harry wrote:
On Monday, 3 August 2020 12:42:01 UTC+1, Tim+ wrote:
Doable? Worth doing?

In Scotland I see that there are grants available for professional
installations (which seem to be around the £1000 mark).

Are there significant savings to be had by DIYing it and are there any
significant €œgotchas€� that one needs to be aware of? I do realise that
this probably falls into the €œif you have to ask, you shouldnt be doing
it€� category of jobs but just curious to know if a) you averagely competent
DIYer could do it or b) make some saving by installing an appropriate
unconnected cable for a sparky to finish off?

Tim


Unless you are a travelling salesman, you don't need one.
A slow charger off a 13a plug will be fine overnight.
Every Kwh takes you about four miles.
So, a 13a/3Kw socket gives you 12 miles of range for every hour plugged in.

eg. Ten hours plugged in overnight therefore gives 120 miles of range.

Numbers may vary with other cars but this gives the ballpark figures.


Ive read that the 13A lead only charge at about 10A as the load is
continuous and your average 13A socket isnt entirely happy providing that
amount of power for any length of time.

Tim

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