EV Charging Public Stations vs. Home Installation in Dubai

[lizly]

Hey everyone,
I’ve recently started looking deeper into EV charging options and wanted to get some community input.
Do you think it’s better to rely on public charging stations (like the ones at malls, offices, and highways), or should I consider installing a charger at home?

[Evanivitch]

lizly said:

Hey everyone,
I ve recently started looking deeper into EV charging options and wanted to get some community input.
Do you think it s better to rely on public charging stations (like the ones at malls, offices, and highways), or should I consider installing a charger at home?

Hey kid, you're not from around here.

[Edit] the biggest difference is cost to charge. In the UK home charging can be 7p-28p/kWh. Public charging is typically 45p-90p/kWh. So while a charger can be £700+ installed, you could be saving money (and convenience) quite quickly.

Edited by Evanivitch on Tuesday 14th October 10:15

[samoht]

Home charging is more convenient, as the car is charged up overnight and ready to go in the morning.
It's also cheaper in most countries, although I don't know about Dubai but I assume so.

So yes it's worth charging at home. The only question is whether to just plug into a wall socket, a charger for which is about £150 here, or if you do enough miles to justify a hard wired charger install, at £500-£1000+.

[TheRainMaker]

I wouldn't even consider an EV in Dubai

Isn't 98 petrol something like 60p a litre?

[ZesPak]

It's the biggest convenience to have a charger at home.

But consider, an average EV can charge at about 2kw from a regular plug.

If you calculate a night, let's say 10h (from 20h-6h), you can do 20kwh.
Depending on the EV that will give you between 80-130km of charge every night on what's basically a beefy laptop charger.

For most people, that's plenty. If you often do more than that though, consider a charger. I did well over 200km/day so I had to get a charger installed for example.

[Evanivitch]

TheRainMaker said:

I wouldn't even consider an EV in Dubai

Isn't 98 petrol something like 60p a litre?

On the flip side, you could run your AC quite nicely on an EV before getting in, though I'm sure remote start on ICE is available too.

[ChocolateFrog]

Unlikely to be worth it unless you can home charge.

Is installing a home charger a big issue in Dubai?

[ashenfie]

When you factor in the temperature reach 50c in the summer, it would be a major concern the the car would not charge during the day or at least be very slow.

[Evanivitch]

ashenfie said:

When you factor in the temperature reach 50c in the summer, it would be a major concern the the car would not charge during the day or at least be very slow.

Or it would cool itself like most EVs do...

[ashenfie]

When you factor in the temperature reach 50c in the summer, it would be a major concern the the car would not charge during the day or at least be very slow.

[ZesPak]

ashenfie said:

When you factor in the temperature reach 50c in the summer, it would be a major concern the the car would not charge during the day or at least be very slow.

Or it would cool itself like most EVs do...

[lizly]

I saw a few people charging their EVs with some portable charging pods in Dubai. Has anyone from Dubai seen the same thing or used these services?

[ashenfie]

lizly said:

I saw a few people charging their EVs with some portable charging pods in Dubai. Has anyone from Dubai seen the same thing or used these services?

I think it’s called a diesel generator

[lizly]

No, it’s not a diesel generator — I saw a portable charging pod that charges EVs. I think the company name is PlusX Electric. I checked their website but haven’t used their service yet.
If anyone has tried their service, please share your feedback. I’ll definitely give it a try soon!