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Yeah, but what are the rules? I don't pay any attention to green days just plug it in, how many are needed, are there streak goals. As they decide the charging when I plug in, I don't really think it's much to do with me to be honest. But then for 10p, it's not worth losing sleep over.

Another 80 points for charing on Greener Days (no idea when they are) for 6 weeks in a row. This is all a bit of a mystery to me, but I'll take the 10p. Might pay for a gas standing charge for a day by the end of the month.

I'm same as you, I'm holding off as I'm not paying 9.6%.

I've had 3 repairs over the nearly 4 years I've had my M3. The first two were simple ranger visits, done through the app and easy as. The third was a service centre visit, again done through the app. If you're the sort of person that likes bumping your gums, then it'll annoy you no end. If...

I do, yes, and yes it charges daily. But would have thought they looked at charging events (do charge using IO at least weekly). I could be entirely wrong though, as have no info.

"Congrats, you've charged 5 weeks in a row on a Greener Day, so you've earned 80 Octopoints this week. Keep checking the forecast to keep up your green streak. New one on me (80=10p I think), "the forecast" links to an Octopus page: Greener Days showing today green, but the next few days not...

My pet peeve with it, is like it's trying to sell you something. When you first start the booking you get a really close date offered, but once you've picked the centre and booked it, it could be a week or more out. They could either ditch the estimated time at the start until they're sure...

1% here too. Basically run normally off batteries, so 0kWh baseline use, then force export during the savings session. Saved 117.91kWh apparently.

I love how we're all experienced CEO's here, having run our respective massive multinationals for years. As init6 says, laws are different over there. And we've zero clue what they workers actually did day to day, why it was they lost their jobs or any idea what the strategy is. We can all...

What they said, even over winter it was really cheap compared to the standard rate.

This is the one thing a lot of people miss. It's not about getting 2 years through a 4 year term, or anything like that. Indeed on my previous car, the "halfway point" ended up being month 47 of 48. Obviously it depends on a lot of factors, but don't assume it'll be near the halfway point of...

I think a good many HYbrid inverters can do DC-DC direct to the battery. Mine isn't hybrid, but is mounted in the loft... albeit it's a doddle to access, ladder, carpeted flooring, properly lit etc.

You're taking my point too far. What I'm saying is that a team of 500 to run superchargers is a hell of a lot of people. Likely at that size there's too much bureaucracy and wastage, and that it could be done by far far fewer people.

You're spot on the bureaucracy and waste caused by it is simply staggering.

I get you, 500 people is a hell of a lot. We run and entire company with 10. And despite the heartless way it's done, that's how the US does things with employment. If there's a UK team they can't do that. Anyway, as ever, don't believe it's all over for SUC, but do think it'll "change"...

He works for HR?

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/musk-disbands-tesla-ev-charging-team-leaving-customers-dark-2024-04-30/ " Musk's decision to dismiss the head of the business, Rebecca Tinucci, and most or all of the staff that operated and maintained the system" most or all... which is...

Are you sure? Thats not what the Reuters leak said.

I'd second the idea of a battery, having run for 6 months without. Depending on your circumstances it can smooth solar so you use all of it, whether the clouds come and go or you put the kettle on. Or if you've got it big enough to cover your day's use without solar, you can go on IOG, charge...

The Reuters article was pretty vague and could be read a number of ways. Sure looks like people have gone, but things like " lay off employees who ran Tesla's electric vehicle charging business" suggest bosses, and "and most or all of the staff that operated and maintained the system" which is...

Nothing wrong with keeping it. Mine's on PCP, which ends in Sept. So I can either keep it (paying the last) or trade it. Since there's a lot changed, in this instance I'm looking at trading.

Today was not a good day for solar. Solcast stubbornly thinks 10.39kWh, but reality is 5.2. Nearly May.

Still shows as 9.6 for PCP on the site at the moment. 7.9 is HP.

Yeah, most likely reason, or the old "if you've got 100K to spend, then you can afford it" or some such. But unless it changes then it'll be a no from me. I've a figure in mind and if it drops below that, then I'll defo consider it.

Yep, Plaid S, there's a black and a blue, both with cream interiors up on the site, but they're 9.6% or where when I looked a few mins ago.

