New owner

[BRIAN]

Hi New owner here I have got a 2014 H4 with 3000 on the clock its ex demo I have been charging the car via the 15 amp plug in my garage I would like to Know all about recharging at recharge points do I have to buy a cable? and how much does it cost and how do you pay. Just about getting use to the car I have had over 25 different cars in 60 years of motoring but I have never had a car like this one very happy with it so far thanks any advise would be very welcome
Brian

 

[greendwarf]

Depending on where you live - most public chargers are free use but you need to sign up to a local provider (e.g. Source London) or national one (e.g. Ecotricity, Polar/Chargemaster) to get the touch card to operate them. Some cards can be used with more than one provider (e.g. Source London cards can used be used at Ecotricity points at motorway service areas & IKEA) These cards typically cost £20 per year.

There are 3 types of charging points (some dual but only one car at a time)

Slow 3kw - uses the domestic 3 pin cable supplied with the car and charges at the same speed as at home

Fast 7kw - uses a special cable which you need to purchase separately £200 -300 on-line but uses the same socket as the 3 pin on the car. Charge time about 2/3 of the above - say 3 hours for a full top-up.

Rapid (mainly Ecotricty sites) - have their own dedicated cable - which goes in the larges socket on the car - and charges up to about 80% in 20 minutes.

 

[retiredinnorfolk]

Hello I have had my phev for approx. 1 year and I have found that my normal daily driving is managed quite well with 3amp charging on the odd time I go away I just use it as a normal car and get 43 mpg on mixed driving, having read on various forums about people being stuck for hours on motorway services waiting for a recovery vehicle because of some kind of problem between Mitsubishi phev and Ecotricity chargers, for which they blame each other, to save maybe 20 miles on petrol I don't want to risk it.
I hope you are happy with your phev as much as I am with mine.
H.