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Where | Charged to | KWH | Cost | ÂŁ/kwh |
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Started at... | 100% | |||
Instavolt Gloucester, Southbrook Road | 72% | 32.2 | 13.34 | ÂŁ 0.57 |
Gridserve Moto Exeter M5 services | 100% | 45.8 | 22.92 | ÂŁ 0.50 |
Osprey Wadebridge Pearl and Trawl | 92% | 23.8 | 1.36 | ÂŁ 0.49 |
Gridserve Cullompton Services M5 | 90% | 26.8 | 12.89 | ÂŁ 0.48 |
BP Pulse @ Trebble Bobs, Barlborough | 50% | 19.3 | 8.31 | ÂŁ 0.43 |
Home (to 80%, extrapolated to 100%) to complete cycle. | 100% | 52.6 | 10.18 | ÂŁ 0.19 |
200.545 | ÂŁ 69.00 | ÂŁ 0.42 |
Given the number and quality of chargers at the Exeter M5 services now, I can't imagine why you went anywhere else first, unless you had other reasons for wanting to visit IKEA.We did try to charge at Exeter IKEA, but the charger was cr@p..
So went to the M5 Moto Exeter services, and we ended up accidentally charging to 100%
Very technical reason…. Easier to entertain two young kids at IKEA than a service station!Given the number and quality of chargers at the Exeter M5 services now, I can't image why you went anywhere else first, unless you had other reasons for wanting to visit IKEA.
And (if it were my situation) the wife too!Very technical reason…. Easier to entertain two young kids at IKEA than a service station!
Indeed. The big difference though is that with petrol/diesel refuel, the process as we all know takes a few minutes, allowing for a rapid turnover of cars needing refuelling. This is not the situation with EVs.The problem is IF the vast majority only plug in when they stop for food there there will never be enough charging. The spike in demand for food at middayish will create a spike in charging that can never be satisfied as it is unecononomical to have that capacity of charging. Even petrol stations could not cope with that behaviour!
Very interesting account and thanks for sharing. However, I note you were not travelling in peak season when the kids are all off and hundreds of thousands of cars are heading to Cornwall.In case anyone else finds this thread interesting and is worrying about mammoth holiday journeys in their EV... Here is my story, driving from North Yorkshire to Constantine Bay, near Padstow in a 64kwh Kia e-niro 4+. Car packed to the rafters, but no external luggage, and 4 people travelling, inc. driver. I used ACC set to 65mph motorway/duals and 55mph on single roads (apart from overtakes) - although in reality those speeds were pipe dreams due to traffic and the Cornish roads.
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And that was no coincidence…. But agreed, I did note that in my text. It’s a horrendous journey at that time of year in an ICE without the added charger lottery.Very interesting account and thanks for sharing. However, I note you were not travelling in peak season when the kids are all off and hundreds of thousands of cars are heading to Cornwall.
And that was no coincidence…. But agreed, I did note that in my text. It’s a horrendous journey at that time of year in an ICE without the added charger lottery.
There is a desperate need for lots of destination charges down there to help balance the charging need - there were none in the more family friendly and affordable accommodation in the area we stayed sadly.
If we could have gotten a slow (but safe) 3Kw charge, that would have allowed us to get north of Birmingham before needing a rapid - freeing up all charging need along the M5 for those with smaller batteries and greater need.
But hey-ho!
Oooh that might be worth a punt, theres also a nice little coffee shop in Waitrose. I just have to remember to confirm the charge, number of times I've loitered around and come back to find nothing's happened!!! Thanks for the info.FYI - There's a new Lidl with a PodPoint rapid at Truro