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Originally Posted by Gmore
Some charging points cost around 40p/KWh which is definitely cheaper than petrol.
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I don't think I've ever seen one that wasn't subsidised with an arrangement (I get 30p at Ionity with my BEV, for example).
But then you run into the charge speed limitation.
Who's going to sit at a public charger for 5+hrs waiting to get 40 miles of range to save a couple of quid?
The use case for PHEV is that your daily mileage is all/mostly within battery range, or within battery range with charge speed blocks of time between. You need to be charging at home. And need the car occasionally for longer trips beyond the range of a BEV (trips that don't have good access to destination charging).
It's quite a narrow window IMO. Our usage patterns just about fit (if I've done the maths right). But had the interior of the EV9 been a little better and the deals on offer matched Volvo's, we'd have bought one.