GboroRam

I've bought one of these and plugged it into the grid...Had to send it back as one of them is broken
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

I have plenty of power hungry appliances, and to just understand how much leaving a couple of PCs and games consoles on is enlightening. 
I've got solar panels and a battery, so understanding the benefit of using the dishwasher a little later when I get a little sun on the panels is very effective for saving money. 
It was very informative, having the display. It also shows current usage, so if something has started using energy you can see it immediately. 

Love my smart meter, shows me when I’m exporting to the grid. Even on non sunny days 

Don't think they do.
Our old meter in the hall was boxed in and when they came to fit the smart meter it's tiny - 16x13x6.5 cm
I didn't want one for various reasons for ages, but am considering getting an EV and am getting an ASHP. So to take advantage of better tariffs for those things you have to have a smart meter. It's fine and was no problem to fit on the board in the boxing where the old one was. 👍

Never had a problem with mine @Ram-Alf in fact great to pointing out to the GF that we can’t afford to turn the electric heating on and get your jumper , coat and scrave on instead 😅

What's the current reasoning behind not having a smart meter? 

Or dollars. 

Or dollars. 

Imposter 😊

You mean there are people who buy crypto and DON'T brag about it? 😂
Who knew that was even possible!

Would Bitcoin protect you from death? If so, someone is missing a massive USP. 

Opening a bag of rice without splitting it and chucking rice all over the place. 

Opening a bag of rice without splitting it and chucking rice all over the place. 

'Peel here' tags on packs of bacon.

I'll start. Peel off stickers on supermarket flowers 

Snap.  I’ve ordered one through the salary sacrifice scheme at work so includes insurance, tyres, etc.  I don’t get free charging but my plan is to switch to the Octopus Go tariff.  It cost about 9p/kWh overnight.  I reckon a charge will last me a week, give or take.  I’ve worked out that with fuel cost saving, no road tax, no insurance it’ll save me about £1600/yr (ish) in running costs.

Hyundai Kona 64Kw.
200bhp, not that I drive fast but far better pick up than my Clio GT.
Top speed 102, which sounds puny but even in Germany I won't go over a ton on the autobahn. 
Bargain. I was looking at a hateful, evil tesla but with all the extras and dealer sleight of hand, a 290 monthly payment turned out to be over 400 on PCP. I ended up with a HP of 345 per month. Happy motorist here. 

I don't think you entirely read my post....
I'm a proper petrolhead and have driven the smoothest diesels and petrols you could ever find on the road but none of them,including top end luxury performance cars match a EV in terms of smoothness,refinement and performance on a public road.
A 8 speed gearbox is great but when compared to a new EV which doesn't have gears,there's no comparison.
And,as a person who now delivers cars all around the country,I'm in a great position to actually speak from experience in respect of the charging infrastructure.
In respect of many of your other comments,you appear to be quoting directly from the daily mail and they are simply nonsense for the most part.
EVs are inherently more reliable than combustion engine vehicles,they simply have far fewer moving parts and batteries are proving to last longer than was ever expected...there are Tesla's out there on huge mileages on their original batteries.
Car batteries aren't like phone batteries,they are completely different!
As I say,whether you are a luddite or not,go and get a 24 hour test drive of a modern EV and you will be amazed.
Very,very few people ever go back to fuel burning cars after living with an EV.

No. The optional maintenance extension seemed prudent, as tesla will charge thousands if anything breaks. Then the really attractive Apr wasn't available so the rates went up. And because it was PCP I thought it sensible to pay for the bodywork package, because they'll shaft you on the return of the vehicle. 

No. The optional maintenance extension seemed prudent, as tesla will charge thousands if anything breaks. Then the really attractive Apr wasn't available so the rates went up. And because it was PCP I thought it sensible to pay for the bodywork package, because they'll shaft you on the return of the vehicle. 

Since I retired,I've delivered new cars on a part time basis (about a 50 percent mix of petrols and electric cars,very,very rarely a diesel) and despite my initial scepticism,I've found that the British charging infrastructure is actually now very good and improving on a weekly basis.
I regularly deliver from 150 to 300 miles away with just a comfort break every couple of hours which allows a 30 minutes top up charge whilst I'm there.
The trouble is,that the media are perpetrating myths that don't stand up anymore about ev's but it's all the public have to go on
I started my journey with a plug in hybrid three years ago but having found that I use electric 90 percent of the time,we are moving to a full EV in a couple of months (polestar 2 or Hyundai ioniq 5 most probably as they are my favourite cars to deliver)

Hyundai Kona 64Kw.
200bhp, not that I drive fast but far better pick up than my Clio GT.
Top speed 102, which sounds puny but even in Germany I won't go over a ton on the autobahn. 
Bargain. I was looking at a hateful, evil tesla but with all the extras and dealer sleight of hand, a 290 monthly payment turned out to be over 400 on PCP. I ended up with a HP of 345 per month. Happy motorist here. 

Hyundai Kona 64Kw.
200bhp, not that I drive fast but far better pick up than my Clio GT.
Top speed 102, which sounds puny but even in Germany I won't go over a ton on the autobahn. 
Bargain. I was looking at a hateful, evil tesla but with all the extras and dealer sleight of hand, a 290 monthly payment turned out to be over 400 on PCP. I ended up with a HP of 345 per month. Happy motorist here. 

Was the jump in monthly cost the “optional” extras like Tesla remotely turning the brakes on and allowing the radio to work?