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Wiki UK and Ireland Supercharger Site News
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LukeUK
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No specific mention of Tesla, but I think the quantity lines up with expectations?
Rugby MP praises new service station on the M6 for delivering 24 electric car charging ports
Rugby MP praises new service station on the M6 for delivering 24 electric car charging ports
Aberdeen latest:
Supercharger:
Reasonably solid information about forthcoming superchargers
Looks like they’re going with mixed orientation like Banbury
Supercharger:
Reasonably solid information about forthcoming superchargers
Looks like they’re going with mixed orientation like Banbury
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I thought strange also, but didn’t question it too much given it’s the service centre. It was confirmed by a member of the service team.
Very interesting. I know there'll be lots of CCS retrofit-holdouts who will be very pleased to see new V2s!
it is possible that the fleet of Model S and X (yes, even X) taxis in the local area were a contributing factor. This supercharger will get plenty of use from them i imagine.
Not out of order, just installing 8 more. Oh, did people think I was talking about superchargers?
I hope they're V3 cubicles that mean a much faster visit.... I'm not sure if I have the right socket though....Not out of order, just installing 8 more. Oh, did people think I was talking about superchargers?
Some logic to that but it's not Tesla's style to adjust their policy to accommodate some (or any!) customers!
Other SCs are going all V3 so it would seem odd for one to be an exception even if there is good logic to it. Additionally, remember they are planning for the future where all models they sell are able to charge at 250kW or greater (current S and X can do 250kW - just not through the Type 2 port, Tesla connector only until they switch to a native CCS port; and Model 3 can do 250kW now; Plaid and Cybertruck both promise more than 250kW charging) so it it doesn't make sense to still be installing <150kW hardware to service customers who refuse to upgrade their cars. In my opinion, we will soon see that V3 hardware is actually capable of up to 350kW but we know it as 250kW as that's the maximum any car can take at the moment. I predict we will see a software or hardware update to Model 3/Y that allows 275kW or more (and takes the 'fastest charging crown' back from Porsche) and V3 stalls will be able to provide it. No evidence to back this up, but it matches what we saw with both V2 hardware and legacy S/X both getting increases beyond the 120kW charge limit they started with via software updates.
When the time comes to justify a hardware upgrade I am sure they will do it, just like adding CCS to hundreds of sites, but 150 is fine for an SC with a much larger V3 site 3 miles away and far better located for trunk roads.
pwe169
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Hi,
Has anyone hot any news with the SuC at Leicester Forest East services. It's all a bit sparse when you start heading to the east of the country - In particular north Norfolk.
I know that it's been mentioned a couple of times on this forum but no recent news.
Has anyone hot any news with the SuC at Leicester Forest East services. It's all a bit sparse when you start heading to the east of the country - In particular north Norfolk.
I know that it's been mentioned a couple of times on this forum but no recent news.
I can't remember if the problem with that one is a local golf club or a supplier going bust but either way it's not happening. It's been in its' current state of limbo for at least a couple of years.
pwe169
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Thanks for the reply - that explains why whenever I visit I can't see anything going on
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