cougie uk
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Without looking into it deeply - it doesn't look that bad from Zap Map.
Are we being forced to go electric?
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Without looking into it deeply - it doesn't look that bad from Zap Map.
youngoldbloke
The older I get, the faster I used to be ...
I've noticed very few chargers generally, and only 2 or 3 in supermarket carparks, when they have them. Fine with the relatively few EVs on the road at the moment. I also think it's very naive to imagine that charging will continue to be free or subsidised, especially with energy prices increasing and the inevitable increase in demand. I wouldn't be surprised if the cost of energy for running an EV increased to match or even exceed the fuel costs of running an ICE vehicle when EVs are widely adopted. Then there is the question of the Government's income from VED, and taxes on petrol and diesel sales.
cougie uk
Guru
That's because they've found the fastest and most expensive chargers to fill up from.
My electric is less than 1/10th of the price.
cougie uk
Guru
If electric costs rise to the price of petrol then charging cars will be the least of our worries. Nobody will be able to pay their utility bills.
I'm sure ved will come in somehow but that's chicken feed compared to anything else.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
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North Wales is pretty poor for charging. I was asking one of the chaps on our caravan site about charging, and he said he doesn't. Drives there and back on a charge - doesn't use the car much whilst in North Wales though, which we would do.
cougie uk
Guru
Don't you have electric hookups for the caravans anyway ? Can't you charge there ?
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
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You'd blow the circuit breaker - very sensitive to load. A kettle and a microwave on will trip it - this is in a static.
Free charging is a perk, not a right. Supermarkets are doing it, in the knowledge users will buy their produce. Charge at home if you have off street parking.
It all depends on the quality of the site. I've taken 100kW via a plug on a static caravan sight. All drawn at 8 Amps- parked up whilst we walked and cycled around
roubaixtuesday
self serving virtue signaller
I've no idea on the veracity of the claim, other than if it's in an Express headline it's almost certainly either untrue or highly misleading.
classic33
Leg End Member
It's available in different places.
https://www.share-talk.com/electric-cars-will-cost-more-to-operate-than-petrol/
Jameshow
Veteran
The Express had the headline the Queen has died I believe ...?
The point is on a day to day basis 95% of all car journeys are less than 35 miles per day.
Vast majority will rarely do long drives and will charge at home, where it is anything between 5p to 25p per kWatt to charge .
Also these doom and gloom headlines grabbers
The huge amount of zero C02 emissions savings using an EV compared to C02, NOX particulates being pumped out by an ICE
So another negative, when it only effect a few driver's
Vast majority will rarely do long drives and will charge at home, where it is anything between 5p to 25p per kWatt to charge .
Also these doom and gloom headlines grabbers
The huge amount of zero C02 emissions savings using an EV compared to C02, NOX particulates being pumped out by an ICE
So another negative, when it only effect a few driver's
figbat
Slippery scientist
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Yes, although anybody solely using public fast chargers is doing it wrong!
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