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The good thing about the Tesla unit is it is hardwired into your board on its own circuit. Then it is set up to take the max your board can give it with its own breaker and RCD. Very safe and efficient.
If you are wanting a large charge you need a power plan with a big window of off peak rates. You can figure your charging rate as the available power less 15%.
See what your fellow UK'ers get for 'watts' per mile and convert to kWh per distance by dividing by 1000.
Milage is very use case dependent. Motorway speed sucks more power than round town. A/C and heat. Roofrack kills efficiency. There's quite a lot to it.
Relatively slow but especially steady wins big compared to stop start speed up slow down.
If you are wanting a large charge you need a power plan with a big window of off peak rates. You can figure your charging rate as the available power less 15%.
See what your fellow UK'ers get for 'watts' per mile and convert to kWh per distance by dividing by 1000.
Milage is very use case dependent. Motorway speed sucks more power than round town. A/C and heat. Roofrack kills efficiency. There's quite a lot to it.
Relatively slow but especially steady wins big compared to stop start speed up slow down.
MrBadger
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A good place to start
Thread 'UK Charge Point Installer Recommendations'
UK Charge Point Installer Recommendations
As for charger recommendations, it depends on what you want it to do. Options also likely covered in above thread. For basic charging the installer is likely to have their preference.
Lord Farquad
2022 MYLR W/B/20s/Tow bar. Previously 2021 M3SR+
I have a tethered PodPoint and Intelligent Octopus Go. Together they’re a winning combination in my book.
It works seamlessly with my MYLR and my wife’s Mini EV.
Have a read of the Octopus thread but be warned it’s rather long
I went for a tethered unit as experience of a non tethered unit we bought year’s previously was that the wet and dirty cables are a pain to store and lug about.
Tesla Frunk eliminates some of this but I still prefer the tethered one.
Plus the cable is much thinner and easier to use than the Type 2 you get with the car.
It works seamlessly with my MYLR and my wife’s Mini EV.
Have a read of the Octopus thread but be warned it’s rather long
I went for a tethered unit as experience of a non tethered unit we bought year’s previously was that the wet and dirty cables are a pain to store and lug about.
Tesla Frunk eliminates some of this but I still prefer the tethered one.
Plus the cable is much thinner and easier to use than the Type 2 you get with the car.
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+1. Works well but few things you need to iron out from the beginning. Once you have decided come back to the forum I’ll get the other thread I did about the intelligent OG.have a tethered PodPoint and Intelligent OctopusGo.
Lord Farquad
2022 MYLR W/B/20s/Tow bar. Previously 2021 M3SR+
MrBadger
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Wall connectors are just a glorified mains outlet. They work with any electricity supplier or tariff.
If you want Octopus IO control then Octopus have a list that can be controlled by that, or just let IO control the car so works with anything.
Ok this will take a bit of time. It is a hit and miss mine took almost 6 months as I lost my will to chase them up on twitter. But others have more positive experiences. Hopefully yours will get sorted out quickly.
Not sure how much that cost but their Rapids cost 0.79£ per kwh. If you need something urgent, you can set up normal Octopus go and use the off peak hour and charge that is much cheaper compared to any other alternative option till you get the IOG.
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