EV general discussion

[jpaul]

... and no more granny charger cable

 

[Rilot]

Seriously? They don't give you one?

 

[chanjy]

Type 2 standard but granny charger cable is pretty unusual these days right?

Having said that my Audi came with one

 

[Diddums]

It won't come fully charged, and the chargers near the pick up points are busy as well for obvious reasons

Bloody hell, that's disappointing. Thankfully we're not too far from Southampton so it shouldn't be an issue.

 

[tom_e]

If they'd thrown one in then JP would have bought one, but alas another hurdle in his journey to EV ownership

 

[jpaul]

If they'd thrown one in then JP would have bought one, but alas another hurdle in his journey to EV ownership

sorry to be job's comforter .. but, at a minimum every child unwrapping their new iphone expects a cable and batteries included.

 

[Diddums]

sorry to be job's comforter .. but, at a minimum every child unwrapping their new iphone expects a cable and batteries included.

I guess that precludes you from an iphone too then innit.


How much is a granny charger anyway? I'll get one just to stick under the boot floor.

 

[MrRongCar]

Bloody hell, that's disappointing. Thankfully we're not too far from Southampton so it shouldn't be an issue.

While you’re there can you pop some poop through Hyundai’s letterbox?


Ta

 

[kefkef]

sorry to be job's comforter .. but, at a minimum every child unwrapping their new iphone expects a cable and batteries included.

That doesn't work.... When you buy an EV you get batteries and a charging cable which plugs into an industry recognised standard socket, much like the USB C cable that comes with an iPhone. You have to buy the USB charging plug on top if you want to plug it into a 3 pin socket.......

 

[chanjy]

That doesn't work.... When you buy an EV you get batteries and a charging cable which plugs into an industry recognised standard socket, much like the USB C cable that comes with an iPhone. You have to buy the USB charging plug on top if you want to plug it into a 3 pin socket.......

Can't expect it to make sense all the time...

 

[Penfold101]

I guess that precludes you from an iphone too then innit.


How much is a granny charger anyway? I'll get one just to stick under the boot floor.

Not sure as my Polestar 2 came with one in 2023 before everyone stopped it. I would also get a heavy duty extension cable of 10m length or so to make it usable.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/pro-xt-13a-1-gang-unswitched-extension-lead-10m/4097x?ref=SFAppShare

I’ve used one of these for 3 years now as there’s never a 3 pin plug near enough to the car, and as long as you reduce the current below 10 amps you’ll be fine.

It’s handy when you have a couple of hours free electric but 2 EV’s in the household - every penny counts!

 

[Diddums]

as long as you reduce the current below 10 amps you’ll be fine.

Can you tell the car to do this? That was actually another one of my questions - I'd imagine that some older leccy installations would struggle / trip / catch fire with an extended period of EV charging.

 

[tamzzy]

Can you tell the car to do this?

Yes

 

[Diddums]

Yes

That's genuinely impressive. I must be honest, I'm yet to come across anything that hasn't been solved / engineered out yet.

 

[Penfold101]

Can you tell the car to do this? That was actually another one of my questions - I'd imagine that some older leccy installations would struggle / trip / catch fire with an extended period of EV charging.

I don’t know about Tesla - Polestar allowed you to control all AC charging current from 32 down to 6 amps, and the EQC had set levels to choose from.

The EQE doesn’t let you do anything with it as far as I can tell!

 

[tom_e]

Some granny chargers let you limit it as well AFAIK

 

[Logsi]

Not sure as my Polestar 2 came with one in 2023 before everyone stopped it. I would also get a heavy duty extension cable of 10m length or so to make it usable.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/pro-xt-13a-1-gang-unswitched-extension-lead-10m/4097x?ref=SFAppShare

I’ve used one of these for 3 years now as there’s never a 3 pin plug near enough to the car, and as long as you reduce the current below 10 amps you’ll be fine.

It’s handy when you have a couple of hours free electric but 2 EV’s in the household - every penny counts!

I managed to pick up a genuine Polestar charger on eBay for £80 which I thought was good! Just in case.

 

[Diddums]

Looking at £100 - £150 for a "new" used Tesla charger on ebay. "Up to 10 miles of range an hour" - so let's call it 6 (weather, current limiting, etc). That means for 30 miles of range, I'd need five hours of charging. That's a lot of tea & biscuits, if there's even a charger within 30 miles.

I'm venturing in to jpaul territory with my musing now though, I can feel the fog of decision paralysis settling in.

 

[jpaul]

Not sure as my Polestar 2 came with one in 2023 before everyone stopped it. I would also get a heavy duty extension cable of 10m length or so to make it usable.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/pro-xt-13a-1-gang-unswitched-extension-lead-10m/4097x?ref=SFAppShare

just saying - but I'd consider an overspecced 20A cable for the lower resistance/drop - that's what I made up for 20M extension lead for 3KW pressure washer,
and internal house extension leads, bought a reel.

 

[chanjy]

Looking at £100 - £150 for a "new" used Tesla charger on ebay. "Up to 10 miles of range an hour" - so let's call it 6 (weather, current limiting, etc). That means for 30 miles of range, I'd need five hours of charging. That's a lot of tea & biscuits, if there's even a charger within 30 miles.

I'm venturing in to jpaul territory with my musing now though, I can feel the fog of decision paralysis settling in.

Are you thinking about pick up? You'll have enough charge to get to a rapid charger