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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

Reports that Tesco used to allow electric cars to be charged for free but now charging 28p per unit of power. Was it once really free?

Electric car drivers said to be so angry that some may boycott Tesco. But noone from Tesco has ever put 5 star in Toms car while he shopped...

What's going on here guys. It's all over the news

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By *hil most chillMan
over a year ago

South East & Europe

Wow, absolute MADNESS

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By *ellhungvweMan
over a year ago

Cheltenham

I want to know what bright spark thought free charging was a good idea?

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By *penbicoupleCouple
over a year ago

Northampton


"Wow, absolute MADNESS"

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By *yron69Man
over a year ago

Fareham

It's his posts that keep us aware of current affairs..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"But noone from Tesco has ever put 5 star in Toms car while he shopped."

Which one was your favourite?

I liked Stedman.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Also depends on what connector charging pod you use as well.

Some are 28p per kWh

Some are 40p per kWh

Some are 50p per kWh

Rapid or open charge points all different prices.

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By *elvet RopeMan
over a year ago

by the big field


"It's his posts that keep us aware of current affairs.. "

although this revelation is shocking and is no way for a business to conduct themselves...even if its just a small charge

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By *nterblueMan
over a year ago

manchester

Watt on earth is going on in this world?

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

Shocking. Mostly if you do it wrong

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By *yron69Man
over a year ago

Fareham


"Reports that Tesco used to allow electric cars to be charged for free but now charging 28p per unit of power. Was it once really free?

Electric car drivers said to be so angry that some may boycott Tesco. But noone from Tesco has ever put 5 star in Toms car while he shopped...

What's going on here guys. It's all over the news"

Tesco used to provide horse power..

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By *ig_eric_tionMan
over a year ago

IPSWICH

Imagine having to pay to fuel your own car. Shocking.

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

Toms thoughts are similar..

Do you get free petrol or diesel at Tesco..

No..

And these smug electric people finding their cars expensive to run...

Tom not a fan of these smug electric people..

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By *yron69Man
over a year ago

Fareham


"Toms thoughts are similar..

Do you get free petrol or diesel at Tesco..

No..

And these smug electric people finding their cars expensive to run...

Tom not a fan of these smug electric people.. "

Robots?

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough

Free fuel, is a luxury not a right.

We don't even get a clubcard discount on petrol.

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By *mma29Couple
over a year ago

wirral


"Toms thoughts are similar..

Do you get free petrol or diesel at Tesco..

No..

And these smug electric people finding their cars expensive to run...

Tom not a fan of these smug electric people..

Robots?"

Shazam

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

They might change this minds. A volte-face….

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

The owners of these so called electrical cars have been conned.. they are so expensive to run now..

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By *dam1971Man
over a year ago

Bedford


"Toms thoughts are similar..

Do you get free petrol or diesel at Tesco..

No..

And these smug electric people finding their cars expensive to run...

Tom not a fan of these smug electric people..

Robots?"

Gary Numan was asking if his friends were electric

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Reports that Tesco used to allow electric cars to be charged for free but now charging 28p per unit of power. Was it once really free?

Electric car drivers said to be so angry that some may boycott Tesco. But noone from Tesco has ever put 5 star in Toms car while he shopped...

What's going on here guys. It's all over the news"

4 units and you'll get a clubcard point what's not to like

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It would have been a novelty to have had an electric car plugged into your supermarket back in those early days I suppose. Most of life now seems to be about unplugging and being wire free, funny how the thing that is used for independance now has to be plugged in to work.

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!


"Toms thoughts are similar..

Do you get free petrol or diesel at Tesco..

No..

And these smug electric people finding their cars expensive to run...

Tom not a fan of these smug electric people..

Robots?

Gary Numan was asking if his friends were electric "

and he did ‘Cars’. It’s a conspiracy

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town


"Reports that Tesco used to allow electric cars to be charged for free but now charging 28p per unit of power. Was it once really free?

Electric car drivers said to be so angry that some may boycott Tesco. But noone from Tesco has ever put 5 star in Toms car while he shopped...

