Anyway, drove home, some local trips, totalling some 100km in total and battery charge has dropped to 38%.
I'd rather that the thread didn't go off to the debate on EVs versus ICEs. I've taken the plunge and I want to inform the others who might be considering a change.
FWIW my Leaf is showing 18kWh/100km average consumption, about a 50/50 mix of 120km/h motorway and suburb driving. I don’t have a night rate meter, so it’s costing me 20c per kWh to charge at home.It will be interesting to compare your charging costs to what filling up at the pump was costing you.
What is your typical mileage/weekly commute like?
The car was insured on Thursday for €47,950.@Slim - do you mind my asking what you paid for your EV?
Well, prior to Covid, I was doing 500-700 most weeks. That's not going to be happening again so my very comfortable and economical diesel was just sitting outside most of the time. The local runs just not enough for that car. I figured that the trade in value would plunge if I waited another year.It will be interesting to compare your charging costs to what filling up at the pump was costing you.
What is your typical mileage/weekly commute like?
Can you calculate the units I have used? 77kw battery charged from 38 to 89%, took 19 hours on plug in charger. How is this calculated? Thanks.FWIW my Leaf is showing 18kWh/100km average consumption, about a 50/50 mix of 120km/h motorway and suburb driving. I don’t have a night rate meter, so it’s costing me 20c per kWh to charge at home.
That’s the equivalent cost of a petrol car doing 2.1L/100km (112mpg) at current fuel prices of €1.70. On a competitive night rate meter you’d get this down to 1L/100km equivalent.
Not sure if that’s a good way for you to compare or not. The Leaf has really poor efficiency, so the bigger ID4 probably beats my figures.
You added 51% to a 77kWh battery, so about 39kWh. 1kWh tends to cost around €0.20 if you have a regular electricity tariff. So your cost to add that amount was about €7.80.Can you calculate the units I have used? 77kw battery charged from 38 to 89%, took 19 hours on plug in charger. How is this calculated? Thanks.
Just faster, same cost.Ah. I didn't realise it is that straightforward. Thanks. Just under €7 for that top up. Is it cheaper with the 7kw home charger or just faster?
just faster, the cost is per kWh, not the speed of consumption. getting a night meter will help further reduce that cost, we charge over night at 9.5c per kWh making it the cheapest "milage" optionAh. I didn't realise it is that straightforward. Thanks. Just under €7 for that top up. Is it cheaper with the 7kw home charger or just faster?
Same cost, but nearly 3 times faster, as the 3 pin domestic plug, can only deliver roughly 2.5kw per hour,(versus 7 kwper hour) hence the now common name “granny” charger. The 3 pin plug charging option, is really only for emergencies, or, for people who are waiting for their home charger installation.Ah. I didn't realise it is that straightforward. Thanks. Just under €7 for that top up. Is it cheaper with the 7kw home charger or just faster?
once you get the charger in take a look at the best day night tariff you can get, you can then set the charger (or the car) only to charge between 12am and 8pm or 1am and 9 pm whichever it is at the moment so you only pay night rate, will bring the cost of charge down a lot.Days 1-3: Collected a year old VW ID.4 this week from the VW dealership. Very detailed and thorough handover but it's difficult to take everything in. Car was charged up to 94% by dealer. After a frustrating 30 minutes on the Aviva app and two calls, transferred the insurance over. It seems the app would not accept '0' as engine size despite assurances from the customer care rep on the phone. Anyway, at 94% charge, range was showing as 330km, far short of the max 500km promoted for the 77kw battery. Assured that the range on screen reflects the previous 100km of driving not actual range left and the cold weather will reduce range. Anyway, drove home, some local trips, totalling some 100km in total and battery charge has dropped to 38%. Charging now on plug in charge so will be very slow.
Applied to SEAI for home charger grant, online, on Tuesday, approval email arrived yesterday. Applied to ELLI, that's VW associated company which arranges installation of the home charger. Ordered the basic kit, €1,329 installed. Applied Wednesday, phonecall and email yesterday. Looking at approx 3 weeks before installation. Bord Gais is the installer.
The car is a delight to drive. Smooth and very quick acceleration, have to watch speed limit as it reaches the limit quickly and smoothly.
The adaptive cruise control is amazing. You could literally set it and just steer, it slows down for speed limits, bends and keeps a set distance from the vehicle in front. So far so good. Will update after charging and longer trip Monday.
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