Charging with InstaVolt

SMMT report The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders reports that the sale of Electric cars in September 2020 was 6.7% of new car sales, treble the share in the same month in 2019 (2.2%). Full details from SMMT. Diesel sales dropped the most, with Petrol next.

Will Employees need to present evidence of the Electricity used to their Employer? Can this be done directly by their electricity supplier? One third of UK businesses that use company cars would consider installing electric charging points at employees’ homes, according to new research. Following the pandemic, firms that use company vehicles appear keen to…

Consumers are still sceptical about electric cars and switching from petrol and diesel remains “a real challenge”, the boss of Ford UK has told the BBC. Car buyers still sceptical about going electric, says Ford boss – BBC – May 2021 “We did a survey looking at customer attitudes and we saw that just over…

It is certainly cheaper to charge an electric car at home If you are able to charge your electric car at home you can typically cost £5 – £7 to charge it. However, you can significantly reduce the cost by getting an appropriate tariff from your supplier. See below. See our Beginners Guide to Electric…

ISP Preview website reports that “Powerline Based WiFi Extenders May Disrupt MG ZS EV Car Charging”. It seems that the MG ZS EV may be particularly impacted. The problem appears to occur with all sorts of different smart Wall Chargers (OHME, Rolec etc.), as well as so-called ‘granny cables‘ (i.e. plugging your car in via…

The manufacturers are aware that most first time Electric car buyers are stuck in their ‘Petrol thinking’ and focused on Electric Car Range range as their Petrol or Diesel cars and so are prepared to pay a premium for higher range. Tesla primarily build for the North American market and, because of the longer long…