PHEV drivers should avoid using DC fast public charging stations

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Big mistake plug-in hybrid drivers are making in South Africa

Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) drivers in South Africa should generally avoid using DC fast public charging stations, as doing so will result in higher running costs per kilometre compared to using petrol.

In the past few months, MyBroadband has noticed several PHEVs plugged in at DC chargers at various locations.
 
deweyzeph said:
Why bother charging at all? That's what the petrol engine is for.
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It'll take a longer time to charge using just the ICE in the car, the PHEV is supposed to be plugged in to charge.
 
Lupus said:
It'll take a longer time to charge using just the ICE in the car, the PHEV is supposed to be plugged in to charge.
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It doesn't need to be charged at the wall, that's the whole point of a hybrid. You only get about 90km on a full charge anyway with these BYD hybrids, so clearly a wall charge isn't even going to touch sides for a long trip.
 
deweyzeph said:
It doesn't need to be charged at the wall, that's the whole point of a hybrid. You only get about 90km on a full charge anyway with these BYD hybrids, so clearly a wall charge isn't even going to touch sides for a long trip.
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Yeah this would be my thoughts, but apparently the PHEV is a little more finicky not having a big enough ICE with fuel or enough batteries. Like why not get a Hybrid or ICE.
 
It's not difficult to understand at all.
Plug in at home in the garage.
Drive to work and back (<80km).
Repeat.
No petrol cost and no expensive DC charging. Petrol can be for weekend road trips.

Edit: This is a common use case but of course, if you drive 400km a day its not going to work.
 
deweyzeph said:
My point is that why would someone who owns a hybrid even bother using a public charging station? The petrol engine will always have you covered if you run out of charge.
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That makes more sense :-)
 
deweyzeph said:
My point is that why would someone who owns a hybrid even bother using a public charging station? The petrol engine will always have you covered if you run out of charge.
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As per the article, depending on the elec price it could work out cheaper charging than running the ICE.
 
eskom R4 and City of Cape town is R3.91 Per KWH.

from a tech stand point i would rather have a DC charge than a slow AC Charge.

DC cuts the charge time. where as if i want a Full charge from a AC charger im either waiting 2- 5 hours or its an over night thing.

Hybrid is the way to go especially in the Climate we currently sitting in SA. its light on petrol and you get bang for your RAND.


in a pinch parking off at the nearest DC charger is perfectly fine and remember the more chargers there are the less the cost because of competition. The one thing SA does not know how to do.
 
Surprised? Surely people that buy these BYD bakkies and Jaecoo's dont really strike me as the type of person to really think much in general, so sure let them pay inflated prices for charging.

Makes demand for petrol less and makes it cheaper for the rest of SA :ROFL:
 
RudderVator said:
Surprised? Surely people that buy these BYD bakkies and Jaecoo's dont really strike me as the type of person to really think much in general, so sure let them pay inflated prices for charging.

Makes demand for petrol less and makes it cheaper for the rest of SA :ROFL:
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Delusional you are
 
Personally, though I think BEVs are the bee's knees - I think plug in hybrids are substantially poor value. You're basically dragging around a huge, heavy expensive to maintain gennie, and you only get a tiny little battery.

BEV is going to kick ICE to the curb over the next 5 years or so. Already a bit weird - Hybrids are going to look like clown cars.
 
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