That's great but what will it cost for a recharge? Most of the advertising blurb base their 'fuel' costs on the assumption that people connect to a home charger on Economy 7, which I believe costs about 4p per KWh. For comparison purposes I understand that Shell garages charge nearly 10 times as much at 39p per KWh. This makes interesting reading https://www.whatcar.com/news/electric-vehicle-charging-%E2%80%93-what-does-it-really-cost/n16833 Of course if you're on an economy 7 tariff you also have to pay extra for your normal daytime electricity use - that seems to have got lost along the way.
Electric car manufacturers also seem to assume that people only drive (carefully of course) in daylight when the temperature is temperate. Freezing cold dark days when lights and heater are required seem to be ignored.
My self charging hybrid consistently costs between 9p and 10p per mile in petrol. I personally doubt that any electric car that has to be charged from one of these public charging points will beat this.
I guess that it's horses for courses. As a second car for shopping and taking the kids to school, with home charging facilities it's probably just the job especially if you live in a city and it saves a congestion charge, or whatever it's called these days.
