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So, Mr Businessman, why do you think there are any chargers at all at hotels?
There’s no logic to it. If there are enough EVs to warrant having chargers at hotels, there’ll never be enough chargers. The hotel has 5 and 6 people staying there have EVs, what happens then? And they obviously can’t have 200 chargers.
I’m all for chargers around hotels, as in in Petrol stations etc, but to say hotels will lose “huge chunks of business” because they don’t have chargers is mad.
Unless rental companies start putting out EVs for tourists, or our domestic sales of EVs increase, there be no “huge chunks” of business lost. Unless of course Mr Unkel et all decide to staycation for ever.0 -
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There’s no logic to it.
So hotels are just installing chargers for the hell of it?
Of course there is logic to it. Hotels can install chargers very cheaply if they take up Tesla's offer. And whatever balance of the cost they end up paying themselves, they can deduct as expenses for tax reasons in one go. It's a smart business investment. I thought that was obvious.
I'm staying in a hotel in the west for a few nights next month. Costing me the guts of two grand. And you guessed it, I would have booked elsewhere if they hadn't had a car charge point (or a socket), even though I will barely need it as my car has a range of 300-400km0 -
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So hotels are just installing chargers for the hell of it?
Of course there is logic to it. Hotels can install chargers very cheaply if they take up Tesla's offer. And whatever balance of the cost they end up paying themselves, they can deduct as expenses for tax reasons in one go. It's a smart business investment. I thought that was obvious.
I'm staying in a hotel in the west for a few nights next month. Costing me the guts of two grand. And you guessed it, I would have booked elsewhere if they hadn't had a car charge point (or a socket), even though I will barely need it as my car has a range of 300-400km
You said they’ll lose a huge chunk of business. You’re wrong.0 -
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If what you said about being able to deduct pretty much all of it, then is gives a good business reason to do it. But I doubt most would be worried about losing a "good chunk" of business just because of chargers. If not you, someone else could have stayed, and even without you it would hardly make a difference in most of their yearly budget (except may be this year because of the lockdown, but no one would have planned just for that). There just aren't enough EVs yet to make it a compelling case in itself.My two grand is a fair chunk of their business. They would not have got it from me if I couldn't have charged my car. I was obviously not wrong there
Overall, there are probably plenty of reasons to install chargers, whether in hotels or Decathlon or other places.
Some owners probably do believe in it (may be the actual owner has an EV). But for other it is regulation, for other it is greenwashing (especially if the grants and tax break pay for almost all of it), and some probably prepare for the future even if there is no immediate incentive yet (apart from the grants).
But the plan to drop diesel in the future does give visibility to EVs. So it is probably a good business plan to start getting equipped bit by bit rather than try to do all at once when there are going to be enough EVs.0 -
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Two nights this week my car has failed to charge
Sunday night I plugged it in - hadn't been charged since Thursday night and had 36kms range left - it only charged to 60kms. I have a timer set etc and its been working faultless since October. Had to fast charge just to get me to work, charged at work no problem.
Had a lot of driving to do Tuesday so topped up to 100% when i got home Monday - night no problem at all.
I had to go to the office yesterday so plugged in at home Tuesday night and it only charged to approximately 80% - i had all timers turned off, charge to 100% etc and it still didn't charge fully.
Didn't really need a charge last night as I'm working from home until Monday but plugged in anyway and it charged to 100%
Not sure what to do, am back in the office Monday so will charge again Sunday night and see.
Anyone else have any similar problems?0 -
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charlieIRL wrote: »Two nights this week my car has failed to charge
Sunday night I plugged it in - hadn't been charged since Thursday night and had 36kms range left - it only charged to 60kms. I have a timer set etc and its been working faultless since October. Had to fast charge just to get me to work, charged at work no problem.
Had a lot of driving to do Tuesday so topped up to 100% when i got home Monday - night no problem at all.
I had to go to the office yesterday so plugged in at home Tuesday night and it only charged to approximately 80% - i had all timers turned off, charge to 100% etc and it still didn't charge fully.
Didn't really need a charge last night as I'm working from home until Monday but plugged in anyway and it charged to 100%
Not sure what to do, am back in the office Monday so will charge again Sunday night and see.
Anyone else have any similar problems?
When you plug the car in and lock it , you should see a Green light in the filler cap and a green plug light flashing on the dash?0 -
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