Octopus will supply and fit a Zappi for £999 (untethered) / £1049 (tethered) - anyone charging significantly more than that is pushing it a bit unless the install is complex/non-standard.
The retrofit requirement is only for rapid (50kW+) units.
Any new installs over 8kW will need to comply
Legislation is currently in draft though, isn’t law yet.
I bought one from Paul Rigby MG in Longbridge for that price in September 2020, a load of other dealers were running the same offer and it had been running for a few months prior.
Not long after, Vic Young in South Shields had a load of pre-registered ones for the £20,495 I mentioned.
Only if the car isn’t as described - there’s a section on the website to enter any damage and it changes the valuation accordingly.
Yes, they do pick up on everything, but if you declare it rather than hoping they won’t notice or it’s too minor then they’ll give you an accurate price before...
They are. How much more than that were you expecting given they could be bought for £21,995 brand new for most of 2020 - and £20,495 for a pre-reg for a while, too.
I do think this will be possible - it’s likely to require pre-registration on an app though. Gridserve are working on this kind of “plug and charge” system for their chargers too and demonstrated it with a BMW i3 which certainly isn’t particularly modern or advanced.
I don’t understand the hate for range extenders - it’s a perfectly viable way to reduce emissions. Used correctly it should very rarely need to be used on petrol.
I guess they could’ve just stuck with their diesel vans that Polar used before BP acquired them
Look for anything above 50kW - there aren’t loads but they are being rolled out. You can use any output charger, car will take what it can even from a 350kW unit.
You can’t just buy one of those and rig it up, you’ll need to have 3 phase power in the first place and then no doubt get permission from the DNO to connect it.
I don’t think it’s financially viable for most people
The only time I ever really noticed it on my ZS EV was when driving in a multi storey car park with the window down, it was very noticeable as it echoed around the concrete structure.
Except at the moment they aren’t buying cheap, they’re paying very close to retail in order to prop up their struggling retail business, Cinch, which is dying for stock. These cars will be sold there for possibly even less than the £1000 margin you describe - with delivery and a money back...
Nobody’s going to pay more than £22k for a second hand ZS EV in a private sale when they can go to a main dealer and buy one for pretty much the same. There’s still stock out there, Chorley were advertising 71 reg pre-registered cars for £22,995 last week.
That’s a huge offer despite the low mileage. Take their arm off.
Having said that, if it’s a part exchange valuation rather than an offer to buy it for cash, make sure the car you are buying isn’t inflated to compensate.
It’s fairly straightforward on most tethered chargers as I understand it - usually just screw terminals. Obviously if you’re unsure, an electrician would be the best person for the job.
Adaptors/converters aren’t a great idea.
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