You’re not imagining it. Your EV genuinely does charge slower when it’s cold outside, sometimes dramatically so. What would normally be a 20-minute top-up at a rapid charger can easily stretch to 40 minutes or more when temperatures drop below freezing. It’s one of those EV quirks that catches new drivers off guard, especially during … Read more
You’ve pulled into a rapid charger on a crisp spring morning, plugged in your EV, and watched the charging speed crawl along at half what you expected. Come back to the same charger on a sunny afternoon and suddenly you’re hitting advertised speeds. What’s going on? The answer is temperature. Your EV’s battery has a … Read more
If you’re on Octopus Intelligent Go or thinking about switching to a smart EV tariff, you’ve probably heard rumblings about something called Market-wide Half-Hourly Settlement (MHHS). It sounds boring, but it matters. From late 2026, this change could affect how much you pay to charge your car overnight, and whether those brilliant 7p per kWh … Read more