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If you have actually got an electrical automobile, having off-street parking makes life quite easy. You can plug it in when you get home and let the magic occur overnight.

And most of you appear to think it's an outright must too. We did a survey with the AA of over 11,000 individuals and 60% of you said you 'd be put off purchasing an electrical automobile if you couldn't charge in your home.

However there are methods you can make it work, and is making it much easier and easier in three different methods.

From the growing network of (quickly to be rebranded ) light post chargers to destination a/c battery charger and brand new ultra-rapid systems that can refill your battery in the time it requires to order and drink a coffee, going electric without having off-street parking has actually never ever been easier.

And the good news is that the alternatives are increasing in number all the time with chargers turning up in all manner of locations. Whether you're doing the weekly store or tackling a long journey, including charge back into your battery is simple and straightforward.

Sign up with as takes us through the numerous alternatives readily available and discusses how they work and for how long they take to recharge your electric car.

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43 responses to “No driveway? No problem. Your charging options explained | Electrifying.com & Shell Recharge”

  1. @mrpink8554 Avatar
    @mrpink8554

    There’s still the very BIG issue of costs. To charge from a Lamppost cost £0.46p/kWh whereas Octopus charge £0.07p/kWh massive difference so still very costly

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    1. @Yanquetino Avatar
      @Yanquetino

      Hmmm. A kWh could power an EV for somewhere between 3.5 and 4 miles. How much does one pay for petrol to drive that distance on average?

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    2. @mrpink8554 Avatar
      @mrpink8554

      @@Yanquetino I don’t know

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    3. @srbs73 Avatar
      @srbs73

      I think petrol is £1.42 a litre which would be about £6.50 per gallon. If your car does 40mpg, it works out 16p per mile. Probably need to be paying less than 50p per kWh to be better off for an average car but that of course doesn’t take into account EV’s cost a lot more.

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    4. @stevebeever2442 Avatar
      @stevebeever2442

      @@Yanquetino Varies so much. Mine costs about 40 pence

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    5. @professormcgorgeous Avatar
      @professormcgorgeous

      It’s rather expensive Shell increased their Lamp post charging prices in Oct 23 from £0.40 to £0.46/kWh off peak, if you charge between 4pm and 7pm it is £0.79/kWh they also take £25 from you as a pre authourisation fee. It is even more expensive for the supermarket and forecourt chargers!! Only worth it if you do have access to a home charger.

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  2. @willsmyth639 Avatar
    @willsmyth639

    A great review as always but for where I am it will take a long time before these is available in my area unfortunately, we have 1 electric charger at the leisure centre and it’s always busy and that’s it for 20,000 plus local population, the street lights would be brilliant as we can’t have a drive made but with only 2 light posts for 9 homes we would need at least another one if not 2, unfortunately it will take years so best atm is a self charging hybrid or lpg to save money

    What about cost of using these chargers, lamppost or supermarket, what’s the figures on these

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    1. @JoshuaStringfellow1 Avatar
      @JoshuaStringfellow1

      LPG sites are not very widespread either, and suspect they won’t see any expansion, doesn’t seem like a good choice. Hybrid or hanging on for a couple more years seems like the best bet for an area like yours.

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    2. @willsmyth639 Avatar
      @willsmyth639

      @@JoshuaStringfellow1 I have several LPG suppliers near me and especially when it can run on petrol automatically so it’s a win win also £1000s cheaper than hybrid and especially electric, yes everyone says it’s a dying breed but there is life in LPG still

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  3. @Yanquetino Avatar
    @Yanquetino

    Good job, Nikola! Are you really driving an Ariya now? I don’t think I could give up 1-pedal driving at this point. It’s ironic that so many claim they wouldn’t have an EV if they can’t recharge it at home. I mean… how many people have personal gas stations at home? Derp.

