On Wednesday, 18 October 2017 23:08:40 UTC+1, Roger Mills 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.


What is the life of a battery? Do you need to factor battery replacement
into the running costs?



In my case, 16,000 miles.
£7,000 but fortunately under guarantee. (5 years)

Obviously a duff battery.