Honestly, I would just grab a car already in stock if I was you ( which it looks like you have done ).No Not seen the Taxi in Mold lol - gallaghers had a black one in the showroom, I have ordered one from Holdcroft E port they had some already on order they are going fast - i dont need the car until October but they also said they have a red one available now in Warrington ! yes the longrange model exclusive, I will also go with the service plan over 3 years just over £12 a month
I expect it's turning out a bit expensive to give away free electricity now prices have rocketed.The 4 units close by at Aldi, have all been covered and marked as Out Of Order.
Strange as they are less than 12 months old.
I just wonder if they have been turned off !.
I was thinking when Tesco's one went offline a couple of weeks ago for a few days, that maybe they realised how much it was costing them.I expect it's turning out a bit expensive to give away free electricity now prices have rocketed.
Especially once they realised in many cases it wasn't even customers using them.
I can absolutely guarantee Tesco aren't paying anywhere close to 28p/kwhI was thinking when Tesco's one went offline a couple of weeks ago for a few days, that maybe they realised how much it was costing them.
Even on the 7kW ones, 4 chargers = roughly 28kWh per hour when occupied multiply that by say 15 hours a day, 7 days a week and that's 2940kWh. Times that by 28p and that's £823 a week or £42,796 a year.
No, true, but it's nowhere near the price increase we general public have seen.Neither is it free for them
If it’s a Vauxhall van it is likely to be pink, rather that red anymore ?.White all the way, my postman drives a red one ?
I'm not sure there are any incentives for the likes of Tesco to provide public chargers, or chargers for their customers, but please correct me if wrong.No, true, but it's nowhere near the price increase we general public have seen.
My guess is that the increase in sales coupled with government incentives to install outweighs the cost of the electricity.
I do agree though that they won't be free for long!
Depends how you consider it. When you multiply it up, it sounds like a lot, but per customer it's 7kWhx28p=£1.96 per visit. If they consider it attracts new customers to the store to use the units, as well as advertising their 'green' credentials, it's not just a parasitic loss, but part of the marketing budget.I was thinking when Tesco's one went offline a couple of weeks ago for a few days, that maybe they realised how much it was costing them.
Even on the 7kW ones, 4 chargers = roughly 28kWh per hour when occupied multiply that by say 15 hours a day, 7 days a week and that's 2940kWh. Times that by 28p and that's £823 a week or £42,796 a year.
Not to mention it's probably only a very very small part of their electricity bill for the store.Depends how you consider it. When you multiply it up, it sounds like a lot, but per customer it's 7kWhx28p=£1.96 per visit. If they consider it attracts new customers to the store to use the units, as well as advertising their 'green' credentials, it's not just a parasitic loss, but part of the marketing budget.
Then they need to weigh up the competition, and if the competition is offering them, how much of a draw that is if they don't have them.
No doubt there is a limit to what that is all worth, but I understand that they have sold petrol as a loss leader in the past, which is a pretty similar scenario.
I agree but that was just a worse case scenario, even if they're paying half that, it's still a lot on money to give away.I can absolutely guarantee Tesco aren't paying anywhere close to 28p/kwh
I've just fixed ours at the new unit at 27p/kwh literally two weeks ago so unless it's changed significantly in two weeks you're out by around 30%.Going fixed rate for commercial electricity contracts is 40p a kWh