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    1. @S.J7777 Avatar
      @S.J7777

      Not the same when filling up takes 5 mins

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    2. @Adam.Piper62 Avatar
      @Adam.Piper62

      ​@@S.J7777 Exactly. Filling up takes minutes, and a pump is always available. Chargers are A: not available all the time and B: what am I supposed to do for hours while it charges…

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    3. @judebrown4103 Avatar
      @judebrown4103

      ​@@Adam.Piper62you need half to three quarters of an hour depending on your battery size and state of charge. As stated in the video you do your shopping, if like me you can’t run to Waitrose there’s always Lidl or Tesco in most places.

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  4. @neoanderson7 Avatar
    @neoanderson7

    It’s going to take a bit more time to see more public places with chargers. Ultimately though, that’s where things are heading. I’ll be honest, if I didn’t have a house, I don’t think I’d be able to have an EV. Thankfully though, this past year I finally took the plunge on the EV scene. I’m really happy I waited awhile before things started to take off. Tesla debuted the Model is back in 2011-2012. It’s taken about 11yrs or so for things to become somewhat convenient for the average person not making 200G’s+ a year. Not to mention the infrastructure changes done in that time to easily accept more EV vehicles.
    Grateful the infrastructure and the acceptance of EV’s are becoming more common. Makes it easier for the “common folk”. 🙂

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  5. @garrycroft4215 Avatar
    @garrycroft4215

    I can’t charge at home. Shell offered to install lamppost chargers free of charge, Preston City Council refused permission. They also reneged on 18 chargers in a new car park for fear of spontaneous combustion. Lancashire County Council have just one old bp 50kW charger in the City of Preston, they are a disgrace.

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    1. @Peoplestariff Avatar
      @Peoplestariff

      Sorry to hear this Gary , honestly I think local authorities are the weak link in this , I don’t need to tell you more about mine – completely useless !

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  6. @ottot3221 Avatar
    @ottot3221

    Shell spends $22 million annually on anti-climate lobbying. This commerical for Shell is horrible.

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    1. @Nickbaldeagle02 Avatar
      @Nickbaldeagle02

      Your spelling of commercial is horrible.

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    2. @bst1623 Avatar
      @bst1623

      Fully agree. Don’t intend to use their chargers, ever. Disappointed that Electrifying didn’t see or perhaps care how they have lowered themselves in this advert.

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  7. @martinedwards7360 Avatar
    @martinedwards7360

    Interesting, however you never really discussed the costs of public charging, which can be as high as 85 pence per kilo watt hour.

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    1. @professormcgorgeous Avatar
      @professormcgorgeous

      Shell Lamp Post 46p per kwh 4 to 7pm 79p per kwh £25 taken out your account as pre authourisation fee Shell Public Charger 85p per kwh £45 taken out your account as pre authourisation fee

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  8. @HonestWatchReviewsHWR Avatar
    @HonestWatchReviewsHWR

    How much more expensive are those Shell chargers compared to charging at home though? They aren’t really equivalent at all. The cost is probably closer to that of petrol.

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    1. @jeromezone Avatar
      @jeromezone

      Only about 8x the price. 😂

      This coming from someone with an EV. I haven’t actually got one as I have free charging at work, but if that went away – so would the car.

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  9. @leemartin-hine1598 Avatar
    @leemartin-hine1598

    Massive difference between London and south wales regarding the amount of public chargers available

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  10. @philiptaylor7902 Avatar
    @philiptaylor7902

    Well that’s Shell’s greenwashing for the day sorted. Please Electrifying, you’re better than this.

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    1. @Peoplestariff Avatar
      @Peoplestariff

      Appreciate what you’re saying there but it was clear at the start it was an advert sponsored by shell , Nissan , Waitrose , Costa – did I miss any ? There were more product placements than a bond movie lol

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    2. @philiptaylor7902 Avatar
      @philiptaylor7902

      @@Peoplestariff I appreciate that Electrifying and channels like it are dependent on advertising, it’s disappointing that they accept funding from Shell.

