Rasmie 95 Posted March 31 Report Share Posted March 31 (edited) The normal cost is 14-15 p per kWH, but I see my supplier Scottish Power stating they have reduced prices for charging vehicles overnight at home. My current diesel car costs about £5.85 for 55 miles. about 10.6 p per mile. So the price you are quoting, George, is bad. Edited March 31 by Rasmie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rasmie 95 Posted March 31 Report Share Posted March 31 https://www.edfenergy.com/electric-cars/costs heres a quote of 5p a mile from EDF Nigel Bridgman-Elliot 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Urabug 263 Posted March 31 Report Share Posted March 31 Taking into consideration that the life span of batteries are approx 8yrs,and which are very expensive to replace I wonder if many will want to buy used vehicles that come anywhere near this age consequentially affecting the resale value. Taking this into consideration I wonder if it really does work out cheaper to go electric, might be for those lucky enough to afford a brand new car. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rasmie 95 Posted March 31 Report Share Posted March 31 I don't think there will be any choice. It will be drive electric, or get the (electric) bus. The price of diesel and petrol will be forced up so that people can't afford them. Most people will probably end up leasing as the cars are so expensive, and like a mobile phone will just be a monthly bill. Urabug 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
George. 273 Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 15 hours ago, Rasmie said: The normal cost is 14-15 p per kWH, but I see my supplier Scottish Power stating they have reduced prices for charging vehicles overnight at home. My current diesel car costs about £5.85 for 55 miles. about 10.6 p per mile. So the price you are quoting, George, is bad. I've just checked the prices stated by EDF on https://www.edfenergy.com/electric-cars/costs where they charge 26p per kWh for, as stated, a Tesla vehicle. So why the difference? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rasmie 95 Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 ^^the difference is between plugging in at home, and, those prices are for superchargers or rapid chargers. If you have to charge up on the motorway it looks like you'll pay through the nose. Also the governments will have to claw back the tax they lose on Road tax and fuel tax so expect there to be some increased costs in future. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nigel Bridgman-Elliot 15 Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 > Pay just 4.5p per kWh during off-peak (12 am to 5 am GMT every day) I notice on the EDF site prices are even lower now ! > the life span of batteries are approx 8yrs I wonder if these will last longer ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8EBI-N0KTk > New Battery technology that lasts decades, > Lithium Titanate Oxid - LTO ------- A battery with a lifespan of a human being? Yes, with up to 30 000 cycles, it may serve you 82 years (one cycle per day). ------- I want to use these in my next EV, since they can be charged @ -30c, so no worries when its cold outside. XAM7102 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
XAM7102 6 Posted Monday at 15:06 Report Share Posted Monday at 15:06 (edited) In the next decade the evolusion of batteries will be huge. Autonomus Smart transport is where it will eventually go, you will probably have a monthly contract and when you want to go some where you will select your journey on a device and a few minutes later your transport will arrive and take you where you want. Private car transport will decline. Edited Monday at 15:08 by XAM7102 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
George. 273 Posted yesterday at 08:24 Report Share Posted yesterday at 08:24 Switching to an EV is the environmentally positive change you can make today Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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