Home Charger for Cayenne Hybrid

[Cheib]

In a somewhat rash move (for me) I've bought a Cayenne Hybrid having intended to buy a diesel. Offered a good deal and considering normal weekday usage seems like a good idea! Hopefully I'll still think so in a couple of years time.

I clearly need a home charging point and was looking at a Pod Point https://pod-point.com/home-electric-car-charging-p...

Is this the best solution ? The Cayenne has the 7kw charger fitted which I think is pertinent.

[Chris1712]

Cheapest Type 2 32A point is the way to go, chops and changes all the time who will do the cheapest installation but they're ultimately all the same. Pick tethered or untethered aswell.

[rich12]

I thought hybrid's don't need chargers?
The Cayenne 3.0 V6 Hybrid I had certainly didn't.

[Cheib]

rich12 said:

I thought hybrid's don't need chargers?
The Cayenne 3.0 V6 Hybrid I had certainly didn't.

The current one doesn't need it but to get the most out of it you need to charge it. One charge of just over an hour (assuming you have the 7kw option) gives you an all electric range of 15 miles (23 max according to Porsche).

Weekends it gets used as the family bus and will get used a couple of times a year for proper long haul trips where I don't think the electric charge is of much benefit. Where it does work is if you do relatively short journey's which can be covered in electric mode. That's how I'll be using it 5 days a week and why I need the home charger.

[rich12]

You obviously know more than me but the whole point of a hybrid is that it switches to electric/petrol when available.
I used it in electric mode quite a lot just around town etc and never needed to charge it.

It just seems like a lot of faffing around for 15 miles.

Just to add, I had a 2010 model so can see the newer ones are different.

[Cheib]

rich12 said:

You obviously know more than me but the whole point of a hybrid is that it switches to electric/petrol when available.
I used it in electric mode quite a lot just around town etc and never needed to charge it.

It just seems like a lot of faffing around for 15 miles.

Just to add, I had a 2010 model so can see the newer ones are different.

Well I don't have possession yet so I probably don't know more than you but that's what I have been told!

It will charge the batteries braking etc whilst driving but I am told the way these things offer the greatest efficiency is if you can charge it either at home or work. Basically because the cost of the electricity is much cheaper than the cost of the petrol for a similar mileage.

One website I read stated it costs about 80p in electricity cost to charge the battery which will give you say 15 miles.

[Modiman46]

rich12 said:

I thought hybrid's don't need chargers?
The Cayenne 3.0 V6 Hybrid I had certainly didn't.

The cost to charge battery from the V6 is pointless for the extra weight being carried around. However the newer PHEV Hybrids that can be used on battery can save fuel costs (88 p in £ Fuel Tax) home charging on off peak at 4p per unit ( i.e. less than 50p to go 15 miles) can add up to a good saving on total 15 mile commute trips or shopping. Hopefully larger batteries will be fitted as the price comes down, also with expanded fast rapid charger networks the total cost per mile could come down significantly, if it will ever be as low as the Tesla worldwide supercharger network is doubtful. No other car makers seem willing or able as yet to invest in super chargers at all.