charge and indicative cost lower down
Eden Motor Group. I found it on leasing.com. I think they have 1 car left.
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If possible just use open to all Tesla Supercharger locations, they are the cheapest you'll get if care about costs.
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Will you regularly using public charging or is it a very niche occurrence and you’ll do 99% of charging at home?
Honestly, we have no idea. There is no drive way so we'll have to see what the council can do for kerb side charging. Tescos is down the road so we could use that once a week.
I'd have looked into the council's options for kerbside charging before stumping up for the car, having to rely on public charging soon wears thin.
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I can't envisage having an EV without being able to charge at home being anything other than a massive ball ache.
You really need to have a plan and an idea of costs.
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I managed it for about 4 weeks when my previous EV had a broken AC charger so I had to DC charge, it was grim adding 20-30 minutes to my already long office days to sit at a Tesla charger. The only good part was at least there was a cheap open to all Tesla site 30 seconds off my commute.
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indeed. I love having an EV and hope never go back to an oil burner again (unless it's a Weekender midlife crisis car) but without home, work or local overnight roadside charging it's a way harder sell imo.
adding to the massive expense (public EV charging is more than petrol or diesel) it's only gonna add insult to injury when the government kindly add another 3p a mile onto your driving to make it even more expensive .
adding to the massive expense (public EV charging is more than petrol or diesel) it's only gonna add insult to injury when the government kindly add another 3p a mile onto your driving to make it even more expensive .
I could live without a home charger but it's because I don't do much mileage. I don't understand anyone doing higher mileage buying an EV without home charging.
Regardless of costs the convience of not having to go to a petrol station was one of the key features of ownership for me.
I often would find from the other half that the petrol car needed fuel really late at night. I would have to go fill it or have the hassle in the morning. That said I mostly stopped commuting by car.
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My mum is without a home charger at the moment, and it’s a real pain in the backside for her.
Having to find an extra 30+ mins in her day to charge the car, not to mention the mega cost of it
So while I am a huge EV advocate for those that can charge at home, I don’t see any value in having one if you can’t. It just feels like an expensive faff.
For me, in principle, it wouldn’t be too bad. There are chargers at my gym so I could charge it while there, but you have to pay an idle fee as well :/
Having to find an extra 30+ mins in her day to charge the car, not to mention the mega cost of it
So while I am a huge EV advocate for those that can charge at home, I don’t see any value in having one if you can’t. It just feels like an expensive faff.
For me, in principle, it wouldn’t be too bad. There are chargers at my gym so I could charge it while there, but you have to pay an idle fee as well :/
We have looked into them and are awaiting a call back from the council but had to order the car before the March deal expired. We are aware how expensive it can be at public chargers, but needs must. If we are doing long miles, we're going away so would be using public chargers anyway. Locally, we're just pottering around and would get away with charging once a week or even once every 2 weeks.
This was one of the bigger points for us as well, although we're not high mileage drivers and at 8p/kwh makes it disgustingly cheaper than an oil burner, as elequently put.
We only live 10 mins from our local Tescos store, we will just use them for top ups until we get something setup at home for charging. 30-45 mins for a top up while shopping once a week or so isn't too bad.
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Are they DC chargers or Ac 7kw Type two ones?
If the latter, you’ll not get a huge amount out of it in 30 minutes - enough to do about 10 miles or so.
As long as you’re aware of all this - it’s just a shame not to get the main advantage of EV ownership!
I've a public 22kw (limited by car 7kw) about 15 mins walk away at local train station or high speed DC chargers about 10 mins drive away at shopping center.
So I could make it work and did while waiting for a home charger install. I wouldn't buy an EV without home charging. It wouldn't make any financial sense without home charging even with my low mileage.
So I could make it work and did while waiting for a home charger install. I wouldn't buy an EV without home charging. It wouldn't make any financial sense without home charging even with my low mileage.