A bit less APR, and a smidge off the price and I'd have one, but for some odd reason they're up at 9.6%,

Try comparing with the price of new cars in Denmark, they get right royally clobbered with Tax.

It’s a right pain. I’d really like to charge to 90%. It every time I do it then resets it back to 80%

I think the new 3P is defo tempting me out of mine (sept 2020 model, so no heat pump and chromed bits)... but the high price I would stomach if it weren't for the 9.6% APR. If I spec a slightly more expensive Y Perf with fancy paint, it's £345 cheaper per month with the same deposit (4100)...

smaller panels above and round the dormers? Sure you'll not have a solarfarm like 20kWp output... but you should be able to get something... even North facing arrays generate.

Smart meters no chance. They're a buggy pile of rubbish. They can't even cope with sending usage data reliably, nor know what the price is at a given time. I doubt they can do anything remotely complex like spotting loads. Smart Chargers however are more likely, and far easier. The problem...

I'd be thinking of longevity. My 100A fuse blew back in Jan, when cars, batteries etc were all busy charging. HA did note a high draw (~24kW). Now the reason I think it went was less to do with what I used then, but more that it had been close to the limit night in night out for a while. So...

Car wise I think we'll just see incremental change/improvement. Even if a new battery chemistry starts being used, I doubt it's going to be entirely revolutionary (despite the breathless claims made by new starts desperate for funding). I doubt we'll see anything revolutionary, at least in the...

Actually you're spot on... if I look at Hugo I get the following from the DCC: 22nd - Octopus 28.64, Hugo: 31.72 23rd - Octopus 28.91, Hugo: 34.86 24th - Octopus 28.97, Hugo: 49.10 25th - Octopus 28.17, Hugo: 28.04 Yeah, I think I'll keep quiet about that. I never have days when we're away, so...

My meters are hopeless always missing half hours lots here and there... but at the end of each month I get a single page table, or each days use, cost and so totalcost. eg: 22nd Feb. 2024 58.650 p/thm 3.61 p/kWh 28.64 kWh £1.03 23rd Feb. 2024 58.100 p/thm 3.59 p/kWh 28.91 kWh £1.04 24th Feb...

Yep, IO here and 15p for export... so pays more to export solar than save the 7.5p to charge the car. It could all change of course, which was why I was investigating, but make hay while the sun shines (literally), and pay the investment off a little quicker.

It doesn't, but that's what the Tesla rep has said. I did feedback that I thought it was daft. But you're right, I wasn't going to use it, as have a Zappi if needed, and as you say... at the moment I'm better off exporting it. Thought it worth investigating in case things change in the...

I dropped Tesla an email, I don't get it showing because I have a site import limit apparently. I have no idea why they remove it if you have such a setting, can't see how it's related at all... but I'd rather not remove it as could easily blow the main fuse (2 x EV and 2xPowerwall), and...

My personal view is largely driven by cost. Yes, we've currently got 2 x Tesla, Powerwalls, Solar etc. But most of that is driven by cost savings. The Solar/Powerwalls, and car allow Intelligent Octopus Go, which allows most of the house to run at 7.5p, and export at 15p. If suddenly that...

Yup, Salary sacrifice for example is only allowed if you're above minimum wage for example (the sacrifice can't take you below minimum wage), if you annualise the minimum wage, for a 40 hour week, working 52 weeks (paid hols), that's £19,760 per year. Now add in, say £500 per month for a car...

even if the supplier wasn't doing it?

Only downside is perhaps that'll count against you if they run another one, tomorrow say.

Well that'll help one way or another, either they won't bother, or they can make the slots work for them.

Perhaps they're all scratching their heads wondering how on earth to announce it, hurried mobile calls to the design team etc. etc.

Same colour even if a lot more juice…

Mines busy downloading the sun at the moment, 4.4 kW solar right now.

I have no idea how they'd communicate half hour on half hour off half hour on... enough people struggle as it is.

only two listed here: DFS Service Requirements | ESO

two slots ... 5:30 - 6 and 6:30 - 7 ?

Charge on solar had/has this odd requirement that the Powerwall has no import restriction. A common thing added in install to stop main fuses blowing apparently, but a foreign concept to the Americans who wrote it. All hear-say above but with it I understand changes are being made as a lot of...