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Wiki UK and Ireland Supercharger Site News
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cezdoc
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Yes correct, the nearest chargers are at Castlebellingham in ROI (which do at least facilitate travel between Belfast and Dublin). Travel to/from N Ireland would also really benefit from a Supercharger serving the ferry route through Cairnryan - there's nothing SW of Glasgow and Gretna frequently sees queues these days. Fingers crossed Tesla can make their proposed Belfast Supercharger a reality soon.
100% correct. There has been a forecast of one titled "Belfast" for most of last year, but unlikely to be most of this year too if what EVANI are reporting is a Boucher Road electricity problem.
Not that Belfast is any use for you to "drop by" on a run from Limavady!
cezdoc
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I noticed that Adderstone was reporting 3 stalls out of service on Saturday morning so maybe you were unlucky and the fault had only just occurred. Generally they are pretty quick to pick up faults and report them back via the Nav info although it would be great to have an in-car user-report option (e.g. if there's a damaged connector which might not show up on remote diagnosis).
Sounds like you were a bit unlucky but busy Superchargers are becoming more common and there are known pinch points (e.g. Scotch Corner, Gretna) where you're more likely to share and get less power if it's a V2 site - or have to queue for a short while. At least the Nav gives some warning of this. It's still a step up from any other charging network though where you basically need a couple of alternatives for every charge stop just in case your chosen one is occupied/out of service - and you don't generally have advanced warning until you get there.
Travelled from Cambridge so everything was up to temps and preheated etc. Doing journey back now from Edinburgh supercharger where I got 110kW to 53kW at Scotch Corner again. 50min wait until I can continue my journey to Grantham with battery starting at 17%. Its not the best really.
SpareHeadOne
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Intu went bust in 2020, Sovereign Centros are running it on behalf of the owners Metrocentre Partnership.
Nevertheless, that's pretty good news to have that many charge points at one location.
You’re right. I just couldn’t be bothered to explain and most have heard of Intu, and the link to other Supercharger sites.
Worth noting this is pretty close to the proposed (and yet to start developing) GRIDSERVE Electric Forecourt in Gateshead (which shows Tesla on the plans) as well as the Washington Superchargers.
Neither of these 3 sites are enroute or close to Tesla Newcastle service centre (which currently has inadequate power supply for Superchargers - even the destination chargers are severely load managed)
I’ve also heard of plans for a new shopping centre at Scotch Corner with plans for 2000 parking spaces with 150 charging points. If you are heading north towards Scotch Corner it’s just before the hotel with the Tesla Superchargers on the West of the A1/M1.
It might make the area a touch busy around the Superchargers.
Scotch Corner Designer Village
Did you stop at the supercharger without preheating?
For the ones that I have been to, there has been no problems for me.
Not unless someone phones them up and tells them. How else would they know remotely?
Yes looking at the map I would say that. There is plenty of space in the Macknade car park for quite a few Superchargers. Good to have one near the A2. I believe there's one possibly planned for Dover too? Here's some pics, no sign of any preparation yet...
It’s down as a Q2 project so we could see signs of activity starting soon. I only pass occasionally so won’t be able to keep my eye on it very often. Do you pass regularly?
No idea on Birch, but at the Trafford Centre the supercharger stalls look complete, and the high voltage enclosure looks tidy, however if you follow the trench across the car park, it is fairly obvious what remains to be done...
SpareHeadOne
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Yeah, but to be honest that site is at the back end of an industrial estate in a compound that's supposed to be locked at night so isn't really ideal anyway.
I'm sure there was a rumour about them moving a few years ago, maybe they'll go somewhere with power and better access if they do.
All Superchargers in the Netherlands are now open to non-Teslas so it’s going to be interesting to see when the trial expands to the U.K…..
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