charging

Hi - new here, sorry if discussion topic already exists! Looking to installing some EV charging equipment for a business but want to make sure that I’m not getting ripped off by contractors bidding to do the work. When it comes to the cabling connecting to the building’s power, are there...

I'm still awaiting my home charge point so using nearby points. The first couple of times I plugged into a CCS Rapid and got around 43kW. Tonight the rapid was in use when I passed so I went to a twin outlet where both sockets are rated at 22kW. I thought I would be able to bump up the charge...

Hello Can anyone tell me how reliable the chargers are between Cardiff and Falmouth Cornwall. Thank you

Noob question here about my pending Model 3. It has a CCS port, but the top part of the CCS port is the Type 2 / Tesla part. Given that Model S's etc have only this part, does this mean that the Model 3 can use either charge cable at the Tesla Superchargers? And if not, why not? Many thanks

Just ordered a dummy socket wall mount off amazon to keep my cable from breaking and pins getting damaged and i'm already running into problems, is anyone else having problems or is it just mine??

Please help a new owner..... I picked up my used 7.5 Advance last week and loving it so far but i’m Struggling with the scheduled charging. What I expect should happen = with a schedule set and ticked in e-Manager I plug the car in and press the schedule button under the VW badge..... if the...

I am a student doing my GCSE's right now in England, and for my project I am thinking of creating a retractable charging cable (similar design to a retractable garden hose). So far I thought this would be a beneficial idea due to the following problems with current chargers: Having to...

I'm a journalist researching charging points and electric cars. I'm looking to speak with people who live in terraced housing and feel more needs to be done to improve access to charging points. My email is [email protected] If you're affected by this and would feel comfortable talking to...

I noticed yesterday that despite my car being parking in the shade the 13A 3-pin plug charging cable (aka granny cable) kept disconnecting. My app and the car said it was connected but not charging. I reset the black box a few times but it kept doing it. Anyone else had this problem? It's...

Occasionally it is convenient to charge using a standard 3 pin socket. This works fine at my house, my sons house and at the dealership. However at 2 locations, a holiday rental house and a hotel, the car did not get past the initialing phase and no charge was added. Does anyone else have this...

Hi, I'm getting my Consumer Unit Refreshed before I get my charger install (FYI the charger will have 6mA DC protection built in). The Charger manufacturer suggests putting a submain in for it to keep the EV point away from the main house fuse board to alleviate any potential nuisance...

Yesterday, the weather was very hot - 35 degrees in the South East. I plugged my 40kWH Leaf into our home Pod 7kw charger as usual, at about 6pm, with about 25% charge remaining to charge overnight. To my surprise, by this morning, I had still not received the Charge Finished notification on...

Hello, i just bought a used 2014 Zoe, but cant charge it at home, i keep getting errors, I'm using the Renault EVSE, and I live in a old building. What can I do ? I have heard that Zoes are picky due to earth connections, is there a way to fix it ? I have tried charging the car in my brother's...

I have been running various tests to try and establish the cost of charging, or more correctly re-charging, our Ampera - so far, I am only concerned with the amount of mains electricity that we use. Jane's daily commute is constant at just under 16 miles there and back; this uses 4.0 kWh of...

Britain's most picturesque electric car plug-in locations revealed | This is Money Has anyone charged at these locations? Do you have suggestions to add to this list?

As a lowly PHEV owner I never charge at Motorway services. However with an eye to going on to a BEV next year I have started to take a direct interest in the main road charging infrastructure on a recent long journey. It seems to be as ragged as people say but I was impressed with the...

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I recently got a Leaf and now I'm thinking about charging options. So far I've been using the granny cable with a 13A rated extension cable (screwfix) plugged into a recently installed outside socket which is on its own dedicated radial circuit. I just ordered a toughleads cable with inline RCD...

Hi all, Newbie here. I've been thinking about buying a BEV for a while, recently test drove the Zoe and a Leaf. I prefer the Zoe (will probably get a '17 or' 18 model). But I am sensitive to high frequency electrical noise, and am concerned that I might get annoyed by the charging whine from...

We have a B250e and it's our first EV. When we first bought the car from Mercedes in Solihull, it came with a charger box that you could plug into a standard 3 pin socket at home. Charging time was as expected, around 9 hours for a full charge. I was under the impression (from many sources)...