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Probably due to the new law/regulations that came into force this summer that require all new chargers to be 'smart' and implement randomised delays when starting charging and be able to be remotely stopped when the grid is near peak capacity etc. (many existing chargers will support this and if...

Interesting to see how out of step the UK is compared to Europe as a whole.

I read a few times this year that the Finns have come up with a working prototype for a sand battery - if viable this could be a potential game changer when considering installation costs etc. https://polarnightenergy.fi/sand-battery

Nice piece Brian, very interesting. Sadly, France getting it's nuclear s**t together anytime soon is unlikely. Half of the current 56 nuclear power stations remain shutdown for maintenance here and a few of those have been closed for 12 years now. There is also a problem with 'corrosion'...

Life with an EV in France - probably not much difference to life with an EV anywhere else in Europe in general I'd guess? There are still really good incentives to purchase offered by the government; a €6k grant (dropping to €5k next year), €7k if you're a low wage worker on vehicles under...

Hahaha .... yes, we have more nukes but ..... France has 56 nuclear reactors but it's an ageing infrastructure, having put no new commercial reactor into service for more than 20 years. Today, almost half of those 56 are at a standstill for maintenance, (some have been turned off for up to 12...

I think it should be. As an example, prices have not risen here in France anywhere near as much as they have in the UK, but they have still risen and continue to do so with next year looking to be over twice the percentage rise as we saw this year, hence we have been making lots of small changes...

And I agree and have no issue with that, it's nice to have an average figure, but it should be stressed every time this ficticious statement is made that's all this is, an indicitive figure and that each household's final bills are based upon a capped kW/h charge plus the standing charge and...

That's my point, this figure is being force-fed to people so violently that they actually believe it and I've not seen government or mainstream media doing anything to explain this is a 'best guess, average, middle-of-the-roadish' figure, not a cap. When someone says price cap to me, that...

Sorry, perhaps a little off topic, but at least loosly related, but why do the UK media (and the government it seems) insist on quoting this energy cap price as £2500/£3000 rather than what it actually is, a price per kW/h used plus the standing charge? Is this because they feel the public are...

Sure - not for this thread but if you want to kick something off in a new thread I can happily contribute; there are other French-based users here too who would I'm sure be able to add in useful info.

Where's the fun if one doesn't? (and there's no political bias there, I'm a lifelong Conservative voter just for the record)

Here in France our Mayor does exactly that - it's not exacty free to all, you need to be registered and have an RFID card, and they don't explain how to do that - you either know (local) or you don't; but it's free and mainly generated by renewables (we have many, many solar panels and live in a...

Yes, we will and why shouldn't they? When fuel duty brings in around £30 billion in taxes per year, if the demand goes down, the tax take goes down and thus it has to be found from other places. Much as I'm a fan of lowering taxes for all, I think we're all realists and know that that is just...

Agreed, EVs should pay VED and this should steer back onto topic of the changes announced in the Autumn Statement. However, paying VED will not fill the gap of missing fuel duty on the tax-take if, as the government believe, "50% of new vehicles regsitered in 2025 will be electric" - the hole...

It never has been. Taxpayers don't have the ability to chose how their tax is spent other than via the ballot box every now and again; it's always been a relativly small group of civil servents who advise whatever flavour of government is in place on how to achieve (or not) the targets they set...

I am SO glad that I am not the only person in the world who equates things in pints of beer! :) However, VED is one thing, but the hole the governemnt has to fill is (approx.) £1400/year per car assuming 50% of new cars registered in 2025 are electric - so expect further announcements on this...

But where do you think that 'handful' of people get the money from?

My thoughts exactly, although 30p/mile is somewhat excessive I think, that's £3600 based on 12k/year which is the average mileage. My initial thoughts would be that something around £0.12 per mile during 'normal'/off-peak times rising on a sliding scale to up to £0.50 per mile for peak time...