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finding our new car which we.ve had since mid April is only breaking even with bills and the hastle of charging it.
Fuel costs have lessened but electricity prices/bill has risen a lot.
Does anyone have any tips to making this better. We’re with Octopus energy on fixed tariff have solar panels but not battery storage. Home charging car.
Feeling this has not been a great choice for us but was big deposit so trying to look for things to improve. Usually charge once home from work after 4pm to make most of solar panels but maybe worth charging overnight ??
any advice would be appreciated thanks
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Can’t you swap tariff to octopus 7p/KW one to charge overnight?
The running costs and range combined is what outtme of my order so I cancelled, I have a home charger etc but at 380 ISH miles per tank and charge it simply isn’t good enough for a “new” platformed car, for it’s sheer size they could easily of fitted a larger battery ( VW etc manage it in smaller cars )
So the only thing you can do is see what Octopus can do for you tariff wise if you’re not on the EV tariff already
I'm blunt and straight to the point and I make no apologies for it!
Bipolar, OCD and a multitude of other MH issues and physical disabilitiesBoth myself and @kezo have this car as well (Kezo has an N-Line S and mine is an Ultimate. There is an extremely long thread on this subject (link below) which I started and has mostly been Kezo and myself comparing notes on this.
In my case I wouldn’t get another and I think Kezo mostly feels the same. I don’t prioritise running costs when choosing a car, but I’ve been disappointed that with an annual mileage of around 8,000 miles I’m only saving around £20 a month over my previous very economical petrol car (BMW X1 2.0i 4WD) and, in all honesty, I’d rather pay that £20 and not have the hassle of having to charge the ruddy thing after every time that I use it . Once the limited EV charge runs out, the dead weight of the battery makes it a very thirsty car due to its weight. The weight issue with PHEVs makes the quoted bhp figures a bit of a joke IMHO. The petrol X1 was around 190 PS and felt quicker than the 250 odd PS Tucson. Obviously the 250 PS is only available when the battery and petrol engine are at full pelt together, so when the battery is depleted it’s much less, plus you have the added dead weight of the battery to lug around which also blunts performance. Don’t get me wrong, it’s no slouch, but feels a lot less than the stated figure IMHO
Also, I find the Tucson to be a very good car for people who aren’t in to cars! It’s spacious and exceptionally well equipped, but I find it soulless to drive. It’s just functional, whereas I always enjoyed driving the BMW. Finally, all the bings and bongs drive me absolutely demented. You can turn some (but not all) off, but have to do it every single time that you start the car, which is beyond annoying. Why a speed limit warning has to bong FOUR times every time you exceed the limit by just 1mph is beyond me. There are other bings and bings that I have absolutely no idea what they are for! I also find connectivity with my iPhone to be poor. Amazon Music rarely works, DAB reception is far more unstable than the BMW. We had to change the BMW as my wife now needs a person hoist, but I really miss the BMW and am considering bailing out of Motability and buying one privately. I guess that says it all!
Both myself and @kezo have this car as well (Kezo has an N-Line S and mine is an Ultimate. There is an extremely long thread on this subject (link below) which I started and has mostly been Kezo and myself comparing notes on this.
Similar to yourself, I wanted to try a PHEV and overall have a “slightly” more postive opinion, which is born from my local school run. Would I have another, probally not based on the high AP’s (unecomically viable) and the need for 100 miles minimum battery range along with decent charging speeds, so we’ll take it, as a no 😂
I also agree, it’s a very good well kitted out, spacious family car, but not a true drivers car!
@Bigal22 you need a EV tariff for decent savings and preferably one with a fixed day rate. Eon Next Drive, Outfox the Market, EDF etc.
Can’t you swap tariff to octopus 7p/KW one to charge overnight?
Note sure if the car would qualify but if it does, that would be the obvous route to go down.
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The running costs and range combined is what outtme of my order so I cancelled, I have a home charger etc but at 380 ISH miles per tank and charge it simply isn’t good enough for a “new” platformed car, for it’s sheer size they could easily of fitted a larger battery ( VW etc manage it in smaller cars )
You can’t expect a big heavy car do what a small car does, but never the less, yesterday I filled the tank and charged the battery before travelling 185 miles back home from visiting family. I stopped around halfway to get a drink out the boot and snapped a quick pic for the other thread. I have also just took a pic this morning showing the fuel guage and range left, which you have to minus 21 miles, I charged this morning!
Shifting to an EV tariff won’t guarantee savings. I’m currently on 20p/kW fix and the EV tariffs have much higher day rates. Combine that with us being quite heavy electric users in home and low annual mileage, EV tariff wouldn’t benefit us……
…although if Tomato energy go bust (there’s a fairly good chance), then I’d have to do the sums again with whatever tariffs are available at the time.
Shifting to an EV tariff won’t guarantee savings. I’m currently on 20p/kW fix and the EV tariffs have much higher day rates. Combine that with us being quite heavy electric users in home and low annual mileage, EV tariff wouldn’t benefit us…… …although if Tomato energy go bust (there’s a fairly good chance), then I’d have to do the sums again with whatever tariffs are available at the time.
Outfox the market have 2yr fixed 21.39p kWh – 53.13p standing charge and same prices for 1yr fix. They also have a get more weekend with 5hrs cheap rate Sat/Sun 16p, with a 24p peak rate.
I moved to Octopus Go as a trial half way through a fixed rate (due for renewal) and for comparison heres my last bill:
8.10p kwh – 167 kWh used charging car £13.51 +5% VAT
27.8p kWh – 128 kWh peak rate £35.64 + 5% (however, Octopus follows SVR, so looking for tariff with fixed day rate)
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