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Same situation here - our consumer unit is full up, so ours has been set up with its own circuit and breaker etc (all housed in the meter box, which is right next to the charger). I second the feedback about avoiding BP Chargemaster. Podpoint I can't comment on, but do be careful: it will...

You should leave aside the safety concerns, as fuel cell cars have proven to be just as safe as any other cars already. The safety side of things has already been dealt with. The technology is very young, which means if there's good reason to try to push it forward it will rapidly improve (much...

The EV superminis are really bad value. You don't have to spend much more to get a lot more range and a lot more space. Prices are going to come down, for sure. Especially if/when the Chinese enter the UK market. Even in the last 12-24 months you can see how the tech is evolving. The Zoe (while...

Very much still a place for Hydrogen. Brighton Buses, for example, have trialled both electric and hydrogen and they're planning on (eventually) replacing their entire fleet with hydrogen. And, despite the big PR stunt from Tesla with their lorry reveal, I don't see a place for pure EV in the...

If it's through work, then definitely do your EV research. As long as the allowance goes directly to the car (rather than being paid to you as cash in your salary - which sadly mine is :( ) you'll benefit from a very favourable BIK rate by going for an EV. Shop around, though - the e-Golf from...

I mentioned in an early post - VW are in the game as well. They opened their first pilot battery recycling facility in Germany back in February. Don't know if they're achieving it, but their aim was to be able to recycle and reuse over 90% of the battery materials. Not to mention that a lot of...

It'll be a cheaper S, but the S is actually their full-fat sedan. The Model 3 (smaller sedan/hatch) should be cheaper than the S. What will be interesting is when Tesla bring out their new "budget" model (I need to look up when exactly it's expected and what platform it will be built on ... I'd...

For someone like yourself, I'd argue that there's no driving need (*ahem) to make the shift immediately. But it would be worth considering once that Civic starts costing you money for maintenance and repairs and you get that niggling thought in the back of your mind that it's time to replace...

My top-spec Zoe (GT-Line rapid) is just a touch under £300 per month over 4 years, with maintenance and tyres included. But that's also high mileage (50k over the 4 years) - I'm expecting to be back to the office soon and that'll result in big miles that I suspect most won't need.

Should ease in the coming years. New battery tech is on the horizon that's going to be a lot more enviro friendly. The existing batteries are also already more recyclable than the anti-EV propagandists would have you believe. A lot of the batteries sold for home and/or industrial use (in combo...

That £44k figure will be rather distorted by the fact that the market is dominated by Tesla and upper-market brands/models currently. On the other hand, you can get a Zoe for under £30k, and the VW ID3 is just a touch over £30k. Those prices are starting to come down as well - partly with...

Yep - it's not the panels themselves that cost, it's the installation - hiring scaffolding and all the rest of it. Absolutely agree that all new builds should have solar fitted by default, it's the far cheaper way of doing it. Also agree that it's become a lot less attractive since the...

I'm part way there - but it's a bit of a frankenstein. We've got the solar panels on the roof, done long enough ago that we're on the lucrative FIT scheme (assumes we send 50% of the power we generate to the grid and pays us for it whether we do or not) that the Tories have since killed off. We...

If / when I finally decide it's the right time to get a home battery (or, more likely, when I get a v2g car in 3 years time), I believe my home charger will allow me to sort it out. The myenergi products are already pretty smart, and have Octopus integration. I'll be switching to Octopus in...

Yes, that's exactly what I was talking about. It's already possible with home batteries (if you know what you're doing, I believe you can sometimes make money out of it - effectively becoming an electricity trader buying low and selling high). Smoothing out the supply/demand curves in the grid...

There's been a bit of talk that EVs could actually end up being beneficial to the network. If they're charged smartly, then they can be drawing power during low-use periods. There's also talk of allowing the grid to draw power *out* of an EV that's parked and unused. The tech to support that is...

They've done this in London as well. When I was up there in my Zoe, it was very apparent that a) there were a lot of EVs on the road, b) a lot of charging points, with plenty of them not currently (*ahem) occupied, and c) lots of lamp posts with charging infrastructure added, enabling residents...

1. Depends. Mine cost a little over £600 fully installed, even after the govt grant. But in my case there was extra hardware required, and I went for a super smart one that works well with my solar panels. However, if all you need is something basic ... some EVs come with a free charge point (eg...

Depends on the manufacturer (as it always has with ICE cars as well!) I've got a 2020 Renault Zoe. They quote "up to" 245 miles range from the 52kWh battery. Earlier this year I did a few trips into London from Uckfield. That involved A22, M25, M40, A40 and then some roads around Baker Street...