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Sorry I'm not as regular on the forums as historically two young kids who demand attention 😂😂 EVSEs are required to be notified to the DNO in all situations. There are however two notification types, after the fact and prior. The after the fact notification is only permissible where all of...

Doesn't integrate with OBD2 adapters which is the unique selling point of ABRP to me

You have to set it up, in the settings and it'll give you the option of most efficient route for an electric vehicle

ABRP is deffo not a better route planner, I wish they'd use Google maps as a backend and just add their EV charger data ontop. As Google's electric efficient routing is actually quite good

Or there's less waves in the Atlantic than on the wall, two things I don't do at home, plastering and tiling, attempted both with disastrous outcomes 😂

To be an electrician it is 3yrs of college, followed by numerous exams every few years as the wiring regulations get up dated. Then there are specific exams for testing and inspection, and a specific qualification for EV chargers. There are also specific tools and equipment required and...

And affordable is multifaceted qualifier, for example a company I worked at previous would subsidise the cost of a Volvo based EV, which made them as "affordable" as a Corsa-e. Reason being Volvo was a higher end brand without any negative connotations tied to it that other marques had, and...

Top 10evs sold in UK in 2022 all except the Nissan leaf and MG5 were capable of atleast 11kW on AC In 2021all except the Nissan Leaf, MINI, Corsa-e and MG ZS were capable of atleast 11kW on AC. Not looking like 95% of cars are capable of only 7kW

Are you able to share any measurable evidence or are we just going on your observations of charging stations?

Is this based on a personal survey of every EV in the UK? Or just your own belief? As apparently there are over 200 models capable of atleast 11kW https://www.myevreview.com/electric-cars-ac-charging-comparison

Only the norm for domestic customers, every commercial and industrial customer is 3ph

Is it a 7kW or has been alluded to a 22kW which can furnish circa 39-40miles in 45mins and is of use to cars such as Renault Zoe's that don't always have CCS capabilities

On a 7kw charger yes it is a bit "stand and deliver" but this is a AC lead on a rapid is my understanding so would be a 22kW charger usually. And the overstay fee is to make sure the unit is free for another to use as soon as possible which to me is reasonable

I do wish MG had gone with 11kW on all the MG4s as some of our depots at work have 11kW 3ph charging (and 22kW at others) which I only achieve 3.68kW on as I have the SE SR and missus has ZS EV MK1

Type2 at 22kW if your car is capable with a efficiency of say 3mi/kWh you can get 39.6mi assuming 80% charging efficiency over a 45min period. Which in many cases is more than enough to make it to another charger if needed, both of our EVs max out at 6.6kW so for us it's only 11.88mi at that...

I'd imagine it's classed as a contractual Claus of business by initiation of the charge youre agreeing to the overstay fee. Opposed to a fine for an infringement

Dependant on the module being compatible with your board as they have to be type tested, also there is a lightning risk assessment that has to be undertaken and then fitting of the unit. While the price quoted does appear to be high comparable to asking a local electrician o fit its worth...

You're right you don't, but you can't say you're competent to do something if you don't know a fundamental aspect of what is required to ensure connections made are safe.

Terminals have a torque requirement which without being competent you wouldn't know as over tightening is just as bad as under tightening a connection. And you'd be surprised how well the fire brigade are at identifying the source of ignition in a house fire. But obviously we're only talking...

And if your home suffered a fire that was attributed to the car charger or you suffered a fault on the unit that injured someone how would you show you were competent to undertake the change? I think your home insurance would jump up and down for joy at failure to employ a competent person to...