FairCharge

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@fairchargeuk

Award winning campaign for fairer charging, more infrastructure and wider understanding of EVs. Founded by @quentinwillson

UK

Joined October 2021

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4K Followers

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about 4 years ago

FairCharge is the national campaign to make the EV revolution accessible to all drivers. We want: ⚡️fairer charging costs 🚗more affordable EVs 🌍a wider understanding of EVs and why they are so important for clean air and more... Find out more below! #EVs #electricvehicles

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7 months ago

Electric cars may be more expensive to buy but running them definitely isn't.🔧 We taked to long-term EV owners who told us their expieriences:⚡️ #EVs #ElectricVSDiesel #ElectricCars

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8 months ago

Some say electric cars are souless and boring to drive. They couldn't be more wrong. 🏎️🚀 We asked long term EV drivers to set the record straight.⚡️ #EVs #ElectricVSDiesel #ElectricCars

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8 months ago

Some say electric cars don't save money.💰 We asked real EV drivers what they actually save. 🚗 Here's what they told us: #EVs #ElectricVSDiesel #ElectricCars

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fairchargeuk retweeted

8 months ago

Did you know we created an Excel chart with drivetrain part prices taken directly from official service catalogs – precisely to stop the misinformation pushed by mainstream media? The truth is that the most expensive vehicles to maintain are actually: 1) hybrids, 2) fossil-fuel cars, and only after that come EVs. https://t.co/MxdtlMTTtT

evclinic's tweet photo. Did you know we created an Excel chart with drivetrain part prices taken directly from official service catalogs – precisely to stop the misinformation pushed by mainstream media? The truth is that the most expensive vehicles to maintain are actually: 1) hybrids, 2) fossil-fuel cars, and only after that come EVs.

https://t.co/MxdtlMTTtT

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Jordan - The EV Guy

8 months ago

“What about when your battery goes to landfill, that’s green isn’t it” When an electric car is written off, or comes to the end if its usable life as a car, most people think it’s the end of the road. They spread the lie that EV batteries go to landfill, are stored in warehouses or container ships. But, for the battery, it’s often just the beginning. Well, demand for second hand EV batteries is surging. These packs are being repurposed for, home & solar battery storage, commercial battery storage, off grid energy systems, even powering other vehicles. Why? Because EV batteries are about 5x more powerful than a typical home storage unit, and even after years on the road, they still have plenty of life left. Specialists say even “ageing” EV batteries can be tuned to work perfectly in solar setups, giving them years of extra use before they’re eventually recycled. It’s also plausible for EV batteries to not only have a second life, but a third life as well. So no, EV batteries aren’t heading to landfill. We are also reaching the point where mass recycling is becoming viable die to improvements in technology, and more batteries reaching their second life. .

JordanEVGuy's tweet photo. “What about when your battery goes to landfill, that’s green isn’t it”

When an electric car is written off, or comes to the end if its usable life as a car, most people think it’s the end of the road.

They spread the lie that EV batteries go to landfill, are stored in warehouses or container ships.

But, for the battery, it’s often just the beginning.

Well, demand for second hand EV batteries is surging.

These packs are being repurposed for, home & solar battery storage, commercial battery storage, off grid energy systems, even powering other vehicles.

Why?

Because EV batteries are about 5x more powerful than a typical home storage unit, and even after years on the road, they still have plenty of life left.

Specialists say even “ageing” EV batteries can be tuned to work perfectly in solar setups, giving them years of extra use before they’re eventually recycled.

It’s also plausible for EV batteries to not only have a second life, but a third life as well.

So no, EV batteries aren’t heading to landfill.

We are also reaching the point where mass recycling is becoming viable die to improvements in technology, and more batteries reaching their second life.