What's going on here guys. It's all over the news"

If you have a club card it's free

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I saw a news article, only a day or so ago, claiming that unless you have your own driveway for a private charging point, you are screwed with an EV. Also using public charging points make your EV only about 1p per mile cheaper to run than petrol, and of course you have to stop a lot more often...

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

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By *ig_eric_tionMan
over a year ago

IPSWICH

Over reliance on a single form of energy can't be good.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Do androids dream of electric sheep?

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town


"Toms thoughts are similar..

Do you get free petrol or diesel at Tesco..

No..

And these smug electric people finding their cars expensive to run...

Tom not a fan of these smug electric people.. "

Free parking.

Free charging

Free road tax...

Someone else is paying for it though. Wonder why.

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough


"I saw a news article, only a day or so ago, claiming that unless you have your own driveway for a private charging point, you are screwed with an EV. Also using public charging points make your EV only about 1p per mile cheaper to run than petrol, and of course you have to stop a lot more often..."

It's not just in the news, it's the main reason why I can't get one, plus they are too dear.

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough


"Toms thoughts are similar..

Do you get free petrol or diesel at Tesco..

No..

And these smug electric people finding their cars expensive to run...

Tom not a fan of these smug electric people..

Free parking.

Free charging

Free road tax...

Someone else is paying for it though. Wonder why. "

Won't be free road tax for long.

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By *bi HaiveMan
Forum Mod

over a year ago

Cheeseville, Somerset


"Reports that Tesco used to allow electric cars to be charged for free but now charging 28p per unit of power. Was it once really free?

Electric car drivers said to be so angry that some may boycott Tesco. But noone from Tesco has ever put 5 star in Toms car while he shopped...

What's going on here guys. It's all over the news

Tesco used to provide horse power.."

They called that a Findus lasagna didn't they?

A

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By *ig_eric_tionMan
over a year ago

IPSWICH


"Reports that Tesco used to allow electric cars to be charged for free but now charging 28p per unit of power. Was it once really free?

Electric car drivers said to be so angry that some may boycott Tesco. But noone from Tesco has ever put 5 star in Toms car while he shopped...

What's going on here guys. It's all over the news

Tesco used to provide horse power..

They called that a Findus lasagna didn't they?

A"

Tried that. Gave me the trots.

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough


"Reports that Tesco used to allow electric cars to be charged for free but now charging 28p per unit of power. Was it once really free?

Electric car drivers said to be so angry that some may boycott Tesco. But noone from Tesco has ever put 5 star in Toms car while he shopped...

What's going on here guys. It's all over the news

Tesco used to provide horse power..

They called that a Findus lasagna didn't they?

A

Tried that. Gave me the trots. "

Neigh lad, neigh!

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By *ilfCrumpet9Man
over a year ago

Wirral

The more popular electric cars become the more they will charge to recharge them.

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By *penbicoupleCouple
over a year ago

Northampton


"The owners of these so called electrical cars have been conned.. they are so expensive to run now.."

No, they're not. Silly billy.

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By *penbicoupleCouple
over a year ago

Northampton


"I saw a news article, only a day or so ago, claiming that unless you have your own driveway for a private charging point, you are screwed with an EV. Also using public charging points make your EV only about 1p per mile cheaper to run than petrol, and of course you have to stop a lot more often..."

Well that news article was full of shite.

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

I wonder how many cars emissions make up emissions from one smoky bus or lorry.

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By *inks_apeyCouple
over a year ago

Staffordshire

They along with VW and pod point have spent 30mil on free charging, had to come to an end. Also only real people that are complaining are the ones that never shopped there anyhow and just 'used the free charging' that technically was never free as was for customers. Loads of uber drivers mad though as they can't park up and top off for nowt any more. I've only used the rapids at tesco in past (always had to pay for it on rapid) as there was never any of the 7kW ones free anyhow.

About time they turned the tap off impo now us that actually use them may be able to find one freed up for use.

