Best public EV charger pass for France?

[vitesse]

I may never use it so hoping there might be a public charger pass card with no up front pre-payment or subscription for use in France?

Otherwise, what's recommended?

The trip is in 2 1/2 weeks so need the card by then.

 

[LukeT]

I may never use it so hoping there might be a public charger pass card with no up front pre-payment or subscription for use in France?

Otherwise, what's recommended?

The trip is in 2 1/2 weeks so need the card by then.

Not in any way an answer to your question but as a general rule if road tripping in Europe would one expect to want more than superchargers and charge points that can be used without signing up in advance? We have a trip planned, to northern Germany and Norway mostly, and with a quick look at ABRP I felt quite relaxed about superchargers covering us, with coverage there seeming better than UK, but the routes could change.

 

[vitesse]

Not in any way an answer to your question but as a general rule if road tripping in Europe would one expect to want more than superchargers and charge points that can be used without signing up in advance? We have a trip planned, to northern Germany and Norway mostly, and with a quick look at ABRP I felt quite relaxed about superchargers covering us, with coverage there seeming better than UK, but the routes could change.

It looks like charging at the home of friends we're staying with will be enough but it would be nice not to be restricted. We can get there on supercharging but it's around 100 miles from the final supercharger with no others much closer.

 

[webbah]

ChargeMap and PlugSurfing. I have both and have been able to charge anywhere in France. KiWhi pass is also good, but the chargers they support will likely be supported by one of the first two.

 

[vitesse]

ChargeMap and PlugSurfing. I have both and have been able to charge anywhere in France. KiWhi pass is also good, but the chargers they support will likely be supported by one of the first two.

Thanks - those seem to be the favourites. I think they all require some pre-payment though. Oh well.

 

[webbah]

Thanks - those seem to be the favourites. I think they all require some pre-payment though. Oh well.

Only a registered credit card. I’ve never had to pre-pay.

 

[vitesse]

In the back of my mind I had thought ChargeMap cost £20 to sign-up. Hopefully I am wrong Plugsurfing does charge 9.95 Euros though you get 10 Euros credit. Which is not too bad.

 

[freekie]

In the back of my mind I had thought ChargeMap cost £20 to sign-up. Hopefully I am wrong Plugsurfing does charge 9.95 Euros though you get 10 Euros credit. Which is not too bad.

I think we paid £20 to sign up to Chargemap.

 

[bitmanEV]

bear in mind that PlugSurfing is quite dear in their kWh pricing i only use it when no other RFID card works

 

[vitesse]

I went with KiWhi/EasyTrip in the end. Expecting my card soon.

 

[pjuk]

I should add that on the chargemap map you can see what cards will work on charge points. NewMotion (Shell) seem to be pretty widely accepted.

I went with KiWhi/EasyTrip in the end. Expecting my card soon.

How did you go about ordering one? I think more cards the better.

 

[vitesse]

My KiWhi card arrived this morning

I posted about the ordering process here:

Third party charging in France

 

[vitesse]

Trip all planned - arriving at Dieppe bright and early on Friday morning. Will probably only have about 50% charge on arrival. We're staying off the Péage because although they are great motorways, we like the scenic route. First stop, Rouen Supercharger, then the Le Mans Supercharger for an early lunch. ABRP initially led me to Poitiers (Superchargers at Futuroscope) but I can save 50 minutes and 50 miles by going more direct and topping up (I'd like at least 40% remaining at our destination) for an hour using a local public charger in Saumur (Type 2 11kW/phase 3) courtesy of my new Easytrip KiWhi pass card. There are several other charging stations nearby in Saumur as well.

It's on an island in the Loire river in the centre of the town and you can see the big castle on the other side overlooking the river. I'm sure we won't be bored for an hour or so.

Glad I'm not going on market day (Saturday) though! Photos on the Chargemap site show that the market stall holders and visitors have yet to appreciate the importance of EV charging! Another photo appears to show a motorbike iceing the charger as well Wish me luck!

SIEML - SAUMUR - Av Charles De Gaulle : charging station in Saumur

 

[vitesse]

Ali good news, the KiWhi card worked faultlessly in Saumur and my home made adapter cable is currently connecting the car to our friend's electricity and I got the live/neutral polarity right first time.

Home made 16A European schuko to 32A commando to UMC Gen 1 in action (13A)

Public charger in Saumur (AC type 2 11kW 3 phase) Not iced, worked first time, actually easy to use; couldn't be happier! 12kW in one hour and a bit, about €3. More range anxiety consigned to the bin!

You need your own cable and it gets locked, literally, inside the charge box while it's in use.

 

[vitesse]

So abrp predicted 351 wH/m for out trip from Dieppe to Sud Vendëe but we managed 321 according to Teslafi, so quite pleased about that.

The UMC plus home made adapter extension working well too.

 

[westrow3]

So abrp predicted 351 wH/m for out trip from Dieppe to Sud Vendëe but we managed 321 according to Teslafi, so quite pleased about that.

The UMC plus home made adapter extension working well too.

Great updates, appreciated. I'll be getting a KiWhi/EasyTrip card based on your experience. Heading down to Spain in a couple of months, unfortunately it doesn't seem compatible there so need to find an equivalent. There's one place i'm going to which will be inconvenient to have to reroute to a supercharger (I've only had 1 previous inconvenience in 10,000 miles so not too bad!)

 

[vitesse]

A Chargemap card will probably complement the KiWhi card well.

 

[bitmanEV]

Great updates, appreciated. I'll be getting a KiWhi/EasyTrip card based on your experience. Heading down to Spain in a couple of months, unfortunately it doesn't seem compatible there so need to find an equivalent. There's one place i'm going to which will be inconvenient to have to reroute to a supercharger (I've only had 1 previous inconvenience in 10,000 miles so not too bad!)

Spain is another cattle of fish i'm afraid been there last year (Ayamonte) with the 24kWh Leaf
Used lots of Apps; Electomaps / HonestCharging / Easy Charger / Wenea / EDP moveon & RFID Cards; New Motion / Plugsurfing

In April going again to Ayamonte but this time in the Model 3

Any questions just ask / PM

 

[vitesse]

24kWh Leaf - I'm impressed!

The KiWhi card works in several countries but not Spain, it seems.

Chargemap works in Spain but there are fewer places by far than France

 

[Gatsojon]

Here's my Zappi installation. All very neat (on the outside) and shows the solar and house consumption fine. Just need that bloody car to plug in now