‘I can charge my car for £6’: could new rules cut costs for EV drivers?
Source: The Guardian ·
Owners in England with no driveway can now slash their costs by installing a cross-pavement gully – but it’s a postcode lotteryWhen Alison Williams bought her electric Volkswagen ID.3 two years ago, she thought she was making the right choice for the environment, having already upgraded her end-of-terrace London home with insulation and solar panels.However, charging the car has proved more…
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When Alison Williams bought her electric Volkswagen ID.3 two years ago, she thought she was making the right choice for the environment, having already upgraded her end-of-terrace London home with insulation and solar panels. However, charging the car has proved more costly than she hoped, as she is not able to install the cross-pavement gully – a narrow electric vehicle cable channel embedded in the pavement – that she would need to charge at home. That will remain the case despite a change in the law. From Wednesday, drivers in England who do not have off-street parking will no longer need to get planning permission to put in a pavement gully outside their home. The gullies sit flush within the pavement and allow an EV charging cable to reach a parked vehicle without creating a trip hazard. By charging in front of their house via an energy supply in their home, rather than using a public charger, drivers can slash the cost by up to 90%. But some of the 9.3 million households…
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