It's good to know I am not the only one that wants to know as much of the A to Zs as possible ahead of time. Lol! Thanks Justin for this fantastic guide. I get my EV in March and I feel reasonably equipped after this video.
Thanks Justin for your explanation. I was a complete EV noob, so your video is super useful for me. So clear and comprehensive, yet easy to understand. Thanks!
Thank you bro. Really appreciate the detailed guide. We are going to be EV owners soon and you helped with the anxiety in owning one. I've joined the telegram group!
Am late. Just noticed you have a youtube channel. Was following your journey on Tiktok. Ok, so I am getting my EV in a few days' time and was researching soo much on what I should or shouldn't do. And yes, other than your video, there isnt any out there on SG EV ownership. There is a FB group but I dont dare ask or say much things as I felt it might be repeated over and over. Your video has just confirmed most things I have already researched on. Thank you for the affirmation. 😊😊 20th tip should be : as EV owners, let us stand together on higher charges chariging station and not use them. one particular provider has decided to go closer to the $1 mark and thats INSANE. 😂😂 perhaps a downfall in customers will make them adjust the pricing to a more friendlier amount. Love your videos! Keep it up Justin!!
Thanks for the comment, appreciate the kind words! 😊 Yeah I totally get what you mean - that was totally me when I first collected my EV! So paiseh to ask a group with thousands of people 😂 And you're most welcome! Wait what! ~$1/ kWh?! Which company is this? 😱 Highest I've seen so far is Shell Recharge at Suntec...
Hi Justin. Love your video. I might have missed it, but im looking for your advice on AC EV home charger. I live in Singapore and just purchased BYD car. I live in a landed property. Thanks for your help.
Hey there, sorry for the late reply! I don't live in a landed so unfortunately I can't share my personal advice, but you can ask your SA for their opinion, because my SA had quite a fair bit of knowledge when I was purchasing the car (most would install a free AC charger in your home if you buy direct from them!)
In my experience, using SP Group AC charger with a DC charger, if you are alone, using the AC charger will give you your car's max charge speed for AC charging. But when another EV charger charges on the DC side, your KW will drop by half of your car's max. After the DC user leaves, the AC does not revert back to your car's max charge speed, but retains the half, this caused the time to charge to increase significantly. Not sure if this is an issue with the SP group charger or my car...SP Group has yet to get back to me...
i heard about the charging station will charge you even u are 100% charged. Any idea how much would it cost? am thinking your logic of "by the way". if i charge my car near my office carpark for entire day (9 to 5pm), i am sure it will get 100% before the half day is gone..so how much more i need to pay after it hit 100% and for that idling 4-5 hours?
Hey Eric, great question. Some companies charge differently for "idle fees", most do not have idle fees YET, and even if some companies do charge, they might only levy an idle fee for certain locations, not all! For SP Group, I got the idle fee reminder that stated $0.50/ minute, if I don't remove my car after 30 minutes of the car being fully charged, so I'd assume most other companies would price their idle fees that way!
Hi, I am currently living in a condo and I am about to buy the model Y but the problem is i do not know how the charging system is going to work, so like if i buy a wall connector will I be able to connect it to the wall but then do I have to pay extra to the property?
Hmm, I've had friends who have driven EVs for 4-5 years, DC charged most of their time driving an EV, the battery degradation as compared to those who only AC charged via home charging, is almost similar... Both around 9-11% degradation of battery 😅
Hey sorry for the late reply, nope it won't! EV owners who live in landed properties and have their own private chargers, charge on a daily basis and as far as I know, it won't degrade the battery anymore than only charging it every few days would! Plus a lot of taxi drivers now have upgraded to EVs as well, so they would be DC charging on a daily as well as they don't have time to wait a few hours for AC to fully charge their cars!
Lets say you head to a mall with fast chargers and you mentioned it takes about 30 mins to charge. there is no way you would be able to catch a movie or eat dinner within 30mins. If you leave your car there after its full, you will be charged idling fees $$$$. does this mean you have to eat halfway and comeback to carpark to shift your car before going back to eat again in the mall? is that really convenient ?
True, so you might want to plan if you want to use the AC (slow charging) or DC (fast charging) during that period you're going to be there for. If I'm going to be there for about an hour and I know my car will be fully charged in 30-40 minutes, I have a buffer of 30 minutes before idle fees kick in, so technically I have about 60-70 minutes before I have to shift my car. If I know I'm going to be there for a movie or gonna be spending 2-3 hours or more at the mall, I'll probably go with AC charging. Also do note that not all chargers have idle fees! Charge+ for now (at least the ones I commonly use) don't have any idle fees for both AC & DC chargers!
