Been over a year since visiting my parents and Mum now having chemo for the big C in the last week. As lockdown ending next week planning to travel from South Wales to London to visit.
Have previously done it in my i3 Rex and does the 185.5 mile journey door to door without any need to stop with ACC on at 68mph. Car has comfortably well over 200 mile range using electric (33kWh) and the Rex when needed.
Now have an e-208.(50kWh battery/45.5 KWh usable?) . Did a quick motorway test between junctions 32 to 36 on the M4 this weekend, showed consumption at around 3mi/kWh. (so around 135 total range at motorway speeds) So planning to drive at normal 69-70mph ACC and have a stop at around the 100-120 mile mark (eg anywhere between Membury -80 miles from Cardiff / to Reading 105 miles from Cardiff)
Are there any fast chargers on the M4 at that point? As not travelled that way for a year I am hoping there are loads of BP/Pulse/Instavolt/Shell fast chargers available, and would even consider a new and improved Ecotricity CCS charger.
Looked on ZapMap but the actual M4 seems to have a black hole of 100kW + CCS chargers along the middle of the M4!
Have used Instavolt at Winnersh but a short drive away from the M4 at J10. And only a 50kW charger. Now the e-208 can charge at faster speeds, looking for faster chargers on the M4 proper. Are the BP/Polar/Pulse ones ready at Reading yet?
Have previously done it in my i3 Rex and does the 185.5 mile journey door to door without any need to stop with ACC on at 68mph. Car has comfortably well over 200 mile range using electric (33kWh) and the Rex when needed.
Now have an e-208.(50kWh battery/45.5 KWh usable?) . Did a quick motorway test between junctions 32 to 36 on the M4 this weekend, showed consumption at around 3mi/kWh. (so around 135 total range at motorway speeds) So planning to drive at normal 69-70mph ACC and have a stop at around the 100-120 mile mark (eg anywhere between Membury -80 miles from Cardiff / to Reading 105 miles from Cardiff)
Are there any fast chargers on the M4 at that point? As not travelled that way for a year I am hoping there are loads of BP/Pulse/Instavolt/Shell fast chargers available, and would even consider a new and improved Ecotricity CCS charger.
Looked on ZapMap but the actual M4 seems to have a black hole of 100kW + CCS chargers along the middle of the M4!
Have used Instavolt at Winnersh but a short drive away from the M4 at J10. And only a 50kW charger. Now the e-208 can charge at faster speeds, looking for faster chargers on the M4 proper. Are the BP/Polar/Pulse ones ready at Reading yet?