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Electric Vehicle Charging Costs.

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Electric car rapid charging costs soar, says RAC - BBC News

"Right now, VAT on electricity from a public charger is levied at a rate four-times that which applies to domestic electricity, which makes it far more expensive to charge on-the-go than it should be," 

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    which causes more strain on the grid? slow at home off peak charging or rapid car park peak time charging

  • 0 in reply to ebee

    I suppose that it all depends upon the definition of the word "strain". The work done/power involved is the same in each case.

    Z.

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  • 0 in reply to ebee

    I suppose that it all depends upon the definition of the word "strain". The work done/power involved is the same in each case.

    Z.

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  • 0 in reply to Zoomup

    The work done and energy consumed is indeed about the same in either case.

    Charging in the off peak hours makes better use of existing generating capacity and of transmission/distribution capacity. If daytime charging becomes popular, there would be a strong case for adding more solar generating capacity. Several hundred kw of PV could be installed over a supermarket car park and could be very worthwhile at current electricity prices.

  • 0 in reply to Zoomup

    "Strain" is not just total energy consumed Zoom but rather how and when and at what rate whilst other loads are elsewhere thereby straining the grid in the healthiest/unhealthiest way.

    The grid was always a bit near it`s limit before all this EV malarkey, Last Straw Camel's Back syndrome might be avoided

  • 0 in reply to ebee

    Are..............."strain" is expecting too much of an overused often undersized grid then. Yep, we should all be using bicycles and horses for transport, that would be  less polluting and greener. Also it would teach the youngsters about responsibility of machines and animals. This inflation business where prices are rising is already teaching young people who want everything NOW about economy, but that is by the hard way. They should have learnt that in advance though, it would have made things a little easier for them now.

    I was shown inside a modern hybrid car recently. The dashboard and steering column controls were numerous. There were knobs, lights, buttons and levers everywhere. The car's driver's seat was like the cock-pit of a modern aeroplane. Too much manufactured stuff in my opinion. Just consider all of the materials. Just consider the costs. Just consider disposing of that all when the car is eventually scrapped. Pollution galore.

    Oh, and the owner said that he did not know what many of the controls did in function.

    Madness. Too much manufactured stuff.

    Z.

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