Just seems like throwing away money for some limited convenience. I did 288kw of charging in Sept. I’m not on a smart tariff as I don’t have a smart charger. So I use Octopus Go at 8.5p per kw, 5hrs a night. My Sept. charge cost for 288kw was £24.48. I’ve done 7000 miles in my car in the 9 months of 2025, I’ve fast charged it twice at Tesla Gretna Green, 115kw in total, cost £66.82. My average consumption is 3.2m/kw, if I remove the mileage covered by the Tesla charges, then I’ve spent £175 to charge my car, or, if included, £242. Your DD would have cost £535 over the same period. Over double the cost. Ok, you get a bit more public charging, about 50kw or so, call it a single charge at Tesla, but it simply doesn’t add up. UIntelligent Go or EON would save you even more and allow peak charging if that was definitely required – and it wouldn’t be KW limited like the Ovo offering. So, over say 3 years, you’d save £900-1000 – something to put towards the next AP.
I accept your reasoning and your verdict that my charging will be a tad more expensive than some
But I really am not looking to to get the best rate I can.
I just treat/ drive my electric car just like an ice car, and I will just plug in whenever I need to, for as long or as short a time as I please, and at any time night or day , not having to wait for a special time to start charging.
The best comparison ( for me , Including motorway driving.) is –
My Qashqai ePower 55 mpg 1000. miles = £115 – £120
VMy Tiguan 40 mpg 1000 miles. = £162 – £180
My Ariya. . 1000-1400 miles = fixed charge £ 59.50