Random EV thoughts.....

I'm on the fence about Musk, not his biggest fan but nor his biggest critic.

But honest question for you: Do you think he's disingenuous when he talks about pushing for the betterment of mankind via electric vehicles and spacex/colonisation of Mars and the like?

I'll credit the man with doing more for electrification of transportation than anyone else. I honestly think that without him the Nissan Leaf would still be the forefront of EV technology

However, I agree that he has a somewhat warped approach to "saving" humanity

For example his approach to EVs is to make a sports sedan that most people can't afford. If you want truly mass adoption then you're going to need entry level EVs down at the price point of the cheapest petrol cars, and Tesla don't seem to be bothering to develop anything down there (Model 2 has gone very quiet lately)

As for the Boring company/Hyperloop stuff. I that's a classic idea of faster=better without any consideration as to the drawbacks. I remember someone did a quick calculation on passenger capacity and it worked out that most hyperloops could carry fewer passengers per hour than a single car metro line

If he was interested in truly mass transit then IMO he'd be pushing high speed rail

I guess regarding SpaceX I've a similar view to Tesla, he's done a lot in the past few years to advance spaceflight technology, but again, who's it for?

What speed can an Enyaq 60 charge at?

I'm in Cork today and was sitting at 58% but need to do Fota tomorrow and then Wexford and possibly Dublin Wednesday evening so said run over to the 150KW in Douglas as it's not far and top up to 80%.

Checked the app and I see someone is after plugging in at 19.38, grand I'll head over now and they should be gone in 15-20 minutes and it'll take me 10 to get over.

I arrive and the charger is still occupied and they stay until 20.10 (so 30 minutes total) and I see on the screen while they get out to unplug the car is at 80%.

Assuming they started at 10% that'd mean they averaged 80KW over the session? Around 58KW if plugged in at 30%.

While waiting I plugged my Ioniq 5 into the 50KW and the car was saying I was charging at 51KW. When they left I plugged into the 150KW and charged for 7 minutes with my car reading 138KW. Over the 14 minutes I was there I got a total of 18.5KW so around 79KWH. Very happy with that considering I spent slightly longer on the slower unit.

11kW

he most likely turned up and no CCS plug was available, so plugged into the AC while waiting for a CCS plug to become available.

Looks like it did go live this morning, with the grant for charger installation extended to any homeowner, even if they do not own an EV;

New grant for people without driveways to access electric vehicle charging (thejournal.ie)

Was looking at the price of 2016 Leaf24s there and dealerships are asking €10k or more 😱

€6k profit for trading to a Leaf doesn't seem worth it

Also, the government publication

Plus a nice bit of advertising for ESB

I feel like that's gotta be against some law somewhere to mention one particular private company ahead of any of it's competitors...

The CPO will push the most expensive solution as there is a grant in place duh! The property management doesn't care as it is not their money and push for that and the end user will foot a bill for an eccentric system. i.e. upgraded grid connection, 22kW, commercial meter (no night rate), online dashboard (read monthly subscription), 1k quid protective pillar (like the one at Laois CoCo). I'm pretty sure no CPO will say individual connections to each unit meter, with load limiter and a simple charge point that meets the spec to fit the grant and 10% discount if you buy more than 5 at once.

I would have thought connecting a charge point in a remote parking space to the meter in the apartment could be very expensive in some places? And it assumes that each owner has their own dedicated parking space which might not be true.

”There is also the draft National EV Strategy underwent public and stakeholder consultation earlier this year. There were over 14,000 responses to the online questionnaire along with detailed written submissions received from both individuals and organisations.

Responses and submissions received as part of the consultation are currently being considered in the development of the final Strategy for publication later this year.”

Will the State’s new initiatives make it any easier to buy an electric vehicle?

I don't think any level of tax measures are going to increase the rate of EV uptake for the next couple of years, there just isn't the supply available

I like that the focus is shifting to improving the charging networks and allowing apartment dwellers to access private chargers

I see the new chargers have to be smart from September to get the grant.

Waiting for the conspiracy theories to start about how the ESB/Gubberment will restrict charging between certain hours, similar to the conversation that happened in the UK.

EV Smart Charger Register

From 1st September 2022 the Home Charger grant, administered by SEAI, will only provide funding for Smart Chargers. This will improve safety, prevent excessive electrical demand and facilitate better integration with renewable energy sources. For manufacturers and installers wishing to register their products please see this page.

I’m seeing a good few 222s on the local (south Dublin N11) roads over these last few days.

Totally anecdotal of course, but from what I’ve seen I’d say it’s around 40% full electric. Fairly high standard of cars in general.

Supply is an issue across the board, not just EVs and will resolve in time.

My point is that VRT should be abolished entirely on EVs. Im not aware this has been tried at all. The €5k reduction is the perfect example of tinkering with policies rather than a serious push by Govt to electrify the fleet.

VRT makes our new car prices some of the highest in the EU and paddy is the chump taking the hit.

The government has no hope of acheiving its target of 1 million electric vehicles on the road by 2030 with the current measures.