@Glos_Guy I actually agree, relying entirely on the public network is not the most cost effective way, especially to those of us who pay significantly less at home.
That said I know of several people who have enjoyed their BEVs for years without home or work charging. One is the guy behind one of the biggest EV groups on Facebook and he’s run his model S for 5 years and doesn’t charge at home nor has he installed one at work. Mind you the Tesla network has its advantages.
There are ways to get considerable discounts from charger providers, I’m guessing if you’re doing business type miles you simply pay those monthly fees and end the month better off for it.
Personally, I neither do the mileage to warrant paying the charge nor have the patience to sit at a charger just because I can’t charge from home. I still look at long journeys as having offset cost by getting 250 miles at home rates and being able to ‘refill’ at home after. Without that long trips would be rather expensive and I’m now way a sufficient environmentalist to drive electric regardless of cost.
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