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

TESCO

Tricking Electricity Sucking Cars Owners

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By *m3232Man
over a year ago

maidenhead

EV is a flawed concept

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By *ictoria_1976TV/TS
over a year ago

Launceston


"The owners of these so called electrical cars have been conned.. they are so expensive to run now.."

And from cradle to grave they actually have more of an impact on the environment than petrol/diesel cars - but that's a different thread

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By *riendly BiMan
over a year ago

h

I’ve just had my new EV and it cost me the hefty sum of £14 to fully charge it at home the other night. I’d rather do that twice a month than put £80+ of petrol in

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By *ottom charlieMan
over a year ago

washington


"Reports that Tesco used to allow electric cars to be charged for free but now charging 28p per unit of power. Was it once really free?

Electric car drivers said to be so angry that some may boycott Tesco. But noone from Tesco has ever put 5 star in Toms car while he shopped...

What's going on here guys. It's all over the news"

well you will have paid for it through a different way to normal coz its in their profits somewhere,, they managed to get you to go to their store to buy your food and stuff instead of 1 of the other big stores

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town


"I’ve just had my new EV and it cost me the hefty sum of £14 to fully charge it at home the other night. I’d rather do that twice a month than put £80+ of petrol in"

If I've understood... That's 28 v 80..? . So.. Looks very Good for you.

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By *riendly BiMan
over a year ago

h


"I’ve just had my new EV and it cost me the hefty sum of £14 to fully charge it at home the other night. I’d rather do that twice a month than put £80+ of petrol in

If I've understood... That's 28 v 80..? . So.. Looks very Good for you. "

Yeah. I was putting well over £120 a month in petrol so switching to an ev is much better

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By *odgerMooreMan
over a year ago

Nowhere

Electrical vehicles??? ohm my god - watts happening to the world - recharging? It’s Re- volt-ing !! #smashed it - going for a lie down!!

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By *ilfCrumpet9Man
over a year ago

Wirral


"Electrical vehicles??? ohm my god - watts happening to the world - recharging? It’s Re- volt-ing !! #smashed it - going for a lie down!! "

Shocking!!!

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By *rFunBoyMan
over a year ago

Longridge

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By *rFunBoyMan
over a year ago

Longridge


"Toms thoughts are similar..

Do you get free petrol or diesel at Tesco..

No..

And these smug electric people finding their cars expensive to run...

Tom not a fan of these smug electric people..

Free parking.

Free charging

Free road tax...

Someone else is paying for it though. Wonder why. "

Exactly the reasons I got one..

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By *rFunBoyMan
over a year ago

Longridge


"I want to know what bright spark thought free charging was a good idea?"

Don't know but I've just driven first 4500 miles for free thanks to Tesco.

One guy I met there, would leave his car on charge for 12 hours twice a week, take it home to power his house using Vehicle to Grid, then sell back to Octopus what was unused then go back and do it all again.

Great while it lasted..

960kwh I had for FREE..

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By *arakiss12TV/TS
over a year ago

Bedford

I don't trust electric cars, I wonder if they generate an electro magnetic field around the occupants which could lead to leukemia.

The cost outways it's practicality.

If I did get one it would have to be a self charging one otherwise it's a waste of money.

Tesco know how to make a buck, probably just towing the line to jump on the energy crisis bandwagon which only has three wheels.

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By *rFunBoyMan
over a year ago

Longridge


"I don't trust electric cars, I wonder if they generate an electro magnetic field around the occupants which could lead to leukemia.

The cost outways it's practicality.

If I did get one it would have to be a self charging one otherwise it's a waste of money.

Tesco know how to make a buck, probably just towing the line to jump on the energy crisis bandwagon which only has three wheels. "

Tesco made very little. To see at my local Tesco, drivers parking very expensive cars and either walking home, jumping on an electric scooter, being picked up and later dropped off - leaving cars in excess of 6 hours on a car park clearly signed as 3 hours max.

Times I have gone to Tesco in the morning, returning at diner time and tea time to observe the same vehicles parked.

