Some interesting stats I read today. It is estimated that over 6.5million houses don't have access to off road parking (16% rural homes and up 60% city homes)
The research is based on driving a Volkswagen ID.3 with a 58kW battery for 10,000 miles/year.
This would cost:
WITH OFF-STREET PARKING
£13.75 per month if charging during cheapest night rate hours
£56 per month if charging during peak rate hours
WITHOUT OFF-STREET PARKING
£73.50 per month on public AC charging at 40p per kWh
£91.75 per month on public DC charging at 50p per kWh
COMPARISON TO PETROL COSTS
£123 per month for a petrol-powered Volkswagen Golf, based on £1.62-a-litre for unleaded
I'm not sure how accurate these figures are. That £13.75 for off peak, off street charging looks very cheap to me!
For example I don't know of any domestic electricity provider where the overnight cheap rate is only a quarter of the daytime standard rate.
If there is such a provider, I would be very interested in knowing who they are having just taken delivery if my Mini Electric and charging it overnight at the cheap rate.
