Is charging electric car at holiday house "theft"?
Is charging electric car at holiday house "theft"?
One problem for holidaymakers renting electric cars is that the charging infrastructure in rural areas isn't as thorough as it is on the UK's motorways.
Airbnb owner claims holiday makers running cables out the window is theft if electricity.
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This is an easy problem to solve. In many countries, tenants pay for the power they use. They record the meter on arrival and when leaving. The rate is in the agreement. I wonder why she doesn’t just do that.
That's so weird. What countries do that? Even with the AC cranked and the windows open, airbnb hosts are still profiting a shit ton at the end of the stay.
I would refuse to stay at a place that records my usage. I mean doesn't it cost like 15 dollars to charge a Tesla from dead to full? I'm sure they could find a way to spare that money in their $300 per night stay lol.
Plus it's not like it's an every day occurrence. Seems insane to me. The guests that use a bit more will get balanced out by the guests that basically use none. Whenever I used an airbnb, it's been strictly for sleeping. I pretty much use no lights, and go straight to bed.
I own a holiday home rental in Denmark. That’s the norm here for holiday homes. Short AirBnB stays don’t do it though. I think it’s the norm in Germany and the Nordics too. Power is much more expensive in Europe than in most places in the U.S., so that might be the reason. Charging your Tesla could cost closer to US$30, depending on time of day and model. Also tenants are using lights and heating and dryers and all kinds of other appliances. So them paying for only what they use encourages efficient energy use which is great for the environment, but also allows us to keep rental prices down. For reference, power for a week’s stay is typically between US$50 in summer up to US$80 in winter.
For reference, power for a week’s stay is typically between US$50 in summer up to US$80 in winter.
That's cheap. In Canada, my power bill in the summer is $400 CAD per month and over $600 CAD per month in the winter.
Ouch! Just for comparison, the charge here is typically around 50c CAD per KWh. It was much higher last winter thanks to the Ukraine war, but it’s settled back down. What is yours? We have very high insulation standards so heating costs are not too crazy. We also typically don’t have AC, so costs stay lower in summer.