Electricity consumption high

QrizB

robbo1970 said:

Can't believe I was thinking about getting an electric car.

Unless you run your current car runs on mains gas, an electric car that you charge at home is likey to be cheaper to run.

Veteransaver

robbo1970 said:

Can't believe I was thinking about getting an electric car.

But with the right tariff you'd save quite a lot versus the cost of petrol/diesel.
I never use 33kWh a day either even charging the car.
Is your kitchen rad putting out full power though for that whole 8 hours?
What sort of dehumidifier is it, desiccant types, whilst more efficient in terms of extraction versus energy use (especially in an unheated basement) can use 500W plus and if your basement is very damp that could easily run flat out so use 12kWh a day, until the humidity levels stabilise. You'd be emptying it a lot though.
It might be worth looking at fixing any damp issues with your basement.

Netexporter

robbo1970 said:

Can't believe I was thinking about getting an electric car.

I mostly get paid to charge my EV and never pay more than 5p/kWh, so it costs me less than a penny per mile.

As has been said, above, you need to get a smart meter.

FreeBear

Charged up a car on Sunday (cost me about £5), and that should last until the weekend. On the plus side, I'm not having to buy petrol or diesel

MeteredOut

robbo1970 said:

Can't believe I was thinking about getting an electric car.

I've recently got an EV. With the move to Intelligent Octopus Go, my household electricity for January was under 15p/kWh- nearly half of what you'll be paying - for the whole household electricity, not just the EV charging. On top of that, my per-mile fuel running costs for the EV are less than one-fifth per compared to my previous diesel car. Overall, my yearly savings will run to £000's.

But, do your own research; EVs will not work for many. Unless you can charge at home, and either have an IOG compatible car or plan to get an IOG compatible charger, and you don't need to do a large number of long trips, then I'd not necessarily recommend getting one.

born_again

robbo1970 said:

Can't believe I was thinking about getting an electric car.

16kWh charge on car costs me £1.20 on Octopus IO tariff 0.075p kWh 😍
62.7kWh charge cost £4.71.
Add in all other house usage was at same cheap rate.

Get a EV on charge & you can use that radiator & save money 😜

Spoonie_Turtle

born_again said:

robbo1970 said:

Can't believe I was thinking about getting an electric car.

16kWh charge on car costs me £1.20 on Octopus IO tariff 0.075p kWh 😍
62.7kWh charge cost £4.71.
Add in all other house usage was at same cheap rate.

Get a EV on charge & you can use that radiator & save money 😜

Blimey, how does one get that tariff??!

Though £0.075 or 7.5p is, nowadays, still a decent deal.

born_again

Spoonie_Turtle said:

born_again said:

robbo1970 said:

Can't believe I was thinking about getting an electric car.

16kWh charge on car costs me £1.20 on Octopus IO tariff 0.075p kWh 😍
62.7kWh charge cost £4.71.
Add in all other house usage was at same cheap rate.

Get a EV on charge & you can use that radiator & save money 😜

Blimey, how does one get that tariff??!

Though £0.075 or 7.5p is, nowadays, still a decent deal.

YOUR TARIFF

Intelligent Octopus Go

53.96p/day

23:30 - 05:30

7.5p/kWh

05:30 - 23:30

29.56p/kWh

Bonus is if you get a daytime charge for car (which is at off peak cost), your home usage is also at the same off peak cost.

Only ever had 2 overnight charges since Sept & now worked out how to get a daytime charge every time 😜

Spoonie_Turtle

born_again said:

Spoonie_Turtle said:

born_again said:

robbo1970 said:

Can't believe I was thinking about getting an electric car.

16kWh charge on car costs me £1.20 on Octopus IO tariff 0.075p kWh 😍
62.7kWh charge cost £4.71.
Add in all other house usage was at same cheap rate.

Get a EV on charge & you can use that radiator & save money 😜

Blimey, how does one get that tariff??!

Though £0.075 or 7.5p is, nowadays, still a decent deal.

YOUR TARIFF

Intelligent Octopus Go

53.96p/day

23:30 - 05:30

7.5p/kWh

05:30 - 23:30

29.56p/kWh

Bonus is if you get a daytime charge for car (which is at off peak cost), your home usage is also at the same off peak cost.

Only ever had 2 overnight charges since Sept & now worked out how to get a daytime charge every time 😜

Oh sorry, I was being silly remarking on the typo in the post, 0.075p/kWh.  BUT definitely useful for others to know the tariff name, should they be interested if considering an EV 👍