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    3. @roguebullet4220 Avatar
      @roguebullet4220

      Mmm, well about 30 seconds in becomes fairly clear it’s an advert…
      Here’s to the balanced journalism you spoke about in a previous episode 😅
      Other chargers & cars are available…

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  11. @stevedunn3113 Avatar
    @stevedunn3113

    Nice try Electrifying, however, you know as well as the rest of us that Shell Recharge is one of the most expensive public charging outlets. This explains why my local Waitrose’s charges points stand idle most of the time.

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    1. @Peoplestariff Avatar
      @Peoplestariff

      Well said

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  12. @TeaBreak. Avatar
    @TeaBreak.

    That was a party political broadcast for the Shell Party.

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  13. @solentbum Avatar
    @solentbum

    The problem with public charging is quite simply cost. As I have a driveway I reserve public charging for holidays away from home. Unfortunately SHELL have not managed a business model that keeps the prices down, rather they have a model that follows their Fossil fuel prices.

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  14. @chrisbarnes2823 Avatar
    @chrisbarnes2823

    England has very short distances between major cities so it shouldn’t be an issue to charge a small car.
    In Canada where I live the nearest public chargers are 104 km away, I’m off grid too so adding to my system to enable me to charge a car would be really expensive. The cold temperatures also make EV cars duds in terms of range or getting stuck in a storm.
    We rely on diesel vehicles with a fuel tank on our property, the only gas powered vehicles are our sleds and quads.

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    1. @Nickbaldeagle02 Avatar
      @Nickbaldeagle02

      What’s very short?

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    2. @chrisbarnes2823 Avatar
      @chrisbarnes2823

      @@Nickbaldeagle02 it’s a short distance between fast charging stations, when I was over in England in October I couldn’t believe how many there were! No problems charging up BEV’s, plus the UK is a small country.

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  15. @firstnamelastname9631 Avatar
    @firstnamelastname9631

    Prices? -I guess if you shop in Waitrose you don’t have to worry about those pesky details but for the rest of us Tesco mortals it is a consideration.
    Another point that should be mentioned is that those lamp post chargers, of which there are many where I live; are only available to parking permit holders of that area. I could not believe it when I read it but it is there, clearly written above the barcode sticker in the instructions.
    I live in Central London BTW.

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    1. @professormcgorgeous Avatar
      @professormcgorgeous

      Shell Lamp Post 46p per kwh 4 to 7pm 79p per kwh £25 taken out your account as pre authourisation fee Shell Public Charger 85p per kwh £45 taken out your account as pre authourisation fee

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    2. @firstnamelastname9631 Avatar
      @firstnamelastname9631

      Thanks for the info but I charge off road for a fraction of those prices.@@professormcgorgeous

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  16. @H4M24UK Avatar
    @H4M24UK

    Option 1) Shell charge 70p+ per kWh. Too expensive works out more than petrol/diesel.
    Option 2) lamppost chargers are slow and you are not guaranteed the space will be available. Secondly even if you choose to charge off peak the time slot is not enough because the charger is too slow. I’ve tried this option it’s a non starter.
    Option 3) Would be nice if all supermarkets had 22kw+ speeds except majority are 7kw. You’d be lucky if your battery went up 3% while shopping.

    If you are looking to buy an EV at this moment of time you must have a home charger or you will regret the day you were born.

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  17. @alastairclark9423 Avatar
    @alastairclark9423

    The government need to step in with regards to costs though. I can charge at 9p/kWh at home but those super fast 350kW ones will cost around 9times as much. Some sort of regulation regarding price per kWh needs to be brought in so that those without drives are incentivised to switch.

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  18. @Superman-nn4nw Avatar
    @Superman-nn4nw

    Shell trying to adopt a new image is a sham. They try to play this helping the environment game but at the end of the day it’s all about greed and profit for them. BP is another.

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  19. @tedbearfudge Avatar
    @tedbearfudge

    Ok if you have a streetlight outside your house and nobody else want to use it. I wonder what kickback these people are getting?

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  20. @robertglass2144 Avatar
    @robertglass2144

    Normally love your videos but disappointed that you conveniently didn’t mention the extortionate cost to charge on these

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