I’m the driver but my wife is the benefit recipient. I’m open minded to an EV if the right one comes along. My wife would need more convincing. We have a large garage that we park in, so charging could be done in there, as long as that’s possible (it’s a long way from the main fuse box) and safe (is there any fire risk charging inside a garage?).
Having a charger in a garage is considered safe. As for cabling it would need to come from your main consumer unit/meter area and clipped around your home and buried where the run to the garage is. Depending on the length voltage drop may come into the equasion and cable sized upped to 10mm2. If you have an outside meter box the supply would come from there. As an alternative you could install the charger externally on the garage wall and run the charge cable into the garage., though it makes no differenc if..
It has issed me off reading what Mike 700 has wrote, rather than what we are led to believe for the shortage of cars spouted Millis. If I were honest I feel as though I’m being forced, rather than a gentle shuv or left to make my own mid up, which ould have been to revisit EV’s in a few years when the range would have hopefully increased, making me more comfortable taking the plunge. I feel sorry for those on the scheme without of road charging capabilities, the lack of other vehile choice, just because Mb have decided to plow £300 million and future profits in everything EV, their choice will continue to dwindle and all they will be offered is a free subscription based charge card “peanuts”. Then there is all this so early on we still have 12 years or more but, Mb prefer to kiss manufacturers feet in the hope they will score because of the governments EV tariff.
Like you I’m kucky and can come off the scheme but I’d also prefer to stay.