Poll: Do you charge at home?

[alix]

Curious to know the distribution of folks here who have or don't have charging access at home!

I live in a flat so no private parking, exclusively charging from public chargers. However, I don't drive for work and there's tons of options available near me (2 within walking distance) so it's not been a problem yet.

 

[MuzGB1970]

I charge at work almost exclusively, but there's no option for that.

 

[alix]

Great point, added that option to the poll

 

[Jomarkh]

Most of my charging is done at home on my Zappi picking up a bit of excess solar or on an overnight tariff.
You could have split 'home' between 7kW EVSE or granny 2.2kW.

 

[tsedge]

The early adopters of EVs mainly have home charging and the stats are that around 65-70% could have a home chargepoint if they want to but around 30-35% cannot. As adoption rises, more people are in the latter category.

 

[ken Wooding]

At home with Ohme Home Pro

 

[Kithmo]

At home. My EDF EV tariff is 18p/kWh for 8 hours at night and all day Saturday and Sunday.
There are cheaper tariffs, 5p at night but for shorter hours and no weekend daytime hours.
Edit: It's actually 10 hours at night not 8, 10pm to 8am in Summer and 9pm to 7am Winter.

 

[NewMG4me]

Mostly at work but if the rates are right (Octopus Agile) I will charge at home. My bill for charging at home over the 2 months I’ve had the car is…£4.50

 

[Rolfe]

I've voted "at home" because I use a granny charger in my garage. However I also use a rapid charger that's within walking distance just to speed the process up, then bring the car home and let it finish charging and balance on the granny lead. (It's an SR.)

Last night I got back about 8.15 with 29% charge. Someone was on the public charger when I passed, so I just went home. I could have plugged in to the granny charger and been done by lunchtime (I think) but instead I just left it and went to the rapid charger this morning. The max 55 minutes got me up to about 87%. I drove home, then about half an hour ago I put the car in the garage and on to the granny charger. It will be finished and balanced by about 10.30.

The public charger costs about the same as my home electricity, so it doesn't make any odds which I do. But when the weather isn't so nice I'm likely to do it all on the granny charger and save myself a 5-minute walk each way.

 

[dsimpkins]

Charge at work, but then use public chargers when on holiday.

 

[Alb]

As you've placed this poll in the MG4 forum I assume the question is only being directed at MG4 owners?

 

[Lovemyev]

As you've placed this poll in the MG4 forum I assume the question is only being directed at MG4 owners?

Can you relocate this thread plz @Alb as I think this will be interesting for other model owners as well.
We are 99.9% charge at home from our wall box, for the 30,000 EV miles we have covered since going full BEV in 2019.

 

[Alb]

I'll move the thread if @alix confirms it was not his intent to make it MG4 specific

 

[alix]

I'll move the thread if @alix confirms it was not his intent to make it MG4 specific

Yes I'm more than happy to open it up to everyone!

 

[Alb]

Now moved to the general chat area

 

[DBedford]

Charger at home, unless travelling outside the range of the car, which will only be on holiday or visiting relatives as retired.

 

[5teep]

No option for 50/50 home and public but that's me.

 

[teepee]

Curious to know the distribution of folks here who have or don't have charging access at home!

I live in a flat so no private parking, exclusively charging from public chargers. However, I don't drive for work and there's tons of options available near me (2 within walking distance) so it's not been a problem yet.

I too live in a flat so no home charging. Westminster has converted many lamposts so I have 20 plus options within a 5 minute walk. They always used to be iced but more recently they have marked some spaces as EV charging only so recently it's been ok. And they've introduced a (slightly) cheaper overnight rate.

 

[slmorgan42]

Curious to know the distribution of folks here who have or don't have charging access at home!

I live in a flat so no private parking, exclusively charging from public chargers. However, I don't drive for work and there's tons of options available near me (2 within walking distance) so it's not been a problem yet.

You might find this thread helpful. I am in the same boat as you.

Post in thread 'Life without a home charger?'
Life without a home charger?

 

[Rolfe]

Interesting thread, thanks for flagging it up. I'm keen to find out what options there are for people who can't home charge, because it's the sort of thing that comes up quite frequently in conversation, and as I think I said I have a friend in a terraced house (in a charger desert) who would like an EV but can't see how to make it work.