Cheapest way to charge publicly...

[D1on]

Ordered a car with a 54kw battery on a 12 month lease.

Will only be keeping it for 12 months and then be back to second hand which will no doubt be an ice car so alot of faff getting a charging point installed at home and I live in rented accommodation...

Only usually do around 80miles a week and the car looks to have a real life range of around 180miles...

What will be the cheapest way to charge it in public?...

[plfrench]

Can you use a 3 pin granny charger at home? With that sort of mileage you could run on a very low current and still easily top up enough.

Failing that, Tesla chargers are very cheap for public charging. If you download the Tesla app, there s a section for non-Tesla vehicles which shows you your nearest chargers and the pricing. Prices vary depending on time of day, so if you can time it well it s not a huge amount more than standard household rates, at 34p/kWh

[johnnyreggae]

Can you plug a simple charger into a 13a socket at home or work ? I think that would be the cheapest option - beyond that the prices keep changing so for a (not huge) charge once a week convenience has to be factored in too - Supermarket or McDonalds for instance

[dapprman]

If you are a Costco member and are near one of the four warehouses that have rapid chargers then they are just 50p per kWh. If the other three are like the Watford one then you may find yourself having to wait and getting annoyed when you realised they are 100% and all indications are the car owner is at the local gym.