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Wiki UK and Ireland Supercharger Site News
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Yep, Ionity was originally the comparison because they had such big promises and similar trunk-route hub approach. They’ve turned out to be very slow to act. InstaVolt and GridServe are impressive in their rollout but I think too challenging to track!
I’ve got that calculated but was waiting for the latest government registration data. I’ll check if it is released and update it.
SuC to cars ratio is definitely going backwards but it is slightly mitigated but other networks improving plus the average range of cars and charging speed increasing, meaning need for, and time on, Superchargers is decreasing slightly ‘per car’.
Good points, back in the day (2017-2019), pre Tesla, I was one of Polar's most prolific users, easily 400+ rapid charges but now I own a Model Y I find I rarely use public charging, despite being a business driver, living in Somerset with our office near High Wycombe, the return journey I can do without needing to charge.
petit_bateau
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I drove past Tongham on the A31 just outside of Guildford earlier and noticed the planned super charger are now open. Wasn’t able to stop and take a look to investigate but useful location
Croydon SuC looks very close to being ready!
Masklin
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Stopped off at Oxford Redbridge earlier on the way back south from Bolton. The sat nav suggested a limited service and, not sure if this was the reason why, but when I got there there was a bit of a party going on for what was apparently the official opening ceremony of the EV charging facility in the park and ride. Can confirm that Ringo works for getting the free one hour of parking, though you do pay the 20p Ringo fee. EV charging facility is good, rest of the car park is a mess.
Also used the Trafford Centre, despite being open to all there were only Teslas charging whilst I was there. First time at the Trafford Centre, wouldn’t be out of place in Vegas or Disney. Whether or not that is a good thing is open to debate I imagine!
Also used the Trafford Centre, despite being open to all there were only Teslas charging whilst I was there. First time at the Trafford Centre, wouldn’t be out of place in Vegas or Disney. Whether or not that is a good thing is open to debate I imagine!
Bit of a stretch calling this "news" but the bump stops at the Dundee SuC have been removed from all stalls.
Believe this is one open to the public (currently just me here) might be related to allow some makes of car to get closer to the stalls?
Believe this is one open to the public (currently just me here) might be related to allow some makes of car to get closer to the stalls?
Thanks, couldn't remember if it was on the list or not.
All of the handles on the CCS connectors also had a small square white sticker applied that contained the letter K in black font within a black circle.
No other details so no idea what the purpose of those were for.
It was an EU attempt to have standardised designations for charging connectors. It's similar in idea to the designations for fuel (E5, E10) etc but it never really took off for charging connectors and seems kind of pointless now. K basically means CCS2.
EDIT: Ah, actually, it seems that K means CCS2 at 50-500V, and L means CCS2 at 200-920V so the letters do, perhaps, have some minimal utility for Taycan drivers.
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Damn, I love the bump stops. Great in low light. Shame it sounds like they might disappear.
They do make it easier to position yourself for charging. The relatively new chargers at Ferrybridge don't have the bump stops, I wouldn't be surprised if most new charger location don't have them going forward.
IONITY obtain significant funding from the EU for their network development.
Exeter Moto Services (M5 J30) beginning to install tombstones and connect wires. Guy working on site was friendly but didn’t know when the superchargers would go live. Hopefully they’ll be done within Q3
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