Luckypants

Well mine is not. Long story mentioned many times before, my smart meter does not work (and DCC / Government stink.) I'm on the daily rate Tracker tariff as a courtesy from Octopus until smart meter coverage is fixed enabled in my area. Tracker has been averaging just below 20p/kWh If I ever get to the nirvana of a working smart meter the economics change in my favour. Until then the discussion is moot for me. I was giving my two penn'orth on the discussion as it stood.

I think the cost of charging from solar is a point of view type of argument. On the one hand if I put a solar kWh in my car I don't get paid 15p export, but on the other hand I save around 20p by not paying for it from the grid. Which view is right, am I saving 20p or losing 15p? I like to think I save 15p off the 20p (5p net cost) for every kWh that my car gets from solar. This is how I account for that solar energy on my car cost spreadsheet. I've kept track of every kWh I've put in the car, so I don't delude myself over what going EV has cost me. Its working out about even costs with previous diesel car including monthly finance payments - EV lower running costs offset by higher finance payments. Finally, just want to say that getting solar PV was not based on having an EV but on a desire to reduce my emissions and reduce my bills in retirement (a few years off yet). We have a plan to make our house as cheap to run as possible to help eek out the retirement funds.

Use wiperblades.co.uk.... They show this as front wipers for Enyaq https://www.wiperblades.co.uk/suv-15-years-2020-to-2024-wiper-blades/aerotwin-plus-ap28u-flat-windscreen-wiper-blade-and-aerotwin-plus-ap18u-flat-windscreen-wiper-blade-twin-pack-wiper-blades - the same as my ID.4 They also show Bosch rear wiper for Enyaq here.. https://www.wiperblades.co.uk/suv-15-years-2020-to-2024-wiper-blades/bosch-a284h-wiper-blade

Did mine yesterday. 🤓

Another 'partnership' starting to bear fruit. A new Osprey hub at a Tesco Extra in Leicester as a result of the site owner (REIT) and Osprey striking a deal for Osprey to provide charging at REIT's retail parks. https://www.ospreycharging.co.uk/post/new-hub-tesco-extra-leicester

Services at last seem to be getting their act together with regards charging. I suspect this is the pay-off to the government Rapid Charging Fund helping pay to upgrade power supplies to MSAs starting to come through.

Shell are putting their charging prices UP when electricity prices are going DOWN. Go figure.... https://www.shell.co.uk/electric-vehicle-charging/public-charging-with-shell-recharge/shell-recharge-pricing.html

.... and causing much excitement amongst the Twitteratti (X-eratti really does not have the same ring to it!) is EV Point installing the first non-Tesla badged V4 superchargers at Uttoxeter. They are operational by all accounts but not yet on Zapmap, Electroverse et al. A new hub using Tesla tech without the need for contact with Tesla. https://electrek.co/2024/03/21/first-non-tesla-branded-v4-superchargers-are-being-deployed/

With new hubs in England opening all the time, useful to post a link to Snax's map of UK hubs to show just how many charging hubs there are now. This does not include the chargers installed in ones and twos about the place which account for a lot of the infrastructure. Much of Osprey and Instavolt chargers are in pairs.... https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1DOswN-GODssM2XmKV4oQ9r-mkGcbGno&ll=54.83169908129373%2C-4.228457999999976&z=6

Tesla have opened yet another hub to all cars, in Bristol this time. Thats 38 open to all, 39 when Thetford reopens after being upgraded. They are now a serious player in the open to all EV charging business.

Tesla is 44p off peak. Significant saving, around 20%.

Tesla have opened yet another hub to all cars, in Bristol this time. Thats 38 open to all, 39 when Thetford reopens after being upgraded. They are now a serious player in the open to all EV charging business.

It's just occurred to me that this has been happening for quite a while at Banbury. There is an Osprey hub (12 Kempower 150kW) right next to the Tesla (12 V3 250kW) chargers open to all - literally 10 feet apart. This has been the case for at least a year, but perhaps ever since the Osprey hub opened? I used the Tesla chargers there twice in September and both times the Ospreys were not in use and Tesla chargers has non-Teslas charging. I just checked and Osprey are still charging 79p while Tesla are 44p off peak, 55p peak. Are the other CPOs willing to tough it out to maintain their high prices?

He seems convinced and has been banging that drum for the past couple of months, but the only price changes I see are upwards (Tesla excepted). It will be interesting to see if anything changes where there is direct competition like shown in the video.

Another SUV style car, stupid for the city. Whoever starts making normal looking small EVs will make a killing. This could have been an electric Fabia with much wider appeal IMHO. The e-UP had long waits for new cars when VW closed the order book (has long waits as still being made to fulfil the order book AFAIK) so the demand is there. Cities are imposing ULEZ / ZEZ across europe so a small EV city car will be in big demand and skoda come up with this. The Dacia Spring will kick this one's butt on price alone.