{"id":5551,"date":"2021-06-01T07:38:24","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T07:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1355349"},"modified":"2021-06-01T07:38:24","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T07:38:24","slug":"super-affordable-electricity-makes-uk-motoring-cheaper-than-its-been-in-50-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=5551","title":{"rendered":"Super-affordable electricity makes UK motoring cheaper than it\u2019s been in 50 years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In 1972 Don McLean was singing about driving big block Chevys, the VW Beetle overtook the Ford Model T as the all-time best selling car, and Brits could fuel their cars for just a penny a mile.<\/p>\n

For gasoline or diesel powered vehicles, fuel has never been as cheap as it was back then. However, thanks to a new specialist energy tariff, electric car drivers in the UK can charge their EVs and drive them for the equivalent of about 1.3 pence per mile, Motoring Research reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

EDF\u2019s EV-specific tariff, called GoElectric 35, costs users just 4.5p per kWh off-peak. This means that charging the average long-range EV from 0 to 100% overnight at home would cost about \u00a34 (about $6).<\/p>\n

A comparable gasoline car would cost more than four times that amount to fill up from empty.<\/p>\n

While EVs are still a little more expensive to buy than comparable gasoline cars, with such a cheap energy tariff that cost difference would be clawed back quickly.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s more, EDF says energy used on the plan comes from 100% zero carbon renewable sources like wind and solar. Sounds like a win-win, but there are a few things that should be noted.<\/p>\n

Off-peak hours are between 12AM and 5AM each night, that\u2019s 35 hours of off-peak energy each week. I guess that\u2019s where the name comes from.<\/p>\n

Also, it\u2019s worth noting EDF\u2019s GoElectric 35<\/a> tariff costs 17 pence per kWh during peak hours, which isn\u2019t the best price.<\/p>\n

EDF needs you to have a compatible smart meter to monitor how much electricity you\u2019re using. Most people in the UK should be able to get access to the tariff, but use EDF\u2019s postcode checker<\/a> just to be sure.<\/p>\n

If you have an EV and regularly charge it up overnight, switching to this kind of plan could give you an overall net gain and save you quite a bit of cash. Nice.<\/p>\n

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