Not the range anxiety conversation which everyone has heard. The specific thing that surprised you. The behaviour change you did not anticipate. The thing that turned out to be much less of a problem than you expected or much more of one. What genuinely changed about how you think about driving after switching.
My house is on the end of this terrace and the road to the left of the picture is a nice “cul-de-sac” so all the parking along the road is often open. Sometimes I can park right outside my back gate where my charger is (where the cable leads), sometimes I have to park 1 or two cars down and the 7.5m was just a bit short.
I decided to buy a new cable from EVExtras and went with the motto “you can never have too much, but you can have too little” so I used that logic to go from a 15m to a 25m cable 😂
At least now I can almost charge anywhere on the street.
At least now I know I can always charge the van before work if I need to.
Apologies, I'm sure the answer will be on here somewhere. Company have changed my job and I'll be receiving an ev. They won't pay for a charger at my house but will pay to charge it. When plugged in at home is there a way of finding out how much the charging costs per month? I'm with EDF. Thanks
Andersen Quartz charger installed on Monday. I’ve just had a thorough look at it today and noticed that although the cable is fed through the wall and in to the charger, the hole is visible from underneath. I’ve never seen another one of these chargers up close so don’t know if this is normal or not.
Also, the front plate on the charger seems to be a bit loose no matter what I do with the grub screw. Again, is this normal?
TIA
Hi,
I have a basement bellow the bottom light stone area and a living room above, both with power (but living room a little more fiddly. I'm trying to do an EV charger install without it looking too unsightly but feel like im missing a trick on how to do it.
My current idea is to drill into basement, run wire from there outside, and then run it up behind the gutter to hip height for the box. I've also mulled whether to mount the EV charger at foot level to keep it quite hidden or drill through to the living room where that black circle is and just run the wire through there (but that is very invasive from an install point of view as it means ripping off shirting boards etc to get access.
How would you do it, and is there a good idea I'm not thinking about here?
I'm in a little bit of decision paralysis, I've had my EV for 3 weeks now and I'm able to charge at work occasionally when there not being used by a director. So, I haven't had to rush into getting a home charger installed.
I initially asked AI how to get a charger installed and it came back with ProAV and Smart Home Charge. I have gone through the quotes system and ProEV only offer the Ohme range, which I have dismissed after a bit of research. SMC can do the HyperVolt 3 Pro I'm interested in but again after a bit of research they will use a local contractor to do the install. Which I'm not opposed to but thought I could maybe cut out the middle man? (SMC)
Not knowing anyone else that has had a charger installed I can't ask for positive experiences and my google search hasn't come up with anything promising so, can anyone recommend a charger installer in Birmingham?
Thanks.
I thought this might be useful in here for anyone that didn't see it in r/electricvehiclesuk 👍
I'v3 been wanting an EV for about 8 years since my ex bought her Leaf. In a couple of months I hope to have my own home after renting since our divorce. The house I'm buying has a drive 👍🏼 but doesn't have a smart meter. An electrician looked at the property and has established it's got a 100amp fuse and although it's old wiring he says it should be ok, once a new consumer unit is fitted.
Question. If I find a 2nd hand car I like before move date should I go for it? I'd need to charge at local charge point in my rental town at 60p pkwh
Just seeing prices of 2nd hand EVs going up and don't want them to go up even more. Maybe we've reached a peak now anyway...
We accepted delivery of our Tesla Model Y Standard back in March and absolutely love it! Not sure I’ll ever go back to ICE or by anything other than a Tesla ever again… but that’s not what this post is about.
How are Work From Home people managing their charging costs…
We are a relatively low mileage family, circa 100/150 miles ish per week and are both working from home full time. My wife is actually about to go on MAT leave too.
Were with Octopus and as far as I can see, switching to a EV tarif puts our normal KWPH rate up a significant amount, and the discounted night charging rate savings are negligible and it seems to be of no real saving or benefits considering our daily usage is high compared to families who would
be out of the house all day at work.
I ran our mileage and charging habits since getting the car and at the moment Chat GPT says there is either minimal savings or none at all as we are a ‘low mileage’ example…
How are others managing this type of thing?
