EV and advice from any users please!

[safrane]

Just been looking at how the increase in fuel prices will hit EV charging costs as I am off on my hols again.

Looks like I will need to only reach 45mpg to beat the cost of using a charger at Booths @66p p-kwh (My nearest public charger whilst away)!!!... Hoping my own 8m 3 PIN lead is long enough to reach a plug at the holiday home.

 

[drellis]

We at tenby on holiday, i dodnt take i3 as too small, but can see taking readings will happen asap for holiday rentals with people ev charging

 

[montravia]

Just been looking at how the increase in fuel prices will hit EV charging costs as I am off on my hols again.

Looks like I will need to only reach 45mpg to beat the cost of using a charger at Booths @66p p-kwh (My nearest public charger whilst away)!!!... Hoping my own 8m 3 PIN lead is long enough to reach a plug at the holiday home.

I did wonder of the overall lifetime costs. My FIAT 124 Spider Lusso plus does an average 47 mpg, mostly 99 ron reasonable road tax and trivial depreciation. Need to try harder

 

[mjheathcote]

I did wonder of the overall lifetime costs. My FIAT 124 Spider Lusso plus does an average 47 mpg, mostly 99 ron reasonable road tax and trivial depreciation. Need to try harder

With the cost of public high speed charging, and the escalating cap rates, very quickly there is very little saving, if at all, ICE vs BEV.
Saving only possible if you can off peak charge at home or use excess home solar during the longer days/summer.
Of course this immediately disadvantages those with no possibility of solar or off road parking.

 

[safrane]

We at tenby on holiday, i dodnt take i3 as too small, but can see taking readings will happen asap for holiday rentals with people ev charging

Ha - yes I agree... I doubt we would break the bank as there is only 2 of us and the dog and the farm we rent has beds for 12, hot tub we wont use (Who want to sit in someone else's bath water for an hour?), games room (Won't use again) and as its summer no need for much lights or any heating.

 

[safrane]

With the cost of public high speed charging, and the escalating cap rates, very quickly there is very little saving, if at all, ICE vs BEV.
Saving only possible if you can off peak charge at home or use excess home solar during the longer days/summer.
Of course this immediately disadvantages those with no possibility of solar or off road parking.

Suspect TESCO and Sainsbury's etc will soon end their free changers too, or bring in a RIF card like their points scheme for there use

 

[safrane]

I did wonder of the overall lifetime costs. My FIAT 124 Spider Lusso plus does an average 47 mpg, mostly 99 ron reasonable road tax and trivial depreciation. Need to try harder

I checked on a PCP for a M3 Tesla, c 10k miles per year, 36m - total costs for a private use just under £30k... how can people burn that much money on a hatch back they never own?!?

 

[mjheathcote]

Suspect TESCO and Sainsbury's etc will soon end their free changers too, or bring in a RIF card like their points scheme for there use

We know a family that nips down to the local aldi to just say buy a bag of tangerines. So they can get a free charge!

 

[mjheathcote]

I checked on a PCP for a M3 Tesla, c 10k miles per year, 36m - total costs for a private use just under £30... how can people burn that much money on a hatch back they never own?!?

Many do, and do far less than 8k a year.
However if you earn it.
All relative I guess.
I do think it has got out of proportion though.

 

[Felonious Crud]

I checked on a PCP for a M3 Tesla, c 10k miles per year, 36m - total costs for a private use just under £30... how can people burn that much money on a hatch back they never own?!?

I looked at the same thing, Peter, and rapidly reached the same conclusion.

 

[bigbob]

I checked on a PCP for a M3 Tesla, c 10k miles per year, 36m - total costs for a private use just under £30... how can people burn that much money on a hatch back they never own?!?

Its just the current version of the trend twenty years ago to spend £20k+ to upgrade a petrol car for a diesel one to save £500 pa.

 

[RodTungsten]

Just been looking at how the increase in fuel prices will hit EV charging costs as I am off on my hols again.

Looks like I will need to only reach 45mpg to beat the cost of using a charger at Booths @66p p-kwh (My nearest public charger whilst away)!!!... Hoping my own 8m 3 PIN lead is long enough to reach a plug at the holiday home.

Ahhh Booths : the Waitrose of the North. Is this Lytham? I know a few home chargers there.

 

[safrane]

Nope, much further North closer to Penrith.

 

[jasst]

Just Taken my daughter and son in law to pick up their Tesla, from the docks at Southampton, what a sureal experience, they don't have dealers apparently

 

[Felonious Crud]

Just Taken my daughter and son in law to pick up their Tesla, from the docks at Southampton, what a sureal experience, they don't have dealers apparently

I saw one in Chelmsford.

 

[safrane]

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[Zep]

I saw one in Chelmsford.

One in Numpton too.

 

[CatmanV2]

Bluewater....

C

 

[jasst]

I stand corrected then

 

[RodTungsten]

I stand corrected then

Both my lads’ Teslas were dropped off the back of a transporter in the road - no big showroom reveal. In one case the paperwork and some cash tfr had not even been completed!

Have driven them and impressed by performance: quite rapid - f knows what the dual motor is like as these are the base models. I find the central screen and all the flashing info a bit of a distraction but the grandkids like it for playing games from the front seats (when parked of course….)