As a complete newbie with a 2016 GX4h in my possession for just 2 days, I would appreciate advice/views on whether a Fast charger cable for public charging points is worth buying. I automatically thought so but did some maths - I'm sure I am wrong so welcome correction! My usage will be to charge overnight at home with a regular commute of 10 miles, lots of local trips and around 9000 miles per year total including a reasonable number of 100-200 mile journeys.
Cable cost approx £200
Pure petrol consumption 45mpg (based on what I have read on this forum
At approx £1.13 per gallon, petrol cost is 2.5p per mile
Free 1 hour charge at Asda (who shops for longer?) gives approx 10 miles of charge
10 miles saves 25p of fuel
Need approx 800 one hour visits (or 266 three hour visits) to free charger to justify cost of cable.
That's a minimum of about 5 years of Asda (or similar) visits to justify the cable cost, and I accept that the numbers above can be adjusted to varying degrees.
If I use payable charging, I can see that this begins to pay back the cable cost faster compared to buying fuel but still a lot of visits.
So is a Type 2 to Type 1 cable actually worth buying? :?
I am also questioning the value of installing a tethered charge station at home - faster than the supplied cable but is it a popular option at a cost of around £200 after the grant.
Thanks
Cable cost approx £200
Pure petrol consumption 45mpg (based on what I have read on this forum
At approx £1.13 per gallon, petrol cost is 2.5p per mile
Free 1 hour charge at Asda (who shops for longer?) gives approx 10 miles of charge
10 miles saves 25p of fuel
Need approx 800 one hour visits (or 266 three hour visits) to free charger to justify cost of cable.
That's a minimum of about 5 years of Asda (or similar) visits to justify the cable cost, and I accept that the numbers above can be adjusted to varying degrees.
If I use payable charging, I can see that this begins to pay back the cable cost faster compared to buying fuel but still a lot of visits.
So is a Type 2 to Type 1 cable actually worth buying? :?
I am also questioning the value of installing a tethered charge station at home - faster than the supplied cable but is it a popular option at a cost of around £200 after the grant.
Thanks