Would be nice to see the costs when slow charging at home. Interesting the Greens want to limit electricity production to unreliable sources, so what does that do to your transportation reliability? Except for the higher cost, government subsidies, lack of recycling, fire issues, lack of range and easy fast recharging, I have no real issues with EVs and their owners. To each their own……
No way the grid will ever support everybody driving EVs.
The whole point is to get rid of all personal transportation.
a large number of households in the UK – almost half – live in either terraced properties or flats, meaning they cannot use a driveway or garage to allow charging at home.
“Would be nice to see the costs when slow charging at home.”
The article quotes 3.3 miles per kwhr. At 12 cents per kwhr that is 3.6 cents per mile. 35 miles would be $1.26. A gas car getting 35mpg would be about $3.20.
Some utilities offer a flat rate monthly charge. Duke has a $19.99 fee for up to 800 kwhrs. That is 2.5 cents per kwhr.
IOWs, 87 cents to go 35 miles.
There is a bunch of unwarranted flak on both sides of the issue. And many untruths. I have owned an EV for over 5 years now, and I really enjoy it. I slow charge it at home, plugging in to an ordinary 110v wall socket, and set the timer for charging during off-peak cost hours during nights while asleep. Around here, gasoline cost $5 to $6 a gallon, so I prefer driving the EV around town rather than drive any of my 3 ICE vehicles. Except for hauling with my ICE truck, I don't mind that getting dirty with lumber and concrete. The EV is simply cheaper to maintain. Semi-annual checks to keep the warranty in effect cost me between $30 to $35 a visit, that's less than $70 a year. Contrast that to paying hundreds of dollars per visit for my ICE vehicles, not to mention the smog control certification done bi-annually for an average of $100 (one cost $250 a few months ago).
Much cheaper to own an EV.