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I went to Buckinghamshire from Reigate last weekend and the route required en-route or destination charging to get home again. Before leaving I checked and found Nissan HQ RC offline so we parked in the multi story in the destination town of Amersham and plugged into a 2x13A charge master post @ 13A
As always on public charging I measured the charge rate and it was 5.5Amps, this seems to be a common thing as all of the dual port units I have seen deliver half the rate of the maximum including dual type2 posts.
It wasn't an isolated item as every charge master unit I have tried delivers half the advertised rate.
Now whilst this meant we had to hang around longer to be able to get home it brings up an interesting quirk of being charged for time at a rate that is much lower than implied.
Looking at the standard £20 PAYG Chargemaster tariff it uses the term: socket chargers.
The implication being the socket type is the only factor in charging
All type2 units I have tried sit between 9A and 16A, whilst I fully understand site supply is the primary factor I would like to hope its not widespread.
Has anyone any other data ?
As always on public charging I measured the charge rate and it was 5.5Amps, this seems to be a common thing as all of the dual port units I have seen deliver half the rate of the maximum including dual type2 posts.
It wasn't an isolated item as every charge master