| Electric cars 21:30 - May 19 with 603 views | Shineyblueknives |
Just after some advice.
Im considering chopping on my petrol car for an EV and was wondering what EV's people are driving and how easy the transition from fossil fuels to EV's.
I've just moved to a house with PV panels and a car charging port. |  |
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| Electric cars on 22:15 - May 19 with 509 views | Nutkins_Return |
Day-to day driving: Honestly if you have charging at home then the switch is incredibly easy. Week to week much easier essentially then petrol as you never need to go to a garage and just charge when you need to overnight. We've gone both cars EV now as it's just better, easier, cheaper (obviously up front cost is more still currently).
Long Journeys: if these are typically just holidays or the odd long weekend away etc (i.e. not regular long journeys for work) then again it's completely straightforward. Yes you will need to charge for say 15-30 mins rather than 3 mins at a petrol station but I'd pretty much always grab a bite/go to toilet etc and it's never been a problem or a stop I wouldn't make anyway. I generally don't even do much planning. Quick look that there are options on route and either pre-select one on route or just as get nearer to a point you want to stop just select one mid journey. | |
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| Electric cars on 23:23 - May 19 with 404 views | TheBlueGnu |
I would advise asking the owner of two BMW EV's - Jeffrey Holland. | |
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| Electric cars on 23:45 - May 19 with 375 views | Kievthegreat |
Currently driving an I-Pace, but have had 2 Renault Zoes before that. I'm fully committed to the EV charge at this point....Sorry, terrible joke.
Daily commutes are a doddle and where EVs make the most financial sene. Just plug it in during the evening and it's ready fully charged in the morning. No stress or worry. Longer journeys take a small amount of planning, but it's simpler now. Chargers are MUCH more prevalent, especially on Motorways and major A-roads so IMO the fear of not being able to charge is a bit overblown. Only thing to note is that rapid chargings has a hefty premium, so while EVs are significantly cheaper when charging from home, lots of rapid charging is expensive. Journeys of 300 miles still cheaper in an EV, but beyond that the pendulum swings. Most peoples driving habits will be cheaper electricity vs fuel in an EV though.
Also with regards your PV panels, you may want to consider charging off-peak at night still. EVs will typically charge at 7kW. Which is probably more than most PV arrays on homes (especially real output rather than theoretical), so you'll still be charging off the grid unless you can accept slower charging speeds. Whereas getting cheap EV tariffs will give you a 4-5 hour window overnight where you can charge at approx. 20-30% the usual price, in exchange for slightly more expensive electricity for the rest of the day. However you can offset the expensive electricity with your PV then. Might be worth doing some maths when you know more.
Things to consider:
- is it your only or primary car you'll change?
- What is you typical journey?
- Will you need to do long journey's of 150+ miles regularly?
- Will you do lots of very long journeys (300+ miles)? [Post edited 19 May 23:45]
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| Electric cars on 01:51 - May 20 with 304 views | quirkie |
Got an Ariya on lease.
Got Octopus Intelligent Go as my Tariff, costs me about £6.50 to charge from 10% to 100% overnight and I'll get 300 miles of range out of it.
I charge probably twice a month so 600 miles for £13, 7200 miles a year for about £150. Yep here to Australia or nearly for 150 smackeroonies.
I used to fill up with Diesel twice a month and cost me £150 a month.
Enjoy the maths, it is a no brainer. |  |
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| Electric cars on 05:46 - May 20 with 225 views | itfcst |
I’ve got a Porsche Taycan 4S and my wife has a BMW i3. As said before, if you can charge at home or work you’re laughing. We have octopus energy and it’s 7p per kwh so super cheap to charge as well. My car will do around 300-380 miles depending on the temp so theoretically if it was completely empty and I charged it to 100% it would cost about £8 (105kw battery) for 300 odd miles. The i3 does about 180 miles and is about £3.50 to charge.
Octopus also have a charge card service where you get a discount at public chargers and it’s billed straight to your electric bill monthly. |  |
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| Electric cars on 05:53 - May 20 with 212 views | homer_123 |
Polestar 2.
I charge at home on a 3 pin plug. No charger. Never had an issue.
Not missed petrol. |  |
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| Electric cars on 06:22 - May 20 with 183 views | Chondzoresk |
I have 2 EVs Hyundai Ioniq 5 4WD and a Renault e Scenic. Both brilliant. If you get one, you’ll need to change your electric tariff to something that’s EV friendly, my leccy bills are the same as it was before the EVs arrival. So, it’s a win win. Take no notice of “there are no charging points” conspirators. I have driven 600 miles and no issues with finding charging points from here to Cornwall and back. In fact your EV will tell you where the nearest is and how many in use.
One last point, the acceleration on the Ioniq is jaw dropping. 0~60 in 4 seconds…..I have caught a few out thinking I am an old bloke they can pass easily at traffic lights.
In a nutshell….get an EV, it makes sense. |  | | |
| Electric cars on 07:11 - May 20 with 114 views | Nutkins_Return |
| Electric cars on 05:53 - May 20 by homer_123 |
Polestar 2.
I charge at home on a 3 pin plug. No charger. Never had an issue.
Not missed petrol. |
I'd look into this. It's really not advised at all. 3 pin is ok on rare occasions and better if you are around to monitor and not at night. Prolonged use of 3 pin massively increases risk of fire and I think it's not great for your car battery either more generally. | |
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| Electric cars on 07:39 - May 20 with 42 views | MVBlue |
Just last month after waiting for the right pricing I bought a Citroen e-c4x. My feeling was that for the regular buyer, electric cars are expensive, most owners were business cars. £40k was common.
Tesla range the best but expensive and model Y needed for pothole country side roads.
Decided on a £30k car, but then bought the demonstrator for £18k with 90 miles on the clock.
Have the Citroen guarentee the battery is good for 8 years or 100'000 miles. Battery life reduces 2-4% each year. Fitted home charger. Octopus EV tried to sell me a second hand car on lease but seemed not as good a deal. We won't be doing many 200 mile journeys in it. stated range 220 actual range 180. Air con seems to reduce battery faster so bearing that in mind. Home overnight economy 7 charging to 220 £6:50. |  |
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