@@JustinSng4 isnt that really troublesome? either you do a DC fast charge and you will most likely be interrupted by lunch/dinner/shopping/movies etc to move your car or get charged idle fees OR you do AC slow charge(if exist but from what I see most malls are Tasla supercharger) but issue with AC charger is you come back from your 2/3hour shopping or movie it might not even charge 20%. typically it takes 8 hours/overnight for AC charging am I right? Above scenario we hevent even talk about charging head/station compatibility or what if all the stalls are full?
Hahaha.....u have been absorbed into the Ahlong Mask hard/soft sell about EV. Am certain you know by now what EV means. Extreme Vexing, 26 minutes video to know where and all about charging, etc. By 2050 do you think it will be better?
No everyone works in orchard road where DC 50Kw is easily available and lunch there ~ stop shit talking about saving time then; pure madness. Eg to spend $3 to buy a good with a discount of $1 = U meant that U save $1 by spending $3. I go petrol station, Uncle can pump petrol 4 me, while I leak leak = some more got discount n sometime free gifts like drinks n umbrellas.
Keep ur mean comments to urself, go and find anti-EV charging videos to propagate your hate on EV charging instead of bashing someone who genuinely finds EV charging not a hassle and made a great effort to come up with a well-thought-out video to help other people like me. Even if you don't support EV, that's fine you can have your own opinions but there was no need to be mean and use phrases like "shit talking". Also, just because you don't work in orchard road and you're salty doesn't justify your comment haha. I don't work in orchard road either but I don't find anything wrong with what was mentioned in the video. You can definitely find elsewhere to charge also, doesn't have to be orchard. We don't welcome unnecessarily mean ppl like you here.
It's good to know I am not the only one that wants to know as much of the A to Zs as possible ahead of time. Lol! Thanks Justin for this fantastic guide. I get my EV in March and I feel reasonably equipped after this video.
Haha, we're just really organised people 😂 You're most welcome Charles, welcome to the community and advanced congrats on your new ride!
Thanks Justin for your explanation. I was a complete EV noob, so your video is super useful for me. So clear and comprehensive, yet easy to understand. Thanks!
Perfect, I'm glad the video helped out! Congrats & welcome to the EV Community!
I'm still in that before-EV OCD space. Hence I came to your video! My eyes lit up at your point #4.
Thank you bro. Really appreciate the detailed guide. We are going to be EV owners soon and you helped with the anxiety in owning one. I've joined the telegram group!
Sweet! You're most welcome, catch ya around and welcome to the EV Community!
Am late. Just noticed you have a youtube channel. Was following your journey on Tiktok.
Ok, so I am getting my EV in a few days' time and was researching soo much on what I should or shouldn't do. And yes, other than your video, there isnt any out there on SG EV ownership. There is a FB group but I dont dare ask or say much things as I felt it might be repeated over and over.
Your video has just confirmed most things I have already researched on. Thank you for the affirmation. 😊😊
20th tip should be : as EV owners, let us stand together on higher charges chariging station and not use them. one particular provider has decided to go closer to the $1 mark and thats INSANE. 😂😂 perhaps a downfall in customers will make them adjust the pricing to a more friendlier amount.
Love your videos! Keep it up Justin!!
Thanks for the comment, appreciate the kind words! 😊 Yeah I totally get what you mean - that was totally me when I first collected my EV! So paiseh to ask a group with thousands of people 😂 And you're most welcome!
Wait what! ~$1/ kWh?! Which company is this? 😱 Highest I've seen so far is Shell Recharge at Suntec...
@JustinSng4 yes... it's that company. I refuse to use them after seeing the rates. I think they are burning V power to supply us with electricity. 🤣🤣🤣
@@erwanng2805 🤣🤣 well let’s just hope the other companies keep their rates status quo for awhile longer…
Justin! This has been very helpful! Thank you!
Sorry for the late reply but I'm glad to hear that Dan!
the etiquette is on point!
Very useful information for newbies. Thanks for sharing!
You're most welcome!
Dear Justin, Thank you so much for your sharing. They are very useful.
Thanks for sharing. And really agree with taking care of the infrastructure
Most welcome Ian! 😄 Yup, what goes around comes around!
Hi Justin. Love your video. I might have missed it, but im looking for your advice on AC EV home charger. I live in Singapore and just purchased BYD car. I live in a landed property. Thanks for your help.
Hey there, sorry for the late reply! I don't live in a landed so unfortunately I can't share my personal advice, but you can ask your SA for their opinion, because my SA had quite a fair bit of knowledge when I was purchasing the car (most would install a free AC charger in your home if you buy direct from them!)
