Fused neutral cutout.

The problem is complexity. The battery is about 9 Kwh on the latest ones..

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harry
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You could be right. Maybe someone knowledgeable could enlighten us.

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Scott

You're the one living in poverty sunshine.

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harry

It's obviously quicker, cheaper and easier for all concerned to tow/transpo rt the car to a charging point with a standard recovery truck.

Try to keep up.

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harry

Bit tricky if the property only has a single phase and neutral (plus PME) underground supply though ??.

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Andrew

Just tow the electric car for a few miles with foot gently on the cars brake and the kinetic energy will recharge the battery - surely ?.

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Andrew

And your smart meter will soon start collecting the missing fuel duty and 20% VAT via your electric bill. Ho Ho.

You don't really believe that HM Treasury will simply abandon the £20 Billion that fuel duty and VAT on fuel raises every year do you ?.

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Andrew

I'm waiting for 'Charger RAge' to be added to the Oxford English Dictionary as people unplug other peoples leccy cars because they have hogged the meter parking slot for too long.

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Andrew

Even on the hard shoulder of a smart motorway ?.

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Andrew

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harry

Wait until 'Charger Rage' becomes the norm ...

People will have to use an App or online service to book their slot(s) at least 30 days in advance, just like the process needed to buy a rail ticket without a mortgage.

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Andrew

But it came with both 13A and commando leads, so the complexity seems to built into the car, not the charger?

Yes that seems to be the model he has 8.8kWh, which claims to be good for 34miles, but seemed to switch to petrol after half of that distance when I got a lift in it the other week.

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Andy Burns

Maybe they should start by adding an car tax surcharge, rather than giving electric vehicles lower car tax and a subsidy to buy them?

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Andy Burns

Of course there is. She has to have it plugged in while it's heating or the battery would deplete.

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harry

uarter of an ICE car.

using methane as a car fuel either)

Try to keep up, we've covered that. The purpose of a discrete charge point in every new home is so that it can be separately metered (at much higher cost) in the future.

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harry

You can fit a lock to the plug.

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harry

She charges it through the night. It is fully charged by breakfast time. She heats the car as she eats breakfast. Therefore the time spent connected to the charger is for practical purposes unaffected.

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Scott

No, it's connected to the charger while she eats breakfast.

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harry

That bit ought not be a problem, so long as there is enough capacity.

However there are some specific requirements that apply to vehicle charging points over and above those normally associated with outside sockets. There is a dedicated section in the regs (722) that covers these installations. There are also a series of BS Docs (starting BS EN

61851) that cover EV charging.

You will also need a different type of RCD (a type "A" or "B" rather than the more typical type "AC") to protect the circuit feeding the charge point.

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John Rumm

The neighbour's unit seems to consist of a DIN rail mounted RCBO, contactor and control unit.

How come they aren't required to be metal-clad as they're effectively a

1-way CU?
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Andy Burns

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