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fairchargeuk retweeted

8 months ago

If you drive a hybrid – may God help you. This is our final warning: unless you own a diamond mine, an oil rig in Kuwait, a chain of gas stations, or a Vaseline factory – do not buy used hybrids with more than 100,000 km. You are entirely dependent on purchasing a new battery that costs over €10,000, and sometimes more than €20,000. These vehicles are not repairable because replacement cells do not exist, and the battery together with the drivetrain integrated into the automatic transmission was never designed to be serviceable. You cannot replace just one cell – when the first one fails, the rest are already worn out as they age in parallel. Small batteries under 20 kWh survive about 2,000 charging cycles, which in practice is 40,000–90,000 km. That is why manufacturers placed warranties up to 100,000 km. After the warranty expires, these vehicles end up in poorer countries, causing massive economic and ecological damage. Those who believed hybrids were a “transition” to EVs end up with losses, debt, bankruptcies, and disappointment, claiming that “electrification is a scam.” When they finally realize the car cannot be repaired, they try to “patch it up” temporarily just to sell it and scam the next buyer. For such end-of-life batteries we offer no service or repair, nor do we participate in attempts to deceive the next owner. CO₂ import incentives for hybrids must be abolished immediately because they are in fact a bigger environmental disaster than Dieselgate. The CO₂ footprint of a Golf 2 1.6D burning 2 liters of oil per 100 km is still lower than that of a hybrid. A hybrid is not an electric vehicle – with its current design it completely destroys the reputation of true EVs. Once again, we remind and inform customers: hybrids over 100,000 km have unrepairable batteries, and full replacement is required. New batteries are not available on the open market – only from authorized dealers. Used ones are risky and very likely already partially defective. So, drive either pure gasoline, mild-hybrid, or pure electric. If you buy a PHEV – you will soon end up bankrupt. To repeat loud and clear: BATTERIES ARE NOT REPAIRABLE. FULL REPLACEMENT IS REQUIRED – either with a used “cat in the bag” or a new one for €20,000. https://t.co/IyGfNQgZlf

evclinic's tweet photo. If you drive a hybrid – may God help you.
This is our final warning: unless you own a diamond mine, an oil rig in Kuwait, a chain of gas stations, or a Vaseline factory – do not buy used hybrids with more than 100,000 km. You are entirely dependent on purchasing a new battery that costs over €10,000, and sometimes more than €20,000. These vehicles are not repairable because replacement cells do not exist, and the battery together with the drivetrain integrated into the automatic transmission was never designed to be serviceable. You cannot replace just one cell – when the first one fails, the rest are already worn out as they age in parallel.

Small batteries under 20 kWh survive about 2,000 charging cycles, which in practice is 40,000–90,000 km. That is why manufacturers placed warranties up to 100,000 km. After the warranty expires, these vehicles end up in poorer countries, causing massive economic and ecological damage. Those who believed hybrids were a “transition” to EVs end up with losses, debt, bankruptcies, and disappointment, claiming that “electrification is a scam.” When they finally realize the car cannot be repaired, they try to “patch it up” temporarily just to sell it and scam the next buyer.

For such end-of-life batteries we offer no service or repair, nor do we participate in attempts to deceive the next owner.

CO₂ import incentives for hybrids must be abolished immediately because they are in fact a bigger environmental disaster than Dieselgate. The CO₂ footprint of a Golf 2 1.6D burning 2 liters of oil per 100 km is still lower than that of a hybrid. A hybrid is not an electric vehicle – with its current design it completely destroys the reputation of true EVs.

Once again, we remind and inform customers: hybrids over 100,000 km have unrepairable batteries, and full replacement is required. New batteries are not available on the open market – only from authorized dealers. Used ones are risky and very likely already partially defective.

So, drive either pure gasoline, mild-hybrid, or pure electric. If you buy a PHEV – you will soon end up bankrupt.

To repeat loud and clear: BATTERIES ARE NOT REPAIRABLE. FULL REPLACEMENT IS REQUIRED – either with a used “cat in the bag” or a new one for €20,000.

https://t.co/IyGfNQgZlf

evclinic's tweet photo. If you drive a hybrid – may God help you.
This is our final warning: unless you own a diamond mine, an oil rig in Kuwait, a chain of gas stations, or a Vaseline factory – do not buy used hybrids with more than 100,000 km. You are entirely dependent on purchasing a new battery that costs over €10,000, and sometimes more than €20,000. These vehicles are not repairable because replacement cells do not exist, and the battery together with the drivetrain integrated into the automatic transmission was never designed to be serviceable. You cannot replace just one cell – when the first one fails, the rest are already worn out as they age in parallel.

Small batteries under 20 kWh survive about 2,000 charging cycles, which in practice is 40,000–90,000 km. That is why manufacturers placed warranties up to 100,000 km. After the warranty expires, these vehicles end up in poorer countries, causing massive economic and ecological damage. Those who believed hybrids were a “transition” to EVs end up with losses, debt, bankruptcies, and disappointment, claiming that “electrification is a scam.” When they finally realize the car cannot be repaired, they try to “patch it up” temporarily just to sell it and scam the next buyer.

