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EVs are now 9 times cheaper than petrol or diesel to drive in the UK (www.carbonbrief.org)
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cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1429718/evs-are-now-9-times-cheaper-than-petrol-or-diesel-to-drive-in-the-uk

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[–] 12 points 4 days ago (5 children)

Jokes on you, i charge myne primarily with home solar, so its free.

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  • [–] 9 points 4 days ago (4 children)

    I often get paid for charging mine. They paid me 30p on Sunday.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 days ago (3 children)

    How?

    (No need to go into too much detail as I'm not in the UK; I'm just curious)

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  • [–] 5 points 4 days ago (2 children)

    I assume that electricity price sometimes goes negative when excess is produced, resulting in some providers paying you for using electricity at that time.

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