Braintree is really something. A fully electric service station. Very impressive and a taste of things to come.
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Whats your favourite and least favourite supercharger and why?
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PITA
Model 3 Performance
Ouch...I live in Northern Ireland so my favourite would be...
...and my least favourite would be...
- We don't have any
- WE DON'T HAVE ANY!
I discovered we have 24 Superchargers within 5 miles of our house
Surrounded by the things...
Rocko
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And I guess you have a home charger and never use one of those 24 SuC?Ouch...
I discovered we have 24 Superchargers within 5 miles of our house
Surrounded by the things...
SuC will become slightly irrelevant atleast in countries like UK given their geography once Tesla comes up with 400-500 real world miles and home chargers/Destination chargers are around everywhere.
PITA
Model 3 Performance
Two home Ev Chargers on 3 Phase power & SolarAnd I guess you have a home charger and never use one of those 24 SuC?
SuC will become slightly irrelevant atleast in countries like UK given their geography once Tesla comes up with 400-500 real world miles and home chargers/Destination chargers are around everywhere.
I had 2000 free Supercharger miles when I bought the car... so periodically visited them just to use up the power. Still got 250 miles left to use before September 2022
I've been to them now about 10 or 11 times, very lucky to have them so close and accessible.
PITA
Model 3 Performance
So sharing SuC with other EVs atleast is not an issue for you like many others then
Not really no.
WannabeOwner
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Solstice Park, A303 at Amesbury is my local one and the only one I've used more than once so it has to be my favourite. Located in the Holiday Inn car park it is reasonably busy and there is a 10% discount on coffee and snacks in the Holiday Inn Coffee Shop.
Winchester, now open, could become a rival.
Fleet Services, northbound, is old, only 150kw and often busy. The new V3 superchargers are still hooded, as are all the southbound ones. The reason, it is believed, is down to a dispute between the landlord/property owner over the price of a wayleave to allow the power supply company to install new cables. This is both childish and anti-social, but as demand for EV points increases is likely to become more common. Legislation is needed to stop this sort of nonsense (rant over).
Winchester, now open, could become a rival.
Fleet Services, northbound, is old, only 150kw and often busy. The new V3 superchargers are still hooded, as are all the southbound ones. The reason, it is believed, is down to a dispute between the landlord/property owner over the price of a wayleave to allow the power supply company to install new cables. This is both childish and anti-social, but as demand for EV points increases is likely to become more common. Legislation is needed to stop this sort of nonsense (rant over).
PITA
Model 3 Performance
You'd like Macon then
These photo's will be Art in years to come
When Supercharger Sites are opened up to everyone, they'll look like Day One at a Black Friday Sale...
WannabeOwner
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Rooster6655
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Best: Lifton Superchargers for the excellent farm shop cafe, the Braintree one probably comes second
Worst: Gretna Green for only having 4 old chargers, not had to queue myself but I am sure people are these days. Anyone where you have to enter your reg is also awful.
Worst: Gretna Green for only having 4 old chargers, not had to queue myself but I am sure people are these days. Anyone where you have to enter your reg is also awful.
Most favourite is Edinburgh Airport.
I make sure to arrive with a cold and nearly full battery. The cost of the supercharging is then far cheaper than paying to use the airport car park (or even the drop off) when collecting or dropping off visitors.
I make sure to arrive with a cold and nearly full battery. The cost of the supercharging is then far cheaper than paying to use the airport car park (or even the drop off) when collecting or dropping off visitors.
Interesting how my opinions aren't really about the Superchargers but about the conditions I encountered them in (which contrast with other opinions here) :
Best: Tebay Southbound. Both visits were busy but had spaces available, didn't care because the facilities there are fantastic. And if you don't want to use the facilities you can always just stare at the gorgeous scenery or go for a short woodland walk.
Worst: Gordano Services. Actually the supercharger and facilities are fine, but if you visit in the summer it can take 45 minutes to get from unplugging at the supercharger to actually leaving the services; the traffic is notoriously bad there when it's busy.
Best: Tebay Southbound. Both visits were busy but had spaces available, didn't care because the facilities there are fantastic. And if you don't want to use the facilities you can always just stare at the gorgeous scenery or go for a short woodland walk.
Worst: Gordano Services. Actually the supercharger and facilities are fine, but if you visit in the summer it can take 45 minutes to get from unplugging at the supercharger to actually leaving the services; the traffic is notoriously bad there when it's busy.
Favourite - Hilden somewhere near Dusseldorf. 40 chargers and an excellent bakery. Intended to only charge to 55% but actually left at 95%.
Zusmarshausen near Augsburg is also an excellent stop - a sort of German Gridserve with excellent facilities, shop & cafe.
In UK, Lifton is always a pleasant stop. I am so glad Ferrybridge is open, bizarrely after waiting for so long I have yet to visit it but I am sure it will be a regular for me.
Worst - Gretna, Abington - I always plan to avoid these 2 because of queuing. Fingers crossed for Todhills opening soon.
Zusmarshausen near Augsburg is also an excellent stop - a sort of German Gridserve with excellent facilities, shop & cafe.
In UK, Lifton is always a pleasant stop. I am so glad Ferrybridge is open, bizarrely after waiting for so long I have yet to visit it but I am sure it will be a regular for me.
Worst - Gretna, Abington - I always plan to avoid these 2 because of queuing. Fingers crossed for Todhills opening soon.
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Would a slight sniffle be acceptable?
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