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Does it have CCS charging? Tobias the German Elektrotrucker sometimes unhitches his trailer and plugs in at car CCS chargers. Perhaps less space for that sort of thing at UK charging sites.

There isn't a 'confused face' reaction on here, otherwise you'd have got one. One of those weird situations I guess. Hopefully not to be repeated.

All the earlier assistance in the UK was removed, though a few things have been added back on. One is a grant on the purchase of a new EV. The idea there is to make new EVs price competitive with ICE cars, so that it is clearly the most economical option. The other thing is that there are a...

The 5mile -1mile switch over only happened to us at our last service. Others seemed to get this change much earlier. My guess is that the new software was uploaded to the car in 2024 but the car did not apply it until the next service in 2025 but I can't say for sure.

Who knew that it would be HMRC legal incompetence that would lead to this? Usually their legal incompetence that means that rich people get away without paying their taxes.

Good to do your sums. I'm a little surprised about this if you've got 16 solar panels, since that should cover a fair amount of your daily use, but perhaps you a) don't drive many miles and b) have high electricity usage in the evening. It does sound like a battery would suit you well, but...

No, the issue is that it is too mild in the UK. It isn't worth it compared to continental Europe because the relative gains aren't so great. Heat pumps are an extra expense and a complicated system that can go wrong. Plus it is humid/rainy here and that is a problem for heat pumps for two...

Blocked by my browser, unfortunately. Is it TikTok?

I hope an EV expert gets hold of it and gets it all working, perhaps with a replacement battery. Cars get written off far too quickly these days. How old was the car, if you don't mind me asking? There is a scrap ebayer who is offering several ZS batteries for around £1,500. They might be...

As well as the regional difference I think it depends what deal you were on previously. Everyone basically gets 3.5p off whatever deal they already had, until that deal runs out.

At my work we had to send out our big marketing emails in batches because there was a limit to the number we could send at once. And Octopus will have a LOT more customers, each with their own personalised rate to include.

Interesting that these devices can be so specific to local markets. I suppose they are relatively simple devices, unlike the DC rapid chargers which are on a different scale. Hypervolt are pretty common in the UK. Though some installers will prefer to install Zappi due to familiarity.

Is the 3p per mile tax/charge thing just to make up for this huge drop in the cost of filling up the car?

Oh, referring to above, our Octopus Standing charge will remain: 43.82 p / day I wonder if they are now offering better deals for existing customers than for new ones. Would be a big change from the bad old days of British Gas fleecing the elderly.

Just seen the email from Octopus. Go Off-peak unit rate: 4.99 p / kWh