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Also interested to hear about this - very different context (Welsh valleys with no paved access to our garage, street parking only otherwise) but same issue.
Tangentially - sorry to hear the XC70 is going... dead or just uneconomical? Have been looking at one as a bridge between our current old banger and a practical/affordable EV in a few years
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There's nothing wrong with the XC70 (it's a 2006-model), it's a fabulous car and does everything we need with aplomb, but it's also a hefty 1.8-ton AWD lump with a 2.5-litre turbocharged petrol engine and loves to chug the sauce. Also, I often feel like the cunt that I am driving around town spewing particulates and ~280g/km of CO2.
I did the napkin maths and we would save ~£100/month switching to leasing a home-charged EV all-in.
ectoplasmosis
Cross-post from the eco-dork thread:
Does anyone have any insight into 'pavement cable gullies', specifically in relation to Waltham Forest?
We will likely (and sadly) have to ditch our ancient petrol Volvo XC70 soon, and are looking to replace with an EV and home charger, with the caveat of us having no driveway, and not fancying being sued for some kid tripping on a charger cable and smashing their teeth out.
Heard of some trials with councils allowing the installation of cable gullies across pavements outside people's houses. Would be great if this could be done at homeowner's request, or under permitted development.