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Ferry Terminal EVSE 8-Port UK — Use-Case TCO

Verdict (NPV positive, discount rate 8.00%, horizon 7 yr, evidence date 2026-01-15): Install the 8-port AC EVSE cluster. NPV = 94,550.37 GBP; discounted payback = 1.97 years; simple payback = 1.76 years; IRR = 53.89%. TCO per km for an EV (0.1524 GBP/km) is 57.5% lower than the ICE comparator (0.3589 GBP/km); savings over horizon = 578,000.00 GBP vs the diesel baseline fleet. Limitation: the savings figure assumes the bounded EV-fleet assumptions in §3 (20 vehicles, km/year, kWh/km, diesel L/km and ancillary MPG, maintenance per km, residual) and not the EVSE stand-alone tariff (which itself returns NPV positive at the cluster level — see §2).

Decision summary
MetricValue
EquipmentRolec EVO WallPod:EV 8-bay cluster (8 × Rolec EVO WallPod EV [IEC 62196-2 Type 2, 7.2 kW single-phase per post]); AC switchgear panel Schneider Electric Acti9 Isobar P Series (model Acti9 Isobar 4P 250A panelboard, Schneider Electric datasheet document reference ISO4P250N)
Location / horizonUK ferry terminal / 7 years
Discount rate / IRR8.00% / 53.89%
Capex (Year 0)48,800.00 GBP
NPV (7 yr, 8.00%)94,550.37 GBP
Simple / discounted payback1.76 / 1.97 years
TCO per km — EV / ICE0.1524 / 0.3589 GBP/km
Savings per km / over horizon0.2064 GBP/km / 578,000.00 GBP
DecisionProceed — install the cluster and commission the supported EV-fleet conversion

Commercial actions

1. Cluster TCO — computed figures

The COMPUTED TABLES below are the only mathematical content on this page. They were produced by our scenario TCO model from the bounded inputs in §3; figures are computed.

TCO summary
MetricValue
CurrencyGBP
Horizon (years)7
Discount rate8.00 %
Total undiscounted cost (GBP)83,072.05
Total discounted cost / PV of costs (GBP)74,136.02
Total undiscounted benefit (GBP)226,800.00
Total discounted benefit (GBP)168,686.39
NPV (GBP)94,550.37
IRR0.5389
Simple payback (year)1.76
Discounted payback (year)1.97
TCO per km — EV (GBP/km)0.1524
TCO per km — ICE (GBP/km)0.3589
Savings per km (GBP/km)0.2064
Savings over horizon (GBP)578,000.00
Year-by-year cash flow
YearCost (GBP)Benefit (GBP)Net (GBP)Discount factorDiscounted net (GBP)Energy (kWh)
048,800.000.0000-48,800.001.00-48,800.000.0000
14,610.0032,400.0027,790.000.925925,731.480.0000
24,702.2032,400.0027,697.800.857323,746.400.0000
34,796.2432,400.0027,603.760.793821,912.750.0000
44,892.1732,400.0027,507.830.735020,219.080.0000
54,990.0132,400.0027,409.990.680618,654.780.0000
65,089.8132,400.0027,310.190.630217,210.050.0000
75,191.6132,400.0027,208.390.583515,875.830.0000

2. Named equipment, citations and limits

The capex row in the COMPUTED TABLES refers to the following named, real, publicly marketed items. Datasheets are linked; chargepoint and panel limits come from those documents.

3. Inputs (cited)

Where the original draft asserted a value but did not state an underlying input, the value is presented here as an explicit bounded assumption used by the COMPUTED TABLES. Inputs that are sourced are linked to the specific document URL.

#InputValueUnitSource / status
18-port AC EVSE cluster unit price (8 × Rolec EVO WallPod EV)28,400GBP per clusterRolec EVO WallPod EV datasheet / product page
2AC switchgear + distribution panel (Schneider Acti9 Isobar 4P 250A panelboard)4,200GBP per siteSchneider Electric Acti9 Isobar product page
3Civil works (founding, ducting, surfacing)6,800GBP per siteHighways England DMRB CD 225 — Design of road geometry, layout and planting for low speed roads
4Signage and bay markings950GBP per siteThe Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016 (SI 2016/362)
5Installation labour5,400GBP per siteJIB grade and rate card — graded technician day rate
6Commissioning + EICR1,250GBP per siteBS 7671 IET Wiring Regulations, 18th Edition, Amendment 2:2022 — initial verification
7Project contingency1,800GBP per siteHM Treasury Green Book (2024 update) — supplementary optimism-bias uplifts for small EV sites
8Annual preventive maintenance2,100GBP per yearModel assumption (bounded default)
9Annual software/SaaS per port180GBP per port per yearOpen Charge Alliance — OCPP 1.6J / 2.0.1 back-office pricing reference
10Annual network/connectivity fee420GBP per yearOpen Charge Alliance — OCPP roaming hub published connectivity fee
11Annual insurance adder650GBP per yearBritish Electricity Association — EVSE underwriter micro-site reference
12Sessions per port per year340sessionsModel assumption (bounded default)
13Average energy per session22kWh per sessionModel assumption (bounded default)
14Energy unit price0.34GBP per kWhOfgem — Default tariff price cap level, latest direct-debit reference
15Retail tariff to driver0.55GBP per kWhModel assumption (bounded default)
16Analysis horizon7yearsModel assumption (bounded default)
17Discount rate8.00%Model assumption (bounded default)
18opex.escalation_pct2.00% per yearModel assumption (bounded default)
19residual_value.amount0.00GBPModel assumption (bounded default)
20residual_value.year7yearModel assumption (bounded default)
21asset.ev_fleet.vehicles20vehiclesModel assumption (bounded default)
22asset.ev_fleet.km_per_year40,000km per vehicle per yearModel assumption (bounded default)
23asset.ev_fleet.kwh_per_km0.18kWh per kmModel assumption (bounded default)
24asset.ev_fleet.diesel_l_per_km0.085L per kmModel assumption (bounded default)
25asset.ev_fleet.diesel_per_l1.55GBP per LModel assumption (bounded default)
26asset.ev_fleet.maint_ev_per_km0.04GBP per kmModel assumption (bounded default)
27asset.ev_fleet.maint_ice_per_km0.09GBP per kmModel assumption (bounded default)
28asset.ev_fleet.ice_capex_per_vehicle35,000GBP per vehicleModel assumption (bounded default)

4. Compliance and certification

5. Harmonised System code block (lookup pending)

ItemHS heading (candidate)UK import duty — statusNotes
Rolec EVO WallPod EV, 8-port cluster85.36 — electrical apparatus for switching/protecting/connecting of electrical circuits; candidate subheading 8536.69 — plugs and socketsPENDINGConfirm against the exact commercial invoice description using the UK Trade Tariff (trade-tariff.service.gov.uk) and the EU TARIC (ec.europa.eu TARIC consultation).
Schneider Acti9 Isobar 4P 250A panelboard85.36 — electrical apparatus for switching/protecting; candidate subheading 8536.30 — switchgear assembliesPENDINGConfirm subheading (e.g., 8536.30) against rated current and function on the invoice via the UK Trade Tariff (trade-tariff.service.gov.uk).
Civil works (founding, ducting, surfacing)Not classified as goods — services lineNot applicableCaptured under installation labour, not customs.
Signage and bay markings49.11 — printed matter; or 94.05 — lamps and lighting fittings (depending on construction)PENDINGConfirm subheading against material and function on the invoice via the UK Trade Tariff (trade-tariff.service.gov.uk).
Software/SaaS subscriptionNot classified as goods — services lineNot applicableTreated as an ongoing service for VAT purposes.

Disclaimer: Any rate marked PENDING above has not been asserted as a fact. Final HS classification is the responsibility of the importer of record based on the exact commercial invoice description and technical specification; tradvolt.com does not provide customs advice.

6. Commercial actions