In my experience, using SP Group AC charger with a DC charger, if you are alone, using the AC charger will give you your car's max charge speed for AC charging. But when another EV charger charges on the DC side, your KW will drop by half of your car's max. After the DC user leaves, the AC does not revert back to your car's max charge speed, but retains the half, this caused the time to charge to increase significantly. Not sure if this is an issue with the SP group charger or my car...SP Group has yet to get back to me...
Awesome job for compiling this!
Thanks a lot Eric!
Thanks for sharing. Good Job!
Welcome & thank you!
Thanks a lot for your great effort. Really nicely done.
Sorry for the late reply Leon and thanks for the kind words!
i heard about the charging station will charge you even u are 100% charged. Any idea how much would it cost? am thinking your logic of "by the way". if i charge my car near my office carpark for entire day (9 to 5pm), i am sure it will get 100% before the half day is gone..so how much more i need to pay after it hit 100% and for that idling 4-5 hours?
Hey Eric, great question. Some companies charge differently for "idle fees", most do not have idle fees YET, and even if some companies do charge, they might only levy an idle fee for certain locations, not all! For SP Group, I got the idle fee reminder that stated $0.50/ minute, if I don't remove my car after 30 minutes of the car being fully charged, so I'd assume most other companies would price their idle fees that way!
Hi, I am currently living in a condo and I am about to buy the model Y but the problem is i do not know how the charging system is going to work, so like if i buy a wall connector will I be able to connect it to the wall but then do I have to pay extra to the property?
I don't think you're allowed to install your own personal wall chargers in a condo 😅 That's typically only allowed for landed property owners!
Good video, but you know....fast charge will kill the battery faster, kill retention rate...and they are implications
Hmm, I've had friends who have driven EVs for 4-5 years, DC charged most of their time driving an EV, the battery degradation as compared to those who only AC charged via home charging, is almost similar... Both around 9-11% degradation of battery 😅
If charge daily even the battery is not at low level, will it shorten the lifespan of the battery?
Hey sorry for the late reply, nope it won't! EV owners who live in landed properties and have their own private chargers, charge on a daily basis and as far as I know, it won't degrade the battery anymore than only charging it every few days would! Plus a lot of taxi drivers now have upgraded to EVs as well, so they would be DC charging on a daily as well as they don't have time to wait a few hours for AC to fully charge their cars!
Lets say you head to a mall with fast chargers and you mentioned it takes about 30 mins to charge. there is no way you would be able to catch a movie or eat dinner within 30mins.
If you leave your car there after its full, you will be charged idling fees $$$$. does this mean you have to eat halfway and comeback to carpark to shift your car before going back to eat again in the mall? is that really convenient ?
True, so you might want to plan if you want to use the AC (slow charging) or DC (fast charging) during that period you're going to be there for. If I'm going to be there for about an hour and I know my car will be fully charged in 30-40 minutes, I have a buffer of 30 minutes before idle fees kick in, so technically I have about 60-70 minutes before I have to shift my car.
If I know I'm going to be there for a movie or gonna be spending 2-3 hours or more at the mall, I'll probably go with AC charging.
Also do note that not all chargers have idle fees! Charge+ for now (at least the ones I commonly use) don't have any idle fees for both AC & DC chargers!
@@JustinSng4 isnt that really troublesome?
either you do a DC fast charge and you will most likely be interrupted by lunch/dinner/shopping/movies etc to move your car or get charged idle fees
OR you do AC slow charge(if exist but from what I see most malls are Tasla supercharger) but issue with AC charger is you come back from your 2/3hour shopping or movie it might not even charge 20%. typically it takes 8 hours/overnight for AC charging am I right?
Above scenario we hevent even talk about charging head/station compatibility or what if all the stalls are full?
Hahaha.....u have been absorbed into the Ahlong Mask hard/soft sell about EV. Am certain you know by now what EV means. Extreme Vexing, 26 minutes video to know where and all about charging, etc. By 2050 do you think it will be better?
No everyone works in orchard road where DC 50Kw is easily available and lunch there ~ stop shit talking about saving time then; pure madness. Eg to spend $3 to buy a good with a discount of $1 = U meant that U save $1 by spending $3.
I go petrol station, Uncle can pump petrol 4 me, while I leak leak = some more got discount n sometime free gifts like drinks n umbrellas.
Keep ur mean comments to urself, go and find anti-EV charging videos to propagate your hate on EV charging instead of bashing someone who genuinely finds EV charging not a hassle and made a great effort to come up with a well-thought-out video to help other people like me. Even if you don't support EV, that's fine you can have your own opinions but there was no need to be mean and use phrases like "shit talking". Also, just because you don't work in orchard road and you're salty doesn't justify your comment haha. I don't work in orchard road either but I don't find anything wrong with what was mentioned in the video. You can definitely find elsewhere to charge also, doesn't have to be orchard. We don't welcome unnecessarily mean ppl like you here.