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25 Sep 21, 08:55 AM |
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We had solar and a Tesla battery fitted earlier this year (we drive an electric Skoda Citigo). We don’t get a feed in tariff but switched our electric to Octopus who offer a Tesla plan where electric is 11.7p per kWh for both import and export.
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25 Sep 21, 11:25 AM |
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Renewable energy ,the ground,and they last longer than 7 years and are reciclable
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25 Sep 21, 11:49 AM |
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MY MB EQC does 220 at the moment, it's very new so it should gain a few more miles over time. Perfect for me for work and back. We weren't going to use it for travelling but we brought it to Southampton as its such a lovely comfortable car. We charged at a shopping outlet (free to customers) and also while eating dinner in a council car park in Winchester. We've almost enough to get home to Lincolnshire but will stop somewhere with a charger for lunch just to feel more comfortable.
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10 Oct 21, 09:53 AM |
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Join Date: Mar 13
Location: UK
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The problem is electric cars are often OK for small city cars, but they are too expensive, range isn't great for long trips and they are often small. Look at an E Niro one of the best of the "cheaper" electric cars, boot is tiny.
For example I have a 1.5tdci mondeo it has a huge boot cost me £15k a year old and I do 18k miles a year and does 60mpg on motorway runs. No equivalent electric car second hand is competitively priced even when you factor in fuel saving as extra monthly payment. Looked at getting a Skoda Enyaq recently so reasonable size but still costing me £50-100 more a month after fuel saving. When I fly to Miami in August I have a Late shift the night before. I would have a 64mile round trip, drive home at 1am then leave a few hours later for LHR 130.miles away. So not only would I have range issues with an effective range of 180miles on base model but would need to charge near airport to give me something to start with coming home. Larger battery leases prices are insane. Electric has to save us money or at least balance current costs. Why would I pay extra to make a tiny emissions difference which really does nothing when the real polluting countries are mot doing anything. |
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25 Oct 21, 01:06 PM |
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25 Oct 21, 04:27 PM |
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26 Oct 21, 10:54 AM |
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Not to the same extent as they have an internal supply chain, however they're starting to push out delivery times now.
I was lucky, ordered my Model 3 in August, delivered end of Sept - they're quoting Feb deliveries for cars ordered now. Nov/Dec boats are fully allocated. This is my 2nd Model 3, wouldn't have anything else now, absolutely love it. |
26 Oct 21, 11:27 AM |
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Join Date: Sep 11
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I missed this thread completely, but I would certainly consider an electric car for the US. Ability to either charge it at the parks (most parks have charging points), a lot of hotels have them now as well. Or potentially at a villa. I looked a few times on Turo but the cost of hiring on there + insurance costs is just not worth it compared to what I can get from a car hire company.
I drive a Tesla M3, great car, wake up every day with whatever charge I need, supercharing networking is great and makes any long trips a breeze Edited at 11:28 AM. |
26 Oct 21, 02:57 PM |
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Join Date: Apr 09
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Disneys new park and charge Elsa car service will be available to guests staying in our onsite hotels.
For an extra $20 on top of your parking charge you can hook your EV up to our frozen themed charge points. *something, guests wanted it, flexibility, magic* Id like to hire a EV if i was going down that route of holiday but the costs and possible hassle of charging at lower end hotels would put me off Edited at 03:00 PM. |
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26 Oct 21, 03:15 PM |
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Join Date: Jun 16
Location: God's Own Country
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Just got back from my third drive down to London in 2 weeks. From Leeds. In my Tesla MS.
I could have parked cheaper in the National Theatre by Just Park but parked Barnard House behind St Pauls as that was very close to our hotel. Unfortunately the chargers in Barnard House which were free are being upgraded so not working (which I knew). So we set off from near Leeds Sunday morning. Stopped at our usual place, Newport Pagnell. Put on Tesla Supercharger, went to toilet and Starbucks and left topped up to 90%. That’s quite an expensive charger and cost £17. Then went to London, parked Sun to today. That was £75. Then drove back, another quick stop at Rugby’s new super chargers 2 miles off the M1. £11 to go to about 75% in 20 mins (needed toilet and sandwich). Got back home with 40% left. So total cost for 4 including parking behind St Pauls Sunday to Tuesday was £106 including the 60% charge I ‘lost’ between setting off with a full charge from home and arriving back. I could have shaved £10 off charging costs by spending a bit less time on Superchargers, and shaved £27 off parking if I’d have parked further away. This trip took no less time than in a petrol car, as the stops we would have done for the same time anyway (no enforced delay at all) and we didn’t have to stop for petrol. So far in 2 years 8 months I’ve spent £200 on maintenance (second year ‘service’ if you can call it that, checking coolant, new air cabin filter).
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