Sorry if it’s been asked before I did search and couldn’t get answers online or on Reddit.
I’m thinking to get a company ev car. I live in a 3 story apartment block and live on the first floor.
I have two dedicated car parking spaces at the back and it’s enough space and the location seems like I can get a charger there. Photo attached.
The main fuse box is on the ground floor of the apartment with 1 wall separating it from the parking spaces. If I had to calculate the distance it’s probably around 20 meters..
How big of a job would this be and is it even possible for me to request this? I’ve also asked the management company about installation a charging point here too. Work would install the charging point free of charge too!
Hi lovely people :)
I have just been quoted £900 (inc. VAT) for the installation of Ohme Home Pro with 8m cable. I believe this is slightly cheaper than standard price, as I already have all the compliant cabling in place, so the job is quite straightforward
The local installer (who seems very professional) only installs Ohme chargers
What do we think, is this a good enough price? Do we have any concerns about Ohme Home Pro?
Thank you
Hi all,
I have my car coming in a few weeks and looking to get a charger installed for my house.
Not after anything fancy, does anyone have any recommendations on good deals that include spread payments to ease the initial upfront cost?
Thanks
I've had a few too many moments pulling up to broken or busy chargers and it’s starting to feel like that’s the bigger issue day to day. Interested to know if others are finding the same or if it’s just been my luck.
Hi everyone,
My apologies in advance if these questions have already been answered.
Been considering getting an EV and thought what to do about home charging as that would be the cheapest option to install a home charger.
Saw some videos on YouTube and I'm not exactly sure what to do.
Would you recommend a granny charger or a wall box or using a smart cable on a commando 32A socket?
And are granny chargers unsafe to use daily?
And would these commando socket installs be cheaper than installing a wall box?
And if you move home then do u just leave the charger be?
Apologies for the stupid questions - it's my first time and just trying to figure out the whole home charging scenario before I eventually purchase an EV. I'm looking at a leapmotor C10 ATM.
Thanks!
Has anyone got or tried a coiled cable? I can’t find much about them online. They would probably be easier to store. Thanks
Currently have one EV. Using EDF smart charging. Picking up a second EV this week. How do I go apart charging as I’m reading smart charging is only available for a single vehicle?
Will be getting an EV in the next 4-6 weeks, but my parking situation is non-standard. I'm in Worcestershire for reference.
I park in a space approximately 15 metres from my front door. Between the house and the space is a private, secure lawned front garden (my garden). Parking space is the other side of a 6 foot fence.
Pretty low mileage - 5k a year. Typical week is just 50 odd miles pottering around town, with 4-5 100 mile round trips a year and 4-5 200 mile round trips a year, give or take.
The way I see it my options are one of:
\- untethered installation and buy 15-20m charging cable - £1300 give or take
\- installation with groundworks and a post for charger close to the fence - £1500-2000
\- install outdoor socket and 15-20m granny charger - £400 or so
\- install Commando socket and get a proper extension lead - £500 or so
Anybody been in a similar situation or anybody have any guidance? Are my prices way off?
A village near me is known to offer free charging, even though it is advertised at 59p on Zapmap. They are a bit of a think-outside-the-boxy village, but it’s very much an open secret rather than something they advertise. It seems that when the charging point was set up they attached a 0p price plan to it, so the handful of EV owners in the village benefit whilst the parish picks up a negligible increase to its electricity bill.
Is this common? Do other villages essentially give away free electric as a perk to its residents elsewhere in the country?
Looking into charging options soon.
We own a PHEV and will be replacing the other car with another PHEV. Both will need charging and are opposite side of the drive.
At the min our current PHEV will only slow charge at 3.2-6kw. I'm thinking to get a commando socket installed and a full charger in future on other side.
We aren't in a position to upgrade the CU yet so thinking to get the electrician to split the supply into a new CU to handle just the EV side.
Has anyone else done similar and what CU are ideal for this situation. I'm presuming will need 2 breakers 16A and 32A respectively or would both go on a single 60Amp? Obviously need to chat to our lecky but just trying to get ahead of things to understand from fellow owners.