Person tripped over my outside cable cover whilst charging car...

maxmycardagain

Basically it means EV's will remain exclusive to home occupiers with thier own off-road parking or owner will be forced to charge up at office/garage/charging points thereby losing any saving over IC cars...


or.............

HillStreetBlues

TooManyPoints said:You misunderstand. Why I'm surprised is that, regardless of what councils allow or don't allow, many drivers are unable to routinely park near to their houses. So there would be little point in them paying to have a gully or pole installed.

I suppose they have done their research but I would be surprised if there was much of a market for those products.

I can see neighbourly disputes become super charged.

Grumpy_chap

maxmycardagain said:

Basically it means EV's will remain exclusive to home occupiers with thier own off-road parking or owner will be forced to charge up at office/garage/charging points thereby losing any saving over IC cars...


or.............

As amusing as the image is, it seems to be incorrect in detail:
1. - TM3 cannot select "drive" while plugged in.  I understand that to be the case for most (all?) EVs.
2. - The generator would still need an EV charger mounted to provide the power to the car, not direct from the generator as shown.  Generator - wall charger - EV.

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Grumpy_chap said:

maxmycardagain said:

Basically it means EV's will remain exclusive to home occupiers with thier own off-road parking or owner will be forced to charge up at office/garage/charging points thereby losing any saving over IC cars...


or.............

As amusing as the image is, it seems to be incorrect in detail:
1. - TM3 cannot select "drive" while plugged in.  I understand that to be the case for most (all?) EVs.
2. - The generator would still need an EV charger mounted to provide the power to the car, not direct from the generator as shown.  Generator - wall charger - EV.

1) correct- I can't imagine that there is any EV that will move whilst charging from an external source.

2) An AC "charger" is just a mains connection that puts out a 12V pwm signal to the EV on the signalling pin to tell it how much current it can pull from the mains. So a tiny circuit connected to the cable would suffice. (The DC fast chargers are actually chargers in the conventional sense, just controlled by car)

3) That generator is massively overfuelling- it shouldn't blow black smoke! (and either there is a very strong tail-wind or the car is reversing...)

4) At least they have the right vehicle as Teslas are type approved for towing.

Baldytyke88

maxmycardagain said:

Basically it means EV's will remain exclusive to home occupiers with thier own off-road parking or owner will be forced to charge up at office/garage/charging points thereby losing any saving over IC cars...


or.............

Surely some employers will allow use of their charging points on a not-for-profit basis.

Emmia

Baldytyke88 said:

maxmycardagain said:

Basically it means EV's will remain exclusive to home occupiers with thier own off-road parking or owner will be forced to charge up at office/garage/charging points thereby losing any saving over IC cars...


or.............

Surely some employers will allow use of their charging points on a not-for-profit basis.

Or... Perhaps in towns and cities we stop being so car orientated, and have fewer cars on the road, whether EV or ICE.

born_again

maxmycardagain said:

Basically it means EV's will remain exclusive to home occupiers with thier own off-road parking or owner will be forced to charge up at office/garage/charging points thereby losing any saving over IC cars...


or.............

Very poorly photoshop image.... Charge flap is missing 

Section62

born_again said:

maxmycardagain said:

Basically it means EV's will remain exclusive to home occupiers with thier own off-road parking or owner will be forced to charge up at office/garage/charging points thereby losing any saving over IC cars...


or.............

Very poorly photoshop image.... Charge flap is missing 

...or removed by manufacturer to reduce aerodynamic drag?

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I did think AI, but then I counted the wheels

Grumpy_chap

born_again said:

Very poorly photoshop image.... Charge flap is missing 

I noted also there is no number plate on the car.
Driver is wearing all white suit and crash helmet.
I wondered whether this was a Top Gear spoof set up...