It's an abuse of a good thing and couldn't continue.

At 4500 for equivalent of £170 in electricity at home for 34p/kwh, is still much cheaper to drive an EV.

I've had over 960kwh from Tesco which I'm now paying at home and not breaking the bank at £192 for the same.

4500 miles for £200 in the EV

I have a diesel XTrail, that's £110 to fill up for 450 miles.

The only people moaning are the ones stuck with expensive cars, they reliednon Tesco to subsidise the running costs.

No sympathy!!

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

Are these electric types selfish buggers.. ?

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By *rFunBoyMan
over a year ago

Longridge

Why, for taking something offered for free?

The only selfish ones were the over nighters and over stayers.

Last week, you couldn't get on a charger for cars left all day.

This week our local Tesco has consistently had 2 or 3 available.

Like everything in life, abuse it - you loose it.

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

And when the car park was full and a petrol car driver parked in a spot designated for electric cars.. Tom saw this electric guy shouting abuse for something that is free...

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town


"Are these electric types selfish buggers.. ?"

Fuck yes. Some of them are absolutely. Funny though as if you'd left your car in a normal space overnight you'd come back and find a 120 quid ticket on it.

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

How many of these electric types flout the law..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Toms thoughts are similar..

Do you get free petrol or diesel at Tesco..

No..

And these smug electric people finding their cars expensive to run...

Tom not a fan of these smug electric people.. "

Is Tom a fan of anything?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"And when the car park was full and a petrol car driver parked in a spot designated for electric cars.. Tom saw this electric guy shouting abuse for something that is free... "

Did Tom not intervene?

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By *rFunBoyMan
over a year ago

Longridge


"And when the car park was full and a petrol car driver parked in a spot designated for electric cars.. Tom saw this electric guy shouting abuse for something that is free...

Did Tom not intervene?"

Well, this week I am going to park my EV at a local petrol station in a way, that blocks access to two pumps for 3 hours.

Let's see if ICE owners react in a kindly, friendly manner?

I'll say I am protesting at the use of fossil fuels.

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe


"And when the car park was full and a petrol car driver parked in a spot designated for electric cars.. Tom saw this electric guy shouting abuse for something that is free... "

I think it's less about the "being free" and more about the "being able to charge their car". If the petrol car driver had plugged his phone or laptop in to charge, all would be fine.

Cal

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Watt on earth is going on? Seems like nothing is free, it’s shocking.

Don’t think i’ll b getting me a Volts-wagon anytime soon...!

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By *rFunBoyMan
over a year ago

Longridge


"And when the car park was full and a petrol car driver parked in a spot designated for electric cars.. Tom saw this electric guy shouting abuse for something that is free...

I think it's less about the "being free" and more about the "being able to charge their car". If the petrol car driver had plugged his phone or laptop in to charge, all would be fine.

Cal"

And for this reason I have a 15meter charge cable over the 5meter one that came with the car to be able to park away from the muppet in a petrol car, or the EV who has abandoned his car for the day where charging had finished 3 hours prior.

Then run a long cable around or even over selfish individuals vehicle to be able to charge mine.

Yesterday, I watched a guy arrive at a Tesco fast charger (he was once a regular all day EV abandoned on a standard charger user), sometimes 13 hours.

He connected his car to the fast charger, started the charge and walked home. The charging stopped 80minutes later where he then returned with his second car 100 minutes later to charge this one.

In the 100 minutes his car was locked onto the charger and not charging, 7 other drivers of EVs came in and were unable to charge theirs so had to leave. 2 leaving shitty notes on his car.

It's not about free, it's common courtesy and like everywhere else in life- its lacking. Some people are unable to charge at home and rely on public charging.

Tesco free was good, but many are now paying to use them. At 28p/kwh, it is still cheaper than charging at home for many.

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By *gent CoulsonMan
over a year ago

Secret hideaway in the pennines

The charge points were run by an independent company and with the energy prices going up, it wasn't viable for them to keep it free.

