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Wiki UK and Ireland Supercharger Site News
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Went through Birch westbound today…
The grid serve chargers (next to the built and still wrapped superchargers) are now powered/lit up but still fenced off.
It may be that all that needs to happen here is to unwrap them and turn them on!
Birch Eastbound all wrapped up too, but the gridserve chargers are still being built here.
I’d guess this side of Christmas we’re at least going to get one side turned on
The grid serve chargers (next to the built and still wrapped superchargers) are now powered/lit up but still fenced off.
It may be that all that needs to happen here is to unwrap them and turn them on!
Birch Eastbound all wrapped up too, but the gridserve chargers are still being built here.
I’d guess this side of Christmas we’re at least going to get one side turned on
The fencing is still up around the Ipswich chargers but all construction is complete.
South Mimms 18 V3 via Stu (they still on this forum?)
JupiterMan
Active Member
great news. interesting that the new stalls are separated from the existing superchargers, looks like news stalls will be in parking spaces close to the entrance doors of the services. Would be nice if existing stalls could be updated from V2, perhaps once new stalls are operational.
Not supercharger related, but noteworthy as it will help alleviate congestion at South Mimms - the BP at the services also has a planning permit submitted for 32 chargers at their petrol station site at the exit of these services.
Interesting, who owns and operates the filling station? Most branded filling stations are operated under franchise arrangements.
I’d have thought it was operated by Apple Green already given they own the services and that’s also their core business.
It just seems like an odd placement for Apple Green chargers given they’d want people to go to the main building and spend their money. That ales me back to my original Q, which network will get these?
I’d have thought it was operated by Apple Green already given they own the services and that’s also their core business.
It just seems like an odd placement for Apple Green chargers given they’d want people to go to the main building and spend their money. That ales me back to my original Q, which network will get these?
UkNorthampton
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If nothing else, BP Pulse chargers will help Superchargers at peak times, add some redundancy for Teslas in case of failure. Hopefully grid connections are completely different to the Superchargers and perhaps Tesla may be keeping the two Supercharger sites separate due to concerns over grid connection reliability or even available peak power.
BP Pulse - I wonder if they might substitute with Tesla V4 as BP Pulse are doing in USA? As of now, charger plans submitted on 16 Nov 2023 are:-
Alpitronic HYC 300 chargers. https://www6.hertsmere.gov.uk/onlin.../23_1625_FUL-EV_EQUIPMENT_DETAILS-1609366.pdf
- 47-87000 euros each
- Capable of
- servicing 2 cars each
- 22kW AC
- 75-300 kW DC
- Chademo
- "future proof" to 1000 volts
- 15” Display, 4 buttons for control
Alpitronic Hypercharger HYC 300 kW DC station - Everything necessary for EV charging - Hardware and Software!
Alpitronic Hypercharger HYC 300 is a superfast DC charger. Possible to expand output up to 300kW, has 15” digital display.
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Has that happened anywhere? (Sorry, not something I've been keeping up with ... just seems there are still a lot of V2 scattered about).
last time I was at the Hilton (IIRC) near Heathrow there were V2 and V3 stalls ... place was pretty full, but there were some spaces on both, and I imagine all the V2 would be slower / paired etc. and probably unaware that "parking over there" would improve their lot.
Jason71
Well-Known Member
historically no but it looks like Liftons V2's are being replaced with V4 as part of an expansion in progress now so you never know.
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ACarneiro
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Jason71
Well-Known Member
Makes you think they have no plans to open up that one to the public any time soon or they would be V4 surely? Which some people will be happy about.
Drew57
Active ember
I was there again this weekend & green algae is creeping up the white 'Coming Soon' tombstone shrouds (how appropriate for such a well used Tesla message).
The plans show they are planning to build a new 450m2 ‘sales building’ at the chargers
Luton is now showing as open in the app with 12 chargers, not open to all yet.
On another forum, they are reporting half a dozen Instavolt chargers have just opened close by as well.
Oxid8ter
Returning Member
I must admit, since I have been back in an ICE vehicle I have been ignoring charger locations/installations, but now that I am back on the brink of owning an EV again, its quite staggering to realise how many extras have been installed since I parted ways with my M3 in October 2022.
Heathrow T2 sucks now that all the taxi drivers have discovered it. 9 spaces showing available this afternoon, in reality zero with a long queue leading out of the car park.
All blocked by Mercedes Vitos taking two spaces and charging at 50kW. Opening sites to all vehicles without putting in longer cables is an exercise in pissing off existing customers, although to be fair that’s hardly a new experience for Tesla.
All blocked by Mercedes Vitos taking two spaces and charging at 50kW. Opening sites to all vehicles without putting in longer cables is an exercise in pissing off existing customers, although to be fair that’s hardly a new experience for Tesla.
Oxid8ter
Returning Member
I thought this when they announced opening up SuC Network to other brands. The Chargers are offset for a Tesla to reverse in and the charger be nearest the charge port. For it to be effective to allow other brands to use it the charger needs to be moved central to the bay and/or the provided cable needs to be longer.
Jason71
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Agreed but not really news.
Issues over the opening up of the network are widely discussed here:
Tesla open up the SuC network [in UK]
https://mol.im/a/9722767 What's your thinking about this? I heard that Tesla are working on an App that will allow others EV owners to use the super charger network. It makes sense long term as we don't have petrol stations that can only be used by Ford...
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