Leicester Forest East South Bound (Free vend)

[davidmc]

Just arrived at LFE south bound and CCS on free vend!

App shows it out of action

Ecotricity Charger

 

[4EVar]

Hey .What brand is the charger? Are the Tesla superchargers still being built?

 

[davidmc]

Hey .What brand is the charger? Are the Tesla superchargers still being built?

Ecotricity brand. No SC yet and no sign of any movement regards them either

 

[Roy W.]

Ecotricity brand. No SC yet and no sign of any movement regards them either

Did you find the Ecotricity charger worked okay with your Model 3?

When I had the Kona I had so many failed charge attempts I stopped bothering trying to use the Ecotricity pumps.

 

[davidmc]

So far I have had 100% success with it connecting and charging via CCS. The only time was when the charger unit itself was broken.

 

[davidmc]

Shhh...

Still free vend, there now

Only me and no other waiting

 

[CMc1]

Tried tonight on CCS, 4 times. Could not activate a charge. “Communication fail with vehicle”

 

[Roy W.]

Tried tonight on CCS, 4 times. Could not activate a charge. “Communication fail with vehicle”

That’s the same error I used to get with the Kona the few times I tried an Ecotricity CCS.

 

[davidmc]

Just been on the North bound LFE and free vend there too and worked for me. No errors for me, just connects and charges. Odd that

 

[CMc1]

Just been on the North bound LFE and free vend there too and worked for me. No errors for me, just connects and charges. Odd that

Ahhh man. I was driving north and used the service road to try the free vend on the SB as mentioned by the OP. (Which failed).

I think NB looked in use anyways

 

[Roy W.]

I think NB looked in use anyways

It was probably @davidmc sat there!

 

[davidmc]

It was probably @davidmc sat there!

WIll try SB again tonight on the way home - Please keep free

Someone said to me once - "Nothing is free in this world and you will pay for it in some other form." I agree, the coffee is terrible at the services

 

[4EVar]

Do you need to install the app or have a card? Or is it just plug in and charge?

 

[davidmc]

Do you need to install the app or have a card? Or is it just plug in and charge?

Ecotricity is app based payment (at the moment)

You can tell when it's free vend on the stations, when you pull up and see the selection for which type of connector on the screen to use, this means free Vend.

If the screen shows the button about using the App, this is paid for.