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Re:Britain to ban new petrol cars and vans by 2030 on road t... by mcjiggerlog on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @04:12AM (#25134672)
How do these public charging stations work in terms of payment? Do you have to activate it using a credit/debit card first and then just leave it plugged in?
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Re:Britain to ban new petrol cars and vans by 2030 on road t... by cmdkeen on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @04:27AM (#25134793)
The supermarket ones are free - though only 7kW, as they're for customer use. I park up and go for a walk round the local park then do my shopping.

For the rest I use Charge Place Scotland - it's a scheme where you pay £20 a year and get free unlimited charging at various locations around Scotland, they do have some separate locations you have to pay, usually for faster charging. Certainly amongst my friends with electric vehicles it's a point of pride to never pay for charging beyond that £20.

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Re:Britain to ban new petrol cars and vans by 2030 on road t... by mcjiggerlog on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @05:07AM (#25135047)
Wow ok, surprised that they are unmetered! Surely that can't scale? What is an estimate £ cost in electricity for filling an average battery?
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Re:Britain to ban new petrol cars and vans by 2030 on road t... by ourlordcaffeine on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @05:29AM (#25135191)
Assuming ~75KWh batteries, £7.50 if the supermarket pays 10p per KWh.
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