Only one EV charger at home?!

[Carlos E.R.]

Well, I have all of that, except that the kettle is plain, not electric, and the dishwasher has been broken for decades.

[Carlos E.R.]

We drink coffee.

[Carlos E.R.]

You call the electricity company and ask them to install a charging point in your garage. Install new or change anything necessary.

[Carlos E.R.]

Me? Yes, on one of the rooms.

Yes, you certainly can have separate electrical house heating and air conditioning.

[Carlos E.R.]

Oh, yes, water was free. You went to the river or the fountain to collect it. With a horse or a donkey if you were rich.

[Commander Kinsey]

At 3.6kW total, the AC would be using at least half that!

[Commander Kinsey]

That would cost a fortune considering they have to lay new cable.

It will cost me £100 for the socket and a fiver for some cable.

[Commander Kinsey]

Heated by?

[Commander Kinsey]

My dishwasher and washing machine both use 2-3kW. That would be a bit of a problem in your house.

[Commander Kinsey]

Smart meters are very recent. I was talking about the ones before then.

[Commander Kinsey]

If the wire is thick enough, just stick a 100A fuse in it. They're a tenner on Ebay.

[Commander Kinsey]

It's the car making him do it, not the station.

[Carlos E.R.]

So?

If you want more, pay more and get it.

[SteveW]

Unfortunately, it's just what we got - we weren't buying, as the car is leased and the charger fitted for free. Fortunately the lease is at a much lower rate than a normal lease, as it is through Motability. If it was at full rate, we'd have been buying a second-hand petrol car.

[Carlos E.R.]

Non-smart meters do not have a limiter inside.

[SteveW]

But you do have to go to the gas station and not just park up on your driveway at the end of the day.

[Carlos E.R.]

Not really. When it was working, we put it on then went to sleep. All the house was off except the machine.

[Carlos E.R.]

Me, I can choose gas or induction. Or I can use the Nespreso machine.

[SteveW]

We only have one because we need two cars, my wife is disabled and so gets a much cheaper lease, and the other car is petrol and so can do just the odd local journey, infrequent long journeys and towing. Leaving the electric car for almost all journeys.

The supply cable may be fine. Mine was a 60A fused supply, but as soon as I upgraded from a fusebox to a modern consumer unit, the supplier uprated the main fuse to 100A - there was no need for a supply cable upgrade.

[Carlos E.R.]

Less than the car. The typical flat here can not charge an EV without a new contract and installation, anyway. For one reason, 4 KW is not enough, and for another the garage is underground, the flat is not. You are not going to run a thick cable from level 5 to level -2...

No, as I don't have an EV myself I do not know the exact details.