IbroSaunks
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I'm in a similar boat as you. I signed up for Source London's "resident discount", which reduces the cost to 27p/KWh. More expensive than it used to be, but at least you can leave the car to charge anytime, not just midnight.I live in a London flat and cannot charge at home. It’s been fine though. As often as possible I try to make charging incidental to whatever else I’m doing. So whenever we go somewhere in London I leave it on charge (usually Source London) and I get electricity for the price I would’ve paid for parking anyway. Likewise on the way home from a longer trip, a return Supercharge tends to keep me going for the next week or so.
When I need a dedicated charge, I used to take advantage of the Source London overnight 4 hour price cap which brought charging down to circa 12p per Kwh. (Sadly this has now ceased).
I’m now on a local trial with Connected Kerb with chargers round the corner from my flat which charge an eco rate of 19p per KWh.
So yes, more expensive than if I could charge at home at 5p per KWh, but I don’t really bother doing the maths and still see myself as doing better than if I was driving an ICE.
I've also used the Pod point 50KWh charger at my local Tesco a few times. It's slightly more expensive at 28p/KWh, but the free 7 and 22 KWh chargers are almost always occupied, and since I'm shopping, might as well get a quick top up.
I've only had the car for a few weeks, and I haven't really measured fuel economy, but my impression so far is that it's definitely cheaper than the diesel car it has replaced.