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When are you going fully electric?
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I have noticed a huge increase in the amount of charging locations that are appearing on my trips around the country.
I used to only go to specific charge points (as they were the only ones), but now I have multiple charge points and this has almost eradicated my range anxiety.
I used to only go to specific charge points (as they were the only ones), but now I have multiple charge points and this has almost eradicated my range anxiety.
There is no joined up thinking and grid delays are a major issue. Operators get sites off landlords but can't get power etc.
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I found that the biggest problem with home installs is the cost of the charger and the cost of installation. My Ohme Home Pro charger cost me £545.60 plus vat and installation was £330 plus vat with a few other bits thrown in it brought my total to £801.99 after the OZEV grant was applied. For a small box on a wall £545.60 plus vat seems rather excessive and my install was probably the simplest it can be as my charger is on the other side of the wall from my consumer unit so it only took him 35 minutes and this was the cheapest quote I got!! I know it will pay for itself in around a year and a half but I detest rip off charges.
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No I used to do this before my charger was installed.
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Just lower the current rating - anything below 10 amps should keep the plug cool but the lower the better.
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it depends how good your home electronics are, as well as if the cheap period is long enough to get enough juice into your car at around what.... 2.4kw (at a guess)
so 6hrs if you are on intelligent octopus you can only get around 12kwh into your car battery (allowing for losses) per day on cheap electricity. (of course you would likely also get a bunch of bonus slots too)
That's how I charge mine - but it is on a separate circuit I put in specifically.
Soldato
If you purchase a preowned polestar from a dealership they'll supply and install a charger for free https://www.polestar.com/uk/preowned-cars/
One example http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202405240043838
One example http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202405240043838
Lot of brands do this tbf, it's quite common
Mine was a Renault free charger back in the day too
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Follow up to this - Turbo S, 21" wheels w/Carbon Blades, Ceramic Brakes, Rear steering, Adaptive Suspension (PASM), handily had the 5th optional seat.
Amazing machine, steering is great, ride good thanks to triple chamber air springs : covers ground as expected and i live the drive mode easy adjust dial, Sport or Sport Plus lowers the car, frankly too low for B roads. 760bhp in Sport Plus and launch control. With the sound inside and external along with the gearchange it really offers a driving experience. What a car.
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I charge mine up from a 3 pin plug and never had an issue. Originally it was just on one of the sockets in my garage but Masterplug do an IP rated outdoor socket specifically designed for charging EV's, was about £50.
Might all be marketing bumf and any old IP rated socket would be the same, but gave some peace of mind.
I only drive 25-30 miles per week, tend to charge it up Friday night and again Saturday night (talking about 12 hours per night) and that gets me through until the following Friday with about 25% battery remaining.
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A properly put together granny charger will have a temperature sensor in the wall plug, so that the charge can be cut off if the plug or socket starts to dangerously overheat. That typically makes the plug itself bigger, and some IP rated sockets can't accomodate it.
It's also one reason why using an extension lead with a granny charger is generally not recommended as it potentially defeats that safety feature.
Was that a Taycan in the JLR car park
Would love one of these but at twice the price of an I Pace a cross or sport turismo is going to be well out of my range when I'm next looking
cant see the appeal for me at least anybody i know that went electric found the over all costs were higher than their old petrol car
over here in Northern Ireland the charging point infrastructure is terrible maybe slightly better in belfast etc
over here in Northern Ireland the charging point infrastructure is terrible maybe slightly better in belfast etc
You must be from a parallel universe because I am from Northern Ireland and live well outside Belfast and the infrastructure here is much better than even just a year ago. Plenty of new rapid chargers near me at over 100kWh and since they stopped the free charging, the public chargers are working and available far more readily.
The EV home charging tariffs aren’t great but still far cheaper than ICE. 4-5p per mile vs 16-18p per mile.
The total costs of going electric are substantially better for me. And that would be the same if I were to buy a £10k - £15k used EV. Yearly savings on running costs at 10,000 miles PA, is about £1400 over a petrol ICE.
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Coleraine m8 think there is 6 or 7 chargers in the hole area mybe 3 or 4 in portrush