Am new to this Hyundai kona 65kw 2075 n line got it Thursday. I live Manchester please any help which semi or rapid network charges are good value plus home electricity sureplyer could any one recommend for good che as p price please.am having orm wall charging when they come fit n it thank you guys
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I try and use the Tesla Public Superchargers, but beware a lot of the early chargers are Tesla only, use Zap map to filter the Tesla Public Superchargers which tends to be the newer 250KW chargers that have contactless although I use the Tesla app.
The Tesla chargers tend to be the cheapest at the moment at 50p kwh peak compared to Gridserve that are 79p kwh (using app).
The Tesla chargers tend to be the cheapest at the moment at 50p kwh peak compared to Gridserve that are 79p kwh (using app).
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By far the cheapest way to charge is to do so at home on the driveway. You're doing it right by installing a home charger. There are a number of providers which have cheap overnight rates; EON, Edf, Octopus are commonly chosen due to their very cheap rates.
The normal price for power at home is around 28p per kilowatt hour, these three all have rates below 10p. In most cases, you'll also get cheap power for the house as well during that time - so if you are willing to run the dishwasher, washing machine, and charge phones/laptops etc during the cheap rates, doing those things gets cheaper too.
For charging when you're out and about, I'm sad to say the answer is "it depends a bit". The best starting point for price is the Tesla Superchargers; some of these are open to users of all EVs (while others are for Tesla vehicles only). They cost around 40-50p/kWh. However, there's also Ionity, who offer a cheaper rate of 44p/kWh for a monthly subscription of circa ÂŁ8.99.
You will notice that even 'cheap' at 40p is a load more than the 7p/kWh rate for charging at home: so I'd treat public charging the way you might have treated filling up at the motorway service station: put in just enough to get back home.
By far the cheapest way to charge is to do so at home on the driveway. You're doing it right by installing a home charger. There are a number of providers which have cheap overnight rates; EON, Edf, Octopus are commonly chosen due to their very cheap rates.
The normal price for power at home is around 28p per kilowatt hour, these three all have rates below 10p. In most cases, you'll also get cheap power for the house as well during that time - so if you are willing to run the dishwasher, washing machine, and charge phones/laptops etc during the cheap rates, doing those things gets cheaper too.
For charging when you're out and about, I'm sad to say the answer is "it depends a bit". The best starting point for price is the Tesla Superchargers; some of these are open to users of all EVs (while others are for Tesla vehicles only). They cost around 40-50p/kWh. However, there's also Ionity, who offer a cheaper rate of 44p/kWh for a monthly subscription of circa ÂŁ8.99.
You will notice that even 'cheap' at 40p is a load more than the 7p/kWh rate for charging at home: so I'd treat public charging the way you might have treated filling up at the motorway service station: put in just enough to get back home.
A vote for Eon Next here who have a simple 6 hours of EV charging at 7.5p a night. Octopus used to be very good but their Intelligent tariff never got me more than 5 hours of off peak charging though occasionally I got a few kWh of free electricity. But if you want to game their system it takes effort. I struggled to get my Ohme charger recognised by Octopus, they did my head in. Some on here suspect they are using AI to answer calls/emails now. Eon is just simpler. If you use the code at the foot of this we share ÂŁ100 off our bills.
Whilst you are having a charger fitted you might need to have a new consumer unit. Makes sure to get one that will have 3-4 spare ways so that you are prepared for a heat pump which will need at least 2 new spare trips and maybe 3. Heat pups are a better way to heat your home and using an EV tariff gets you very cheap night time heating!
Public charging has become very good. Those of us that started out in 2020 or earlier were driving when chargers were broken and not being repaired. There is now much more choice and some competition. I think that in the Manchester area you have Be EV chargers at 65p a kWh which is a pretty keen price though Tesla chargers will be cheaper where they are open to all. You will benefit from using some apps to find out where the chargers are and their cost. ZapMap, WattsUp, Tesla should be on your phone and then you will find chargers by Instavolt close to McDonalds, convenient reliable and expensive, MFG are now in Morrisons supermarket car parks, Gridserve at MSAs and AppleGreen at Welcome Break, Ionity are backed by VW, Merc, Hyundai and Kia where you get discount if you have one of those bands of cars but you can buy a subscription for cheaper pricing if you do higher mileages away from home. But mostly you will charge at home and life will be simple!
Hope you enjoy your car.
Whilst you are having a charger fitted you might need to have a new consumer unit. Makes sure to get one that will have 3-4 spare ways so that you are prepared for a heat pump which will need at least 2 new spare trips and maybe 3. Heat pups are a better way to heat your home and using an EV tariff gets you very cheap night time heating!
Public charging has become very good. Those of us that started out in 2020 or earlier were driving when chargers were broken and not being repaired. There is now much more choice and some competition. I think that in the Manchester area you have Be EV chargers at 65p a kWh which is a pretty keen price though Tesla chargers will be cheaper where they are open to all. You will benefit from using some apps to find out where the chargers are and their cost. ZapMap, WattsUp, Tesla should be on your phone and then you will find chargers by Instavolt close to McDonalds, convenient reliable and expensive, MFG are now in Morrisons supermarket car parks, Gridserve at MSAs and AppleGreen at Welcome Break, Ionity are backed by VW, Merc, Hyundai and Kia where you get discount if you have one of those bands of cars but you can buy a subscription for cheaper pricing if you do higher mileages away from home. But mostly you will charge at home and life will be simple!
Hope you enjoy your car.
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