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@awakey and I are planning a trip to West London to visit the grandparents on Friday in our new Leaf, but might have hit a snag! We haven't got a Type 2 cable on our Leaf, only a EVSE one.
Looking at the new Ecotricity fast chargers installed at Ikea in Milton Keynes, I thought that all fast chargers include a tethered cable - but another picture of one of the Ecotricity chargers on the electric highway seems to just be a box with a plate covering the charging socket.
Does anyone know if the London Gateway Welcome Break (44 miles from home) or IKEA Wembley (48 miles from home) one needs a cable or not? Otherwise is there anyone in the area who would mind lending us a cable on Friday?
We haven't done any long journeys in the Leaf yet, but have spotted already that the miles seem to drop away when you drive at 70mph on motorways. Any suggestions to get the most mileage out of the drive (it will help keep my wife's blood pressure down!) would also be appreciated!
Looking at the new Ecotricity fast chargers installed at Ikea in Milton Keynes, I thought that all fast chargers include a tethered cable - but another picture of one of the Ecotricity chargers on the electric highway seems to just be a box with a plate covering the charging socket.
Does anyone know if the London Gateway Welcome Break (44 miles from home) or IKEA Wembley (48 miles from home) one needs a cable or not? Otherwise is there anyone in the area who would mind lending us a cable on Friday?
We haven't done any long journeys in the Leaf yet, but have spotted already that the miles seem to drop away when you drive at 70mph on motorways. Any suggestions to get the most mileage out of the drive (it will help keep my wife's blood pressure down!) would also be appreciated!