I think you are both much more technical than me. I just got a local electrical firm to install it and they sorted everything. Asked me to take a load of pics of the fuse box and the area and then a quick phone call to check everything. Made sure they were OLEV registered and they sorted the grant etc. personally I plug the thing in and it works.
Signed up with Evolution Solution yesterday Partly cause they had a free slot in January, that I knew about from someone who was unable to have that day, thus I knew they had availability.
Quote from: Davo on December 22, 2021, 09:57:54 amI think you are both much more technical than me. I just got a local electrical firm to install it and they sorted everything. Asked me to take a load of pics of the fuse box and the area and then a quick phone call to check everything. Made sure they were OLEV registered and they sorted the grant etc. personally I plug the thing in and it works. Haha was just thinking if it's this complex I can imagine there being quite a bit of resistance from people to switch to electric cars! Certainly compared to the time efficiency and simplicity of going to a petrol station.
Just thought I'd put my experience in. I've had a Tesla model 3 for 2 years and have charged on a 3pin plug the whole time.Have been trying to get a charger but covid and time have got in the way.My wife has bought a Zoe so we now need a charger, however the 3 pin plug is doing fine with 2 cars!(not at the same time)We have 3 phase to the house so I'm going to install a 21kw charger, I know lots of cars will not use the full 21kw ac but I'm future proofing
Definitely need to check the main fuse to see if its 100A or not*. Its bakerlite and def old. However the consumer unit etc etc is all new (c 10yr old). ...Hadn't appreciated that they light up. (though just checked and you can turn the leds off via the app We're going for black, rather than bright white so shouldn't jump out too much.
@sidehaas had an id3 since July. It’s ace - it’ll be worth the wait 👍👍 I was fortunate to get one already ordered by the dealer so only a 3-4 week wait. It’s 9-12 months at the moment. Good to get the charger in before the grants end in March.
Can confirm the e-niro fits an Organic Full pad, two halves and a slider perfectly in the boot, with just enough space to get you bag down the side of them too. Had it a couple of weeks now and pretty happy so far (yes its not as snazzy looking as some others on the market but it was reasonably priced, fits my pads nicely and gets me to the crag, job done)
Quote from: hongkongstuey on September 27, 2021, 06:16:39 amCan confirm the e-niro fits an Organic Full pad, two halves and a slider perfectly in the boot, with just enough space to get you bag down the side of them too. Had it a couple of weeks now and pretty happy so far (yes its not as snazzy looking as some others on the market but it was reasonably priced, fits my pads nicely and gets me to the crag, job done)I assume that's with the back seats folded.
And the charger I've just bought, is 100% controlled by an App and Wifi. Any issue with either of those things and I strongly suspect it becomes a worthless lump of plastic bolted to my wall.
Should have just installed a dumb box like Nik.
Run a 13A standard extension out a window? I guess that’s no help now… hope you get the charger sorted soon.
The S in IoT stands for security
I thought all electric chargers were dumb boxes. I guess thats not always the case. I thought charging your car was a matter of plugging it in and the cost of the electricity would be added to your household bill, as if I was charging my phone.Why does it rely on an app? For a timer or somesuch?