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Keep up with the times lads, EV charger manufactures are, in my opinion, getting way out of touch with today’s EV buyers, and missing out on a good revenue stream, most of the future buyers won’t be EV nerds (like me) they will be joe average, they will be getting cars like the MG, considerably cheaper than the elitist tesla/ipace/taycan brigade, and the chargers they make need to follow suit, they wont care about the flashy gimmicks, fancy WIFI LED displays showing WAYYY too much information, they are not going to be impressed, knowing they are able too sit in their armchair, with a smart phone, telling them how the energy is being generated.. all they want is to plug in at night and know it will be fully charged in the morning..
The grant has already dropped from £500 TO £350 and will probably cease to exist in a year or so, and as they have to be smart to comply for the grant, the cheapest is already way past £450.. chuck in installation costs of at least £250 and that’s if theres nothing dodgy with the house electrics that then needs upgrading, and your well on your way to a grand… well odds are, that joe average is going to just stick with plugging in the granny lead, which is great for the occasional charge.. but not for regular charging over long periods.. im an electrician, trust me.. melted sockets that need the granny charger prised out with a crowbar are getting pretty common..
Heres an idea, a charger, with no frills, bells & whistles, a type A rcd built in with a type 2 connector.. don’t tell me they cant knock one of those bad boys up for more than £200,, yeah you wont make big bucks per unit, but the quantity sales will only go one way.. through the roof, hell, we could be looking at installs for close on £400 quid, well within most peoples reach.. and making it worth while for the sparky to actually bother turning up...
gary
The grant has already dropped from £500 TO £350 and will probably cease to exist in a year or so, and as they have to be smart to comply for the grant, the cheapest is already way past £450.. chuck in installation costs of at least £250 and that’s if theres nothing dodgy with the house electrics that then needs upgrading, and your well on your way to a grand… well odds are, that joe average is going to just stick with plugging in the granny lead, which is great for the occasional charge.. but not for regular charging over long periods.. im an electrician, trust me.. melted sockets that need the granny charger prised out with a crowbar are getting pretty common..
Heres an idea, a charger, with no frills, bells & whistles, a type A rcd built in with a type 2 connector.. don’t tell me they cant knock one of those bad boys up for more than £200,, yeah you wont make big bucks per unit, but the quantity sales will only go one way.. through the roof, hell, we could be looking at installs for close on £400 quid, well within most peoples reach.. and making it worth while for the sparky to actually bother turning up...
gary