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A nice surprise (free Ionity leccy)
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thegruf
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Emotionally I totally agree, but commercially is this really the case?
(Cost of charger, cost of installation, cost of energy, cost of maintenance) less any subsidy divided by number of users.
I suspect that equation looks pretty horrible for a good few years.
No doubt though that when the cost for electricity per mile driven is higher than fossil fuel the case for EVs is weakened
(that said why people get so het up about fuel cost when depreciation is vastly higher and is the bulk of the cost of ownership is always mystifying)
Hi, arrived with 67% SoC, charging at 48kW, charging up to 96% (unusually high, but very long day) - currently at 93% charge rate since 90% has been 27-30kWh.
Edit, having said that the stats on screen show rate average of 25kWh?
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Mr H
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Currently charging at 35kWh - another model 3 here, bay no.4 isn't working for them and moved to bay 3. Still free.
Still free, the Ionity app shows.
Stalls 1,2,5 are dodgy, stall 4 anecdotally gives faster charge
The 4 Ionity chargers at Cambridge services on A14 are also live now. Ionity were testing Tesla Model 3 there as they know these new ABB chargers are giving very low charge rates for them. Theoretical max 190kW but experience has been 20-60kW
Stalls 1,2,5 are dodgy, stall 4 anecdotally gives faster charge
The 4 Ionity chargers at Cambridge services on A14 are also live now. Ionity were testing Tesla Model 3 there as they know these new ABB chargers are giving very low charge rates for them. Theoretical max 190kW but experience has been 20-60kW
Mr H
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LukeUK
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So break-even with 35 p/kWh at ~22 kWh and comparable with supercharging (24p/kWh) at ~32 kWh.
Mr H
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Mine arrived in a week or soGot an email from Maingau saying the rfid cards are delayed as they’ve had a big increase in membership recently. Thanks Bjørn
Last I heard this wasn’t available in the U.K.? (Sorry if that has been answered, I’m working my way through the thread)That’s the same as petrol at MSA. Usually more expensive so just top up until you get to a local garage.
although, it’s not normally >4 times the price
I signed up for Maingau yesterday, see how that works out.
Edit: which app?
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Mr H
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I have one here, the previous problem was the requirement to have a German bank account which they have now removed. You just need a credit card now
Thanks for that. Got the app from the name there. Do I need a card to charge via this service? Or can it work via app only?
Mr H
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TBH i'm not sure, everyone has said get the card, not heard of people using the app only
