Unable to charge at home

[R Mutt]

I live in a flat and there's not a charging point within a 10 - 15 minute walk so I'd have to run a cable out of my mum's house periodically to get a full charge and rely on service stations.

My weekly mileage is barely double figures but would do a 40 odd miler once a month and longer trips for holidays etc

How much charge is lost when not in use say for a week?

Is this a viable set-up to switch to electric?

Can you simply charge with a cable?

[Olas]

buy a car that you can charge from empty to full in less than 5 minutes at a petrol station. sell your battery car before doing this and pocket the difference.

also, why didnt you consider this before you bought it?

[Shaw Tarse]

Olas said:

buy a car that you can charge from empty to full in less than 5 minutes at a petrol station. sell your battery car before doing this and pocket the difference.

also, why didnt you consider this before you bought it?

Do they say they have bought it?

[anonymous-user]

I would have given a different answer a few months ago. I have a drive but I charged exclusively on the go. (Scotland used to have free chargers until recently). I do under 300 miles a week, so just charged once a week and took the dog for a walk. It was fine for a few months but started to grate a little tbh.

Now I charge from home just with a 3 pin and it's so much better. I don't even think about it. So I don't think I'd bother owning an EV in 2020 in a flat unless the block had charging spaces. More charging spaces on pedestrian streets will be built to meet demand as it ramps. (Not before) Wait a couple of years and it will be a solved problem.

Edited by anonymous-user on Tuesday 25th February 12:06

[Phunk]

Sambucket said:

I would have given a different answer a few months ago. I have a drive but I charged exclusively on the go. (Scotland used to have free chargers until recently). I do under 300 miles a week, so just charged once a week and took the dog for a walk. It was fine for a few months but started to grate a little tbh.

Now I charge from home just with a 3 pin and it's so much better. I don't even think about it. So I don't think I'd bother owning an EV in 2020 in a flat unless the block had charging spaces. More charging spaces on pedestrian streets will be built to meet demand as it ramps. (Not before) Wait a couple of years and it will be a solved problem.

Edited by Sambucket on Tuesday 25th February 12:06

This, relying on the public charging infrastructure is a pain, charges have come in many locations which means it's barely cheaper to use an EV. Additionally half the time the chargers will be broken, blocked or in use by someone else.

Unless you're planning on getting a Tesla and are near a Supercharger then ignore everything I've said

[R Mutt]

Phunk said:

This, relying on the public charging infrastructure is a pain, charges have come in many locations which means it's barely cheaper to use an EV. Additionally half the time the chargers will be broken, blocked or in use by someone else.

Unless you're planning on getting a Tesla and are near a Supercharger then ignore everything I've said

Not even free anymore are they Superchargers? I thought you had to have bought a couple of years ago to be eligible.

Although not as black and white as free or no saving over petrol surely. They advertise the Zoe as being charged for a fiver. Not that I'd want one. Which really reiterates the issue for me. I do not want a go-cart with doors, nor can I really justify a Tesla, even if recharging was free, it wouldn't offer a saving on my mileage. May what I really need is a petrol that I'll still be able to drive unpenalised in cities for at least a few more years.

[Pica-Pica]

Sounds like the ideal scenario for a small (1 to 1.2 litre) petrol only, rather than a PHEV or BEV.

[R Mutt]

Pica-Pica said:

Sounds like the ideal scenario for a small (1 to 1.2 litre) petrol only, rather than a PHEV or BEV.

Next year, by the time I've changed vehicle, everything will need to be Euro 4 petrol to drive virtually anywhere in London. If I can afford a Euro 6 petrol bigger than a hatchback, which will already have been a 6 year old standard by then, how long will that be permitted in London?