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> Shell and Allego are talking about increasing the rate to £0.49p next year. If they do, it would render the station completely useless. umm... that's a bit h
by alexc05 9y ago
> Shell and Allego are talking about increasing the rate to £0.49p next year. If they do, it would render the station completely useless.
umm... that's a bit hyperbolic. It would render the station "premium priced vs. home charging" or even vs. the Tesla charging stations at £0.20p.
It would still recharge the drivers car. That's the part that is useful. "Giving away electricity for slightly more than cost" isn't the useful bit.
- greglindahl 9y agoHave you ever seen an electric car driver a few seconds after learning that a charging station costs half a pound per kwh (that's US$0.66/kwh)? They'll be hyperbolic all right :-)
- alexc05 9y agoHa ha - OK that's funny. But realistically it changes the value proposition for owning your own charger at home, or going to a Tesla charging station where the cost is 20p. I mean when I lived in the UK Gas was something over a pound per liter (roughly $5 USD/gallon) So on a typical mid sized car with a 15 gallon tank we're looking at about a $75 fillup. Compare to the cost of a full charge electric with an 85kwh battery. $58 USD to fill (at 50p ) $23 USD to fill at a tesla charger and $10 to fill up at home.