Getting EV car, yet impossible to compare nor switch to economy 7?

xnoxxnox

Hey,

I'm with npower dual fuel at the moment. I have gas boiler for heating, and the rest is electric. However, I'm planning on getting a plugin hybrid electric car and charge that at home, thus my electricity usage will double in a year (from 3200 kWh to 6400 kWn per year approx).

I went to browse all major energy suppliers, and none of them list their economy7 tariff prices!!!

Is economy7 tariffs still on the market? What are the costs today?

forgotmyname

Maybe you need to look harder

Uswitch shows which companies are cheaper for your area. With the potential savings and links to the website with prices.

All the companies have their tariffs online also.

Here are EDF's prices for example..... http://www.edfenergy.com/products-services/for-your-home/documents/pdfssky/gen-prices.pdf

macman

Look again, all suppliers offer E7.
Bear in mind that you will pay a premium rate for all your usage outside the cheap rate night hours, and that you will possibly have to pay for a new meter.
You won't get any other benefits unless you have NSH's and an immersion heater, which with gas CH and DHW you clearly won't.

nPower

xnoxxnox wrote: »

Hey,

I'm with npower dual fuel at the moment. I have gas boiler for heating, and the rest is electric. However, I'm planning on getting a plugin hybrid electric car and charge that at home, thus my electricity usage will double in a year (from 3200 kWh to 6400 kWn per year approx).

I went to browse all major energy suppliers, and none of them list their economy7 tariff prices!!!

Is economy7 tariffs still on the market? What are the costs today?

Hi xnoxxnox,

Thanks for posting.

You can view our Economy 7 tariffs using this link: !!!!!!!/1bF9326

As prices vary from area to area and tariff, all you need to do is pop your post code in, fill in the required fields and select Economy 7 as your electricity meter type. We'll then be able to show you all tariffs that we can offer you.

I hope this helps

Thanks

Leigh

GolfFoxtrot

I'd seriously look at if an E7 tariff is right for those with EV's, many people I know who have them through work remain on a normal tariff because you pay a premium during the day for E7. You'd also need to control the charge so that it only comes on during E7 hours too.

SwanJon

You won't be able to compare your current (one rate) tariff to a two rate tariff.
If you have a one rate meter you will need to get the meter changed to two rate to get the two rate tariffs.

Pincher

E7 at


Night rate 8p x 3200kWh = £256


Day rate 20p x 3200 = £640


Total £896 = £256 + £640, ignoring standing charge


Single rate at 15p , 6,400kWh = £960




Actually, my single rate is 10.076 + VAT = 10.58p,
So 6,400kWh is only £677.10


It's very simple maths.


You will end up paying £60 less a year, but have to wear your underwear outside and sleep hanging upside down to get to it.

Bark01

Some of the suppliers have specific EV tariffs that wont appear on comparisons sites. I think they are generally a normal tariff + bolt ons

Ecotricity have one but I think its just a £10 discount on top of other tariffs

EDF also have one, I think its just EC020:20 but possibly with a free charging station. They have a dedicated EV team

For advice on domestic and business electric vehicle recharging solutions, call our dedicated Electric Vehicle team on 0800 096 9636* (9am-5pm Monday to Friday) or email us at electricvehicles@edfenergy.com

Richie-from-the-Boro

I know one company who will install and wire this £7,000 kit in or outside your home free of charge whether you have or even ever intend to have a plug~in motor, no questions asked - and this stupid GOV allow it - .. .. prolly owned by a the same politician who designed the payment criteria.

Pincher

Richie-from-the-Boro wrote: »

I know one company who will install and wire this £7,000 kit in or outside your home free of charge whether you have or even ever intend to have a plug~in motor, no questions asked - and this stupid GOV allow it - .. .. prolly owned by a the same politician who designed the payment criteria.

FREE is my favourite word.


Does this mean people will pull up to your house at 3am, because a Sat-Nav (or an iPhone App) told them there is an EV charging point? In the morning, you find fag ends and condoms because they have to wait 30 minutes for charging up to 80%.


Otherwise, I would put one in the garage, where the main consumer unit is. Single phase though. For £7,000, it's probably three phase, so does this mean digging up the road? I don't mind at all. The gas pipe is the new thicker yellow one, the water is the 22mm blue pipe, it's just the electricity mains that hasn't been done. The drive is patchy from the previous works, and going three phase should mean I can finally do the drive, and not touch it until they invent teleport, which presumably needs a supercooled absolute zero superconducting quantum effect insanely fast broadband connection.


If I'm really lucky, the £7,000 includes restoring the drive.


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