On 19/10/2017 11:01, John Rumm wrote:
On 18/10/2017 16:53, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
On R4 You and Yours today* - for those who may wish to listen again -
there was a bit about some filling stations providing fast charge points.
At last, you might say.

And they interviewed an actual punter with a Leaf. Worth a listen. ;-)

One point he made was he charges it at home at 12p per kW.hr. A full
charge costing about £2 and taking him about 80 miles.

The fast charge points will cost 50p per kW.hr and only charge to 80%.

So as a rough guestimate 7 quid for 70 miles. Not much different from a
small diesel. And, of course, no duty on that electricity, unlike petrol
and diesel.

My mate with his leaf ended up feeling like it was a bit of a bait and
switch. Originally many of the fast charge points were free once you
have bought a card to let you use them. Then recently they started fixed
duration charges at £7 a charge, and that charge duration (either 20 or
30 mins IIRC) was not long enough to actually fully charge it - so you
would have to buy two for a complete fill up, which means £14 for 90
miles or so.

Not quite bait-and-switch. More like a teaser rate or low-ball. A sales
and marketing expert would know the right term. I expect the government
will do something similar when they stop subsidising sales of EV when
most people have them.

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Max Demian