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By *rFunBoyMan
over a year ago

Longridge

Spot on..

Nothing said when LIDL and ALDI put their prices up to 40/kwh.

But FREE, Satan is unleashed on Tesco for charging. Predominantly the electricity put on to the Grud was from Tesco owned Wind Turbines, but wind hasn't been great so cost is being incurred from other sources.

I've seen the abuse on their chargers myself, like many others even complaint yo Tesco over it.

Most sites were fitted with ANPR to stop the All Day charging abuse.

The Audi I saw stick in 55kwh on a fast charger yesterday was one of the overnight stayers soaking it up for free two weeks ago.

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By *icolerobbieCouple
over a year ago

walsall


"And when the car park was full and a petrol car driver parked in a spot designated for electric cars.. Tom saw this electric guy shouting abuse for something that is free...

Did Tom not intervene?

Well, this week I am going to park my EV at a local petrol station in a way, that blocks access to two pumps for 3 hours.

Let's see if ICE owners react in a kindly, friendly manner?

I'll say I am protesting at the use of fossil fuels."

Make sure you catch the inevitable violence on your dash cam to make reporting easier..

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By *rFunBoyMan
over a year ago

Longridge

Never seen Tesco chargers so quiet.

No more Sunday morning dash to beat everyone else, they've gone to ground.

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By *penbicoupleCouple
over a year ago

Northampton


"The charge points were run by an independent company and with the energy prices going up, it wasn't viable for them to keep it free."

Because the one thing that can't go down is the company's profits.

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By *rFunBoyMan
over a year ago

Longridge

Nearly a month without Tesco free charging.

4.5 miles to the Kwh using home electricity still doesn't come close to the equivalent cost of petrol or diesel.

9kw @34p/kwh (£3.06) is the equivalent to 4.546 litres (1 Gallon) of petrol (£7.09), diesel (£8.19). So, for every 41 miles, its still over £5 cheaper to drive electric.

As I'm paying 19.9p/kwh at hone for next two years, compared to the diesel 4x4 I also own, its a saving of over £6.50 per 41 miles.

Then there's the 8 months free Solar charging from March.

Who'd have ever expected diesel to be £8.19 per gallon?

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town


"Nearly a month without Tesco free charging.

4.5 miles to the Kwh using home electricity still doesn't come close to the equivalent cost of petrol or diesel.

9kw @34p/kwh (£3.06) is the equivalent to 4.546 litres (1 Gallon) of petrol (£7.09), diesel (£8.19). So, for every 41 miles, its still over £5 cheaper to drive electric.

As I'm paying 19.9p/kwh at hone for next two years, compared to the diesel 4x4 I also own, its a saving of over £6.50 per 41 miles.

Then there's the 8 months free Solar charging from March.

Who'd have ever expected diesel to be £8.19 per gallon?

"

It's a good saving. Pisses me off to be paying diesel prices just because some twonk has changed their mind from pushing diesel as the great saviour to a few years later being the great cash cow and Satan's fuel. Fuckers. They'll do the same with electric eventually.

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By *rFunBoyMan
over a year ago

Longridge

Fully agree, I still need a diesel for towing but justified the second car cost, by down rating its insurance from 14,000 per year to pay as you go at around 2000 per year.

Fuel saving is £2400 per year, servicing, wear and tear a 6th, and with free Solar, equates to having two cars for the price of one - with one allowed into clean air zones for no fees. Roll on the day electric can tow 2500kg..

I agree with VED, it's unfair not to contribute.

Solar charging is the future as that cannot be taxed - I hope!!

Big issue with large Solar is the fricking paperwork and at over 3.7kwh having to fill in same forms as a Solar or Wind farm.

I get why they do it to protect Grid overloading with Solar but constraints can be added to the installation to stop this. Export Limiting set to G98's 3.7kwh but lowing unlimited Solar on the generation side.

9kwh here, exporting almost zero due to car, hot water and heating, yet I had to run the G99 process and hideously put 10kw - 40p's worth as annual expected Export.

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