A query on charging please. Do you have to have whatever charger motability decide? Have read some concerning posts elsewhere on the safety of some. Also are all chargers compatible with all energy providers and do they all have the app option. Any advice appreciated. Its some months away but I am trying to find out all I can as currently we have the Quashqai E power which we love but they have now ended the extra 2yrs we thought we had coming, so we no longer have the finances for up front payment like we did before when we sold our own old car. We love driving electric mode on our car, but easy to fill it up with unleaded too. This charger system is all new to me. Thank you.
A query on charging please. Do you have to have whatever charger motability decide? Have read some concerning posts elsewhere on the safety of some. Also are all chargers compatible with all energy providers and do they all have the app option. Any advice appreciated. Its some months away but I am trying to find out all I can as currently we have the Quashqai E power which we love but they have now ended the extra 2yrs we thought we had coming, so we no longer have the finances for up front payment like we did before when we sold our own old car. We love driving electric mode on our car, but easy to fill it up with unleaded too. This charger system is all new to me. Thank you.
Motability have partnered with Ohme, so in the majority of cases you will get an Ohme charger & standard installation. Ohme chargers meet the relevant safety standards hwever, some are installed better than others.
There are two energy suppliers who offer intelligent type charging tariffs, which is Octopus and OVO. Ohme chargers will only work on Octopus intelligent tariff, but a vehicle can also be compatible and the charger not. Almost all energy suppliers offer a basic 2 rate overnight tariff which you can be used with any charger eig EON Nextdrive.
All chargers installed after June 2022 have to be Smart chargers and will also have App controll. You will find energy suppliers also have their own Apps for intelligent tariffs.
If 75-80% of your journeys are local and you can charge at home on a cheap overnight tariff, an EV will be in most cases cheaper to run. Public chargers are expensive and can be more expensive than running your E-Power. Depending on the charging speed of the public charger will determine how long you will have to wait for it to charge upto 80%, in comparison to 5 min filling your E-Power with fuel.