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EV charge times

lyledunn

Apparently from September 2021 charge points placed on the U.K. market are required to be factory set not to charge during peak times, 8-11am and 4-10pm. Although the parameter can be altered by the user, it is a recognition that things are getting tight.

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    Simon Barker: 
     

    I can't imagine working on an EV is any more dangerous than working on a petrol car that has a tank full of explosive liquid.  But it will require appropriate training.

    I don't have an EV yet myself, but those that do own them comment on how little maintenance they require when compared with a petrol or diesel.

    Well quite, all cars have hazards; sharp bits, toxic liquids, brake dust, whirling death. EVs have one more that's different and needs different training and PPE, it's hardly a showstopper.

    Here's the service schedule for a Renault Zoe, https://www.gogreenautos.co.uk/buyers-guide/renault-zoe-guide it's not exactly onerous. Change the pollen filter, check the fluid levels, every 3 years change the 12 V lead-acid battery (keeping a battery on the 12V system as a backup for lights, vacuum pump, etc. makes the safety case comparable with a petrol car). Note also that nothing on the service list involves work on the traction battery, but if you look deeper into the various repair procedures that do there's no live working with gloves, more “isolate by removing safety link and lock-off”.

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    Simon Barker: 
     

    I can't imagine working on an EV is any more dangerous than working on a petrol car that has a tank full of explosive liquid.  But it will require appropriate training.

    I don't have an EV yet myself, but those that do own them comment on how little maintenance they require when compared with a petrol or diesel.

    Well quite, all cars have hazards; sharp bits, toxic liquids, brake dust, whirling death. EVs have one more that's different and needs different training and PPE, it's hardly a showstopper.

    Here's the service schedule for a Renault Zoe, https://www.gogreenautos.co.uk/buyers-guide/renault-zoe-guide it's not exactly onerous. Change the pollen filter, check the fluid levels, every 3 years change the 12 V lead-acid battery (keeping a battery on the 12V system as a backup for lights, vacuum pump, etc. makes the safety case comparable with a petrol car). Note also that nothing on the service list involves work on the traction battery, but if you look deeper into the various repair procedures that do there's no live working with gloves, more “isolate by removing safety link and lock-off”.

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