Pro's and con's for buying an electric vehicle

Don't shoot me if it's a silly question, but I am serious, could a solar panel be built into the roof to charge / top up the batteries.

Probably better to read the details up yourself on the relevant web sites. 

Thanks for the answers so far. Web-sites don't answer questions, and dealer staff are worse informed than I am!

Formula E on now, provides some interesting info. 

That's where the hold their value "better" is more salesperson talk than what it will actually be as I posted on another thread, if I was going to purchase a used EV,I think the first thing I would require is a new battery pack,especially if it was at  3yrs old at the end of the lease period

Ps just as an aside we have behind us as a tow car a Mitsubishi Hibrid,have not yet spoken to driver

Personally if I was proposing to use it like you are next winter, I would not be satisfied with that. The salesman has told you the truth, it does come with fast and slow, but does it come with the new super fast 22kW  version, or the older slower (also fast charge type)

Apart from affecting its resale value, it could mean the difference between 20 mins for a quick top up, or over an hour. 

22 KW is a lot of power. Nearly 92 amperes it is.  Across three phases it is still over 30 ampers per phase.  Even if a domestic premise has a three phase supply, would the wiring be able to support the load? "Dedicated spur for charging" could mean having to dig up the road and make a new tap into the distribution cable, and that is if the power supply company will allow it!

Of course, one could turn off all the electrics in the house to reduce the load on the wiring - but not so easy to run domestic fridges on gas as it is in a caravan.

Our fast charger is 3.7 kw on a 16 amp supply. Where did the 22 kw figure come from? 

I originally found it mentioned in an online motoring mag, which I can't relocate. It stated they were being fitted in 2018 models. 

The Smart.com site also mentions it see LINK 1 hour charging. It actually says it's an option, although the mag artical did not mention that. Either way it would be a very useful,option.

Yes it is 3 phase and it implies that many of the public charging stations have this facility.

I was thinking public charging stations Nav. Not home use. Malcolm was on about charging up at the dealers on the way to work. That could well be a 3 phase charger.

I don't see why it would not be feasible. However not sure if any manufacturer is using this gimmick as it would not add much range I suspect