Wiki UK and Ireland Supercharger Site News

[JupiterMan]

near me the chargepoint charger has screen, accepts cards ar rfids (and I think can be done via app). does not look like signifcant effort to install such one..

You could easily just have a stand alone terminal, one per site, separate to the stools, for customers needing to authorise and pay for charging sessions manually. Perhaps even linked through a starlink connection to ensure connectivity/reliability and giving site wifi also.

If that should fail, then it would have no impact on the stools themselves, would not affect reliability and would also avoid needing expensive re-designs.

 

[Jason71]

You could easily just have a stand alone terminal, one per site, separate to the stools, for customers needing to authorise and pay for charging sessions manually. Perhaps even linked through a starlink connection to ensure connectivity/reliability and giving site wifi also.

If that should fail, then it would have no impact on the stools themselves, would not affect reliability and would also avoid needing expensive re-designs.

beat you to it:

Wiki - UK and Ireland Supercharger Site News

There are 20 EV chargers going in at the new designer village being built near Scotch corner. Just no incline to who the operator is. The same external consultants that are linked to other SuC sites, can be seen in the docs - but it’s not enough to go on.. And there is the Moto site over the...

teslamotorsclub.com

Also when did "Stalls" become "Stools". Would seem a fitting term to use for GeniePoint chargers since they are sh1t but a bit harsh for the Superchargers! network

 

[Jason71]

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A gold rosette has recently been pinned on north Wales on Tesla's map, plugging an often-mentioned gap in the Supercharger network.

The map itself has had very few updates since February: newly opened sites have been added but the grey pins are unchanged in terms of both location and target opening dates (e.g. there is still a grey pin for Merry Hill, target opening Q4 2022, even though it actually opened in April).

Certainly plugs a gap.
If they actually do build some I would say somewhere out of town like the services at the A55/A5 junction are probably more likely than Bangor Centre where the pin is. but the actual locations are deliberately vague until contracts are signed so should not read too much into that anyway. I would also expect any chargers built there to be open to all. can't see that area giving up its precious electrons for a one make only bank of chargers.

 

[AndyWarrington]

Anyone know how to get an address submitted for suggestions on their site, I'm trying to suggest M6 Moto Southbound Lancaster but I can't get it to show on their 'suggested location address'. Postcode or street address won't go in....

 

[yessuz]

Tamworth as it was moved from Q1 2023 to Q4 2023 still there.. but hmmm

 

[SaltyChris]

Yes, it's getting hard to keep up with all the updates in the last few weeks: and another site has started construction. I'm afraid this is Kent, not the NE, but it will pair up nicely with Medway westbound.
Medway Eastbound (Moto M2 services): three charger cabinets are just about visible in the photo shared by TOUK on Twitter suggesting 12 V3 stalls are planned.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1656385318180859911

Does anyone have an update on Medway Eastbound? Under construction two months ago.. I'm heading down to Dover in a week and being able to stop here would be ideal!

 

[cezdoc]

For the record, Thurrock Supercharger (at the Moto services) went live last night:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1679612084949065733

 

[Dat37863]

I agree it would have made more sense to make the distinction AC vs DC. AC chargers are much cheaper than DC so applying this to 11kw chargers but not 7kw will render 11kw uneconomic to install. On the plus side almost no cars can do anything above 11kwh anyway these days so the loss of 22kw would be negligible in the big picture ( sorry legacy Model S owners)

See Nissan Ariya.

 

[Jason71]

See Nissan Ariya.

See "negligible in the big picture"

 

[Dat37863]

See "negligible in the big picture"

Spoken like a true fanboy.

 

[Ozboz7]

Spoken like a true fanboy.

No, spoken like a fanboy would be stating that fleet south will 100% open this week, Elon said it!

Saying a car which has about 1% marketshare is negligible is spoken like a true statistician!

 

[YoungDavid]

Is there more to this???

Going to name it Barnsley - Haigh for now…

 

[PB1975]

An Exclusive for you…..
The Global debut of the V4 Supercharger with contactless and screen to meet CECP regs.
This is the reason the UK hasn’t yet had a V4 install as these features were still being developed. Now in place and these are the first photos anywhere.

 

[Ozboz7]

An Exclusive for you…..
The Global debut of the V4 Supercharger with contactless and screen to meet CECP regs.

Where is this located? And how long are the cables!!

 

[browellm]

Can v4 tombstones be 'dropped in' over v3s or is the architecture very different?

 

[Ozboz7]

Also do they sit at the back of the parking space (like most non Tesla chargers), or parallel to the parking space edges (like current superchargers)? Just thinking about other EV blocking..

 

[PB1975]

It is at Goodwood but the new features aren’t “advertised”, but the post is the first of its kind.
not sure if it can be swapped in to replace a V3 easily.

 

[HCassidy]

Would assume that the V4 tombstones can be swapped out easily for V3 as the first V4 installation had V3 charging cabinets.

Also guessing the implementation of Starlink at charging stations also aids payment processing that previously was hosted by the Tesla vehicle internet connection.

 

[qwickshot]

I’d have thought the V4 stall could be a drop in replacement for a V3. The card reader adds a spanner into the works but all the cabling is ducted so some additional data cables could probably be pulled through.

That said, I assume the new charging regs wouldn’t be retrospective so I wouldn’t expect a mass replacement of V3 (or V2) stalls any time soon. Perhaps when they break and they have decided to stop making V2/3.

 

[Derek25]

I’d have thought the V4 stall could be a drop in replacement for a V3. The card reader adds a spanner into the works but all the cabling is ducted so some additional data cables could probably be pulled through.

That said, I assume the new charging regs wouldn’t be retrospective so I wouldn’t expect a mass replacement of V3 (or V2) stalls any time soon. Perhaps when they break and they have decided to stop making V2/3.

The regulations on contactless payment do apply to existing rapids. You have 12 months to comply once they come into force.