For such end-of-life batteries we offer no service or repair, nor do we participate in attempts to deceive the next owner.

CO₂ import incentives for hybrids must be abolished immediately because they are in fact a bigger environmental disaster than Dieselgate. The CO₂ footprint of a Golf 2 1.6D burning 2 liters of oil per 100 km is still lower than that of a hybrid. A hybrid is not an electric vehicle – with its current design it completely destroys the reputation of true EVs.

Once again, we remind and inform customers: hybrids over 100,000 km have unrepairable batteries, and full replacement is required. New batteries are not available on the open market – only from authorized dealers. Used ones are risky and very likely already partially defective.

So, drive either pure gasoline, mild-hybrid, or pure electric. If you buy a PHEV – you will soon end up bankrupt.

To repeat loud and clear: BATTERIES ARE NOT REPAIRABLE. FULL REPLACEMENT IS REQUIRED – either with a used “cat in the bag” or a new one for €20,000.

https://t.co/IyGfNQgZlf

evclinic's tweet photo. If you drive a hybrid – may God help you.
This is our final warning: unless you own a diamond mine, an oil rig in Kuwait, a chain of gas stations, or a Vaseline factory – do not buy used hybrids with more than 100,000 km. You are entirely dependent on purchasing a new battery that costs over €10,000, and sometimes more than €20,000. These vehicles are not repairable because replacement cells do not exist, and the battery together with the drivetrain integrated into the automatic transmission was never designed to be serviceable. You cannot replace just one cell – when the first one fails, the rest are already worn out as they age in parallel.

Small batteries under 20 kWh survive about 2,000 charging cycles, which in practice is 40,000–90,000 km. That is why manufacturers placed warranties up to 100,000 km. After the warranty expires, these vehicles end up in poorer countries, causing massive economic and ecological damage. Those who believed hybrids were a “transition” to EVs end up with losses, debt, bankruptcies, and disappointment, claiming that “electrification is a scam.” When they finally realize the car cannot be repaired, they try to “patch it up” temporarily just to sell it and scam the next buyer.

For such end-of-life batteries we offer no service or repair, nor do we participate in attempts to deceive the next owner.

CO₂ import incentives for hybrids must be abolished immediately because they are in fact a bigger environmental disaster than Dieselgate. The CO₂ footprint of a Golf 2 1.6D burning 2 liters of oil per 100 km is still lower than that of a hybrid. A hybrid is not an electric vehicle – with its current design it completely destroys the reputation of true EVs.

Once again, we remind and inform customers: hybrids over 100,000 km have unrepairable batteries, and full replacement is required. New batteries are not available on the open market – only from authorized dealers. Used ones are risky and very likely already partially defective.

So, drive either pure gasoline, mild-hybrid, or pure electric. If you buy a PHEV – you will soon end up bankrupt.

To repeat loud and clear: BATTERIES ARE NOT REPAIRABLE. FULL REPLACEMENT IS REQUIRED – either with a used “cat in the bag” or a new one for €20,000.

https://t.co/IyGfNQgZlf

evclinic's tweet photo. If you drive a hybrid – may God help you.
This is our final warning: unless you own a diamond mine, an oil rig in Kuwait, a chain of gas stations, or a Vaseline factory – do not buy used hybrids with more than 100,000 km. You are entirely dependent on purchasing a new battery that costs over €10,000, and sometimes more than €20,000. These vehicles are not repairable because replacement cells do not exist, and the battery together with the drivetrain integrated into the automatic transmission was never designed to be serviceable. You cannot replace just one cell – when the first one fails, the rest are already worn out as they age in parallel.

Small batteries under 20 kWh survive about 2,000 charging cycles, which in practice is 40,000–90,000 km. That is why manufacturers placed warranties up to 100,000 km. After the warranty expires, these vehicles end up in poorer countries, causing massive economic and ecological damage. Those who believed hybrids were a “transition” to EVs end up with losses, debt, bankruptcies, and disappointment, claiming that “electrification is a scam.” When they finally realize the car cannot be repaired, they try to “patch it up” temporarily just to sell it and scam the next buyer.

For such end-of-life batteries we offer no service or repair, nor do we participate in attempts to deceive the next owner.

CO₂ import incentives for hybrids must be abolished immediately because they are in fact a bigger environmental disaster than Dieselgate. The CO₂ footprint of a Golf 2 1.6D burning 2 liters of oil per 100 km is still lower than that of a hybrid. A hybrid is not an electric vehicle – with its current design it completely destroys the reputation of true EVs.

Once again, we remind and inform customers: hybrids over 100,000 km have unrepairable batteries, and full replacement is required. New batteries are not available on the open market – only from authorized dealers. Used ones are risky and very likely already partially defective.

So, drive either pure gasoline, mild-hybrid, or pure electric. If you buy a PHEV – you will soon end up bankrupt.

To repeat loud and clear: BATTERIES ARE NOT REPAIRABLE. FULL REPLACEMENT IS REQUIRED – either with a used “cat in the bag” or a new one for €20,000.

https://t.co/IyGfNQgZlf

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8 months ago

Some say electric cars are complicated and difficult to drive. ⚡ We've asked EV drivers what's it really like driving one...and would they ever go back to petrol or diesel? 🚗 Here's what they said: #EVs #ElectricVSDiesel #ElectricCars

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9 months ago

More and more drivers are choosing electric. ⚡ So we've asked electric car drivers: what's it really like driving and owning an EV...and would they go back to an ICE car? 🚗 Here's what the public thinks. #EVs #ElectricVSDiesel #ElectricCars

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9 months ago

FairCharge has been shortlisted for this year’s EVIEs

fairchargeuk's tweet photo. FairCharge has been shortlisted for this year’s EVIEs https://t.co/aJXjzIHfb4

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10 months ago

Remember this, released by DfT with much fanfare with promise of £25m for councils to help installations?. Turns out pavement gullies will be entirely optional with no mandate to compel councils at all. More hollow headlines from Labour….

fairchargeuk's tweet photo. Remember this, released by DfT with much fanfare with promise of £25m for councils to help installations?. Turns out pavement gullies will be entirely optional with no mandate to compel councils at all. More hollow headlines from Labour…. https://t.co/JRP3cQZdGn

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Colin Walker @colinwalker79

10 months ago

2 weeks ago @BBCNews made a decidedly dodgy claim about EVs: "The average price of a new EV in the UK is nearly double the cost of a typical petrol car at £22k" This was categorically wrong, and we're pleased to say our request for a correction has been successful

colinwalker79's tweet photo. 2 weeks ago @BBCNews made a decidedly dodgy claim about EVs:

"The average price of a new EV in the UK is nearly double the cost of a typical petrol car at £22k"

This was categorically wrong, and we're pleased to say our request for a correction has been successful https://t.co/4wZoc5M3nl

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10 months ago

EV makers lose patience with incentive scheme and offer own discounts https://t.co/2gFQMaErNN

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10 months ago

EV grant poses ‘significant residual value risk’ for short-cycle fleet operators | Electric Car Grant (ECG) https://t.co/EoVe8yGhfC

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10 months ago

The Electric Car Grant is a MESS and should be aimed at Private buyers only | Cars UK https://t.co/eUxJRg268H

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10 months ago

The Electric Car Grant has shot the UK car industry in the foot | Auto Express https://t.co/AXCZO0iOER

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10 months ago

Labour's electric car grant could create 'three months of paralysis' for UK - 'This isn't the way to do it' https://t.co/JeSiQbvHcp

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10 months ago

Fears electric car grant ‘confusion’ could delay EV registrations | Electric Car Grant (ECG) https://t.co/BuVodhWlWF

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11 months ago

Government could stall progress in electric car sales with their poorly-crafted EV grant policy and score a tragic own goal which Reform will weaponise…

fairchargeuk's tweet photo. Government could stall progress in electric car sales with their poorly-crafted EV grant policy and score a tragic own goal which Reform will weaponise… https://t.co/jFbjN5sOPq

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11 months ago

Concept of new budget Tesla At $24,990 entry price. Note two doors only. Officially unconfirmed….

fairchargeuk's tweet photo. Concept of new budget Tesla At $24,990 entry price. Note two doors only. Officially unconfirmed…. https://t.co/djAGNolDZt

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11 months ago

Leapmotor launches new discount scheme, skipping the UK Electric Car Grant https://t.co/AsX1HuThRD

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