kelvin 660
White SR+ with LFP battery
In the USA all public chargers come with charging cable attached. So convenient, but if we did that here they would probably be cut and stolen for the copper...
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Cost to Tesla must be next to nothing
And the amount of roadside requests from people being stranded. This will damage EV reputation.I guess they don't come with a 4 year warrentee if you buy from the shop either.
You can buy a universal one for half what Tesla charge but I wonder if Tesla will see an uptick in service / warrentee claims after damage caused using cheap aftermarket chargers?
My mate recently bought a Skoda Enyaq and this didn’t come with a UMC. I was surprised. To me, selling the car with no way to charge it seems poor.And the amount of roadside requests from people being stranded. This will damage EV reputation.
Do other brands charge for their UMC?
Kia did last year.$400 sale on 1 million cars a year ...
How many other EV brands include such a cable as standard?
True but in all fairness if you are purchasing a Tesla you can more than likely afford an after market one for £200My friends Zoe didn’t come with a charger. Had to buy one of these: Masterplug 10A 2.3kW Mode 2 Type 2 Socket Electric Vehicle Charging Cable 5m
You can see how Tesla might have got here. In the current model, if Tesla have supply issues, you can’t sell a car without one, and not everyone needs one. Eases the supply problem, saves waste, improves vehicle weight/efficiency, saves cost. If costs are going up, how do Tesla reduce cost without putting the price of the car up. If you never use one, why should you pay for one. You can buy a UMC if it’s in stock and you need one.
I agree in the UK there is too much scepticism / anxiety re: ability to charge and too many instances where you might use one so removing the UMC is the wrong thing to do.
Virtually all of them, with a few exceptions.$400 sale on 1 million cars a year ...
How many other EV brands include such a cable as standard?
they are recommending that you don’t use a 3 pin plug to charge the car regularly. I don’t know if there is a real reason for this
Our company is about to start an EV only salary sacrifice scheme. ... also including an option for a installing a home charging points as part the deal.
None of the VAG cars come with them in the UK as standard, they are an optional extra. It's possible to get one included by negotiating with the dealer. Ireland for some reason have their own set of specs for VAG car build variations, including completely different options from the UK market & I think they include the granny charger.I had a Google for ID3. Someone from Ireland said Granny Charger came with the car over there; UK users said "Managed to get the dealer to include one for free"
Its not good to charge from a 3 pin for a long period of time. It's really only a backup - but a necessary one.I leant mine to a friend in his ID.4 when he was staying in a cottage as a backup but neither of us have ever used it. The ID.4 didn’t come with one. I also bought a weatherproof extension lead with RCD protection and a weather proof box to put the plugs in.
When I first got an EV, if it hadn’t come with one I’d probably have bought one. However, in future I don’t think I’d bother getting one with a new car if it didn’t come with one.
Our company is about to start an EV only salary sacrifice scheme. They have released some information from the supplier and they are recommending that you don’t use a 3 pin plug to charge the car regularly. I don’t know if there is a real reason for this, or it’s just that they are effectively also including an option for a installing a home charging points as part the deal.
I slightly disagree with this. Where do you stop? Windscreen not included next as "Tesla owners can afford the extra".True but in all fairness if you are purchasing a Tesla you can more than likely afford an after market one for £200
Where do you stop?
Nissan Leaf came with a 3 pin
It was Standard in Jan 2020.I think that needed / came with the (optional) 6kW on board charger? Although I expect that's become standard now.
It's my backup plan if my home charger fails