EV Charging Public Stations vs. Home Installation in Dubai
Discussion
lizly said:
Hey everyone,
I ve recently started looking deeper into EV charging options and wanted to get some community input.
Do you think it s better to rely on public charging stations (like the ones at malls, offices, and highways), or should I consider installing a charger at home?
Hey kid, you're not from around here.I ve recently started looking deeper into EV charging options and wanted to get some community input.
Do you think it s better to rely on public charging stations (like the ones at malls, offices, and highways), or should I consider installing a charger at home?
[Edit] the biggest difference is cost to charge. In the UK home charging can be 7p-28p/kWh. Public charging is typically 45p-90p/kWh. So while a charger can be £700+ installed, you could be saving money (and convenience) quite quickly.
Edited by Evanivitch on Tuesday 14th October 10:15
Home charging is more convenient, as the car is charged up overnight and ready to go in the morning.
It's also cheaper in most countries, although I don't know about Dubai but I assume so.
So yes it's worth charging at home. The only question is whether to just plug into a wall socket, a charger for which is about £150 here, or if you do enough miles to justify a hard wired charger install, at £500-£1000+.
It's also cheaper in most countries, although I don't know about Dubai but I assume so.
So yes it's worth charging at home. The only question is whether to just plug into a wall socket, a charger for which is about £150 here, or if you do enough miles to justify a hard wired charger install, at £500-£1000+.
It's the biggest convenience to have a charger at home.
But consider, an average EV can charge at about 2kw from a regular plug.
If you calculate a night, let's say 10h (from 20h-6h), you can do 20kwh.
Depending on the EV that will give you between 80-130km of charge every night on what's basically a beefy laptop charger.
For most people, that's plenty. If you often do more than that though, consider a charger. I did well over 200km/day so I had to get a charger installed for example.
But consider, an average EV can charge at about 2kw from a regular plug.
If you calculate a night, let's say 10h (from 20h-6h), you can do 20kwh.
Depending on the EV that will give you between 80-130km of charge every night on what's basically a beefy laptop charger.
For most people, that's plenty. If you often do more than that though, consider a charger. I did well over 200km/day so I had to get a charger installed for example.
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