Chargeplace Scotland

[Alan J]

Came across this place courtesy or my Son who glimpsed it on a previous trip, Castle View Park and Ride just outside of Stirling in Bonnie Scotland , 3 Rapids, 18 Fast and about 36 Slow Chargers. It's a Park and Ride Facility so whether stopping for a 30 Min Top up , having Lunch / Dinner at the nearby River House Restaurant is nice (no affiliation) or Shopping for the day I think they have got the balance really right, oh and the it's free it you live in Scotland.

I think every UK City needs a couple of these Charge Place Scotland, Gridserve or Tesla or whatever it's the only way that EV's will really work.

 

[Alan J]

Came across this place courtesy or my Son who glimpsed it on a previous trip, Castle View Park and Ride just outside of Stirling in Bonnie Scotland , 3 Rapids, 18 Fast and about 36 Slow Chargers. It's a Park and Ride Facility so whether stopping for a 30 Min Top up , having Lunch / Dinner at the nearby River House Restaurant is nice (no affiliation) or Shopping for the day I think they have got the balance really right, oh and the it's free it you live in Scotland.

I think every UK City needs a couple of these Charge Place Scotland, Gridserve or Tesla or whatever it's the only way that EV's will really work.

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[init6]

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[DenkiJidousha]

That's loads better than the Stirling P&R used to be - just a single 50kW unit as I recall. Nice!

 

[init6]

That's loads better than the Stirling P&R used to be - just a single 50kW unit as I recall. Nice!

That's exactly what it shows in the video

 

[DenkiJidousha]

Confession: Did not watch the video (on a conference call )

 

[Alan J]

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Confession: Did not watch the video (on a conference call )

There is an old Standalone Charger off to one side looks like they did a very significant upgrade at some point, very lucky for any EV Drivers in the Stirling Area or regularly driving through it.

 

[Medved_77]

oh and the it's free it you live in Scotland.

Is it definitely free?

If it comes under Falkirk Council then unless an exception it's 25p per kWh with a £1 min charge.

Falkirk Council is introducing a charging tariff – Charge Place Scotland

chargeplacescotland.org

 

[Stewart77]

It falls under Stirling Council so it is still free. Very convenient site although access to it was prevented for a week a couple of months back due to an encampment moving in and damaging some of the new chargers

 

[Medved_77]

It falls under Stirling Council so it is still free. Very convenient site although access to it was prevented for a week a couple of months back due to an encampment moving in and damaging some of the new chargers

Thanks, not sure why I thought Stirling was part of Falkirk council. Maybe it's because the post codes are the same.

 

[Adopado]

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Charging is free here too ... even the rapids (though 50kW isn't quite as rapid as you would like ...). The scale of this facility is what we need to see more of around the country.

 

[Adopado]

Is it definitely free?

It does say that on the CPS web map when I just looked.

 

[Goatex]

used it the other week and no cost. can’t help but think that it needs more rapid chargers given its location (speaking as an i3 owner too) I got the last one when I was there. ditto Broxden at perth where queues for the rapids are not uncommon. Only 50kW in both cases.

 

[Andy_T_73]

They really need to stop calling 50kw a rapid charger.

 

[GRiLLA]

Oxford is getting something similar, 300KW Fastned, SuperChargers and 7KW chargers at Redbridge Park and Ride. All backed by battery storage to keep the electricity green and cheaper.

Europe's most powerful EV charging hub to open in Oxford this year | Autocar

Energy Superhub Oxford will draw 10MW of power directly from the national grid, unlike other hubs

www.autocar.co.uk

This sort of investments are quite possible, and resolve the much claimed issue of charging without offstreet parking, people in flats etc. It's not hard to imagine how all EVs can work.

 

[Alan J]

It does say that on the CPS web map when I just looked.

Definitely free my history shows the charge but 0 cost, it's right beside Stirling so in Stirling District Council.

 

[Alan J]

used it the other week and no cost. can’t help but think that it needs more rapid chargers given its location (speaking as an i3 owner too) I got the last one when I was there. ditto Broxden at perth where queues for the rapids are not uncommon. Only 50kW in both cases.

I agree that they could use more Rapids but given the Park and Ride nature of the site I think they've made a great start and should be applauded for if other Local Authorities were doing this we'd all be happier. In my local area there are 2 Chargers 1 of which has been broken for months which means the other one is constantly rammed and very hard to access, facilities like this would completely remove these concerns and help drive EV Adoption.

 

[NewbieT]

Oxford is getting something similar, 300KW Fastned, SuperChargers and 7KW chargers at Redbridge Park and Ride. All backed by battery storage to keep the electricity green and cheaper.

Europe's most powerful EV charging hub to open in Oxford this year | Autocar

Energy Superhub Oxford will draw 10MW of power directly from the national grid, unlike other hubs

www.autocar.co.uk

This sort of investments are quite possible, and resolve the much claimed issue of charging without offstreet parking, people in flats etc. It's not hard to imagine how all EVs can work.

I know it wasn’t your point but Tesla are in on this site too. Shame Tesla arn’t putting up canopies like Fastned.

 

[browellm]

I’m getting free overnight parking in Perth and free charging. Thanks ChargePlace!

 

[Rob R]

Thanks, not sure why I thought Stirling was part of Falkirk council. Maybe it's because the post codes are the same.

Post codes bear no relation at all to local government areas in Scotland. However, I agree that if away from home, it is often very hard to know the local government area you are in. (Except in Highland, which is bigger than many countries).