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I challenged the dragon (Wales).. and I lost!
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MrBadger
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Also remember that you are not going to want to do the EV equivalent of brim the battery or running it on vapours and that bad and cold weather and multiple stops takes a significant toll.
Can I ask about the Juice Booster device ? Where did you get it ? It sounds like a good solution.
Good advice from the OP (always take your mains plugged "granny charging" cable). Sadly, when you most need help in remote areas, e.g. darkest Wales, there is precious little signal in the outback for a telcon.
It happened to me at the Terra Remota winery (clue in the name!) near the French border in Spain. That sphincter-clenching experience necessitated a trip to a service centre in Barcelona just in case the problem was with my car and not their Destination Charger.
Another tip learned the hard way: If stuff that usually works stops working, try a reset.
It happened to me at the Terra Remota winery (clue in the name!) near the French border in Spain. That sphincter-clenching experience necessitated a trip to a service centre in Barcelona just in case the problem was with my car and not their Destination Charger.
Another tip learned the hard way: If stuff that usually works stops working, try a reset.
MrBadger
Badger out
Just out of curiosity, for those living or regularly travelling to Wales, where would the best place(s) for a supercharger be located? Maybe options for one or two sites? It maybe that upgrading an existing site be a viable option.
Jason71
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The 3 planned locations would be a good start. Plus for me also one towards the western end of the A5. Pembrokeshire would also be nice
LongRanger
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In Pembs I would say the old Canaston Bowl location would be grade A site opportunity. It’s owned by Bluestone and they have done nothing with it for years, could be developed into a brilliant cafe/charging/kids play area etc, there’s loads of space and safe entry/exit from main road.
Jason71
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The planned 125KW McChargers would be nice as well except West Wales has very few Mcdonalds and is unlikely to be targeted as the first Mcharger locations anyway. Even if the power requirements can be met which becomes harder and harder the more rural you go.
Rural areas don't have running water, electricity, phone lines and a postal service because it was economic to do so. they have it because the govt made it happen. If you leave it up to the market you get what rural mobile phone reception looks like.
Unless the gov't steps in like they did in Scotland sadly I think Wales is going to be the EV charging poor relation for some time to come. Generally there are just better places to build charge points to get a return on your investment right now.
LongRanger
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got the unit from e-driver.net
@Adopado is correct it's another UMC type device, but don;t forget all these fancy wall chargers aren;t chargers, they are just swtiched power relays with some software overlayed .
Plusses of the Juince Booster 2 are the unit can mount on a wall hanger, it includes the AC/DC leakage fault monitoring and has selectable charge amps on the unit, so for example if you have a 32A supply but don’t get stable voltage you could set to 25A and still get a decent boost.
It also comes with 3-phase charging options so you can get 11KW if you have access to the red connectors or if you need to charge at for example an industrial unit. Plus I added the 10M extension lead.
It’s a very high end bit of engineering, significantly more so than any of the wall charger innards I’ve seen, with the exception of the Anderson wall unit. Everything is either powder-coated aluminium housing or soft rubber protectors.
Honestly, I'm chuffed to bits with it. It was expensive but well worth it IMO.
cockneyleek
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In addition to the planned Superchargers in Builth Wells and Aberystwyth, a charger near Carmarthen would be ideal. It’s crazy that a trip to Portugal from Cardiff is easier, logistically, than one from Cardiff to west Wales, if you have a SR+.
LongRanger
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I agree with Carmarthen also as it would reduce pressure from fully-west south west wales. But something in the Haverfordwest > Narberth region is also really needed to serve residents and holidaymakers in the zone that they are already driving through.
Back to Canaston
This location (red pin on map) would serve all the A477 and A40 traffic plus easily reachable for those going further on (St Davids) or further up (Fishguard, Newport, Cardigan), plus it would link sensibly to Aberystwyth in terms of distance (and Bridgend Sarn Parc)
It's absolutely crying out for it. Will someone listen ...... ?????.... please .... ?????
Back to Canaston
This location (red pin on map) would serve all the A477 and A40 traffic plus easily reachable for those going further on (St Davids) or further up (Fishguard, Newport, Cardigan), plus it would link sensibly to Aberystwyth in terms of distance (and Bridgend Sarn Parc)
It's absolutely crying out for it. Will someone listen ...... ?????.... please .... ?????
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Jason71
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I would not hold your breath. The unusual logic is SuC are for routes not destinations. Once you get to your destination, and the car is parked, you can use one of the many and varied destination options that probably don't exist West of Haverfordwest.
Once complete Bridgend, Builth Wells and Aberystwyth will cover all the major routes to get you there just don't go for a day trip.
Never say never but I doubt its just around the corner.
This post is precisely why I don't suggest my mother to buy an M3 (lives near Carmarthen) although she would absolutely love the driving experience. She often does big mileage days for work and I know that the lack of (super)chargers would just add inconvenience to her working day when she would just want to get home.
pdk42
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I did a short trip to West Wales this past week. I survived by topping up at the Aberystwyth SuC and keeping local to that. It's a complete desert of public chargers in Ceredigion/Cardiganshire. Surprisingly, in Llangrannog, I spotted an MG EV, a Mustang E, and a Skoda Enyak. I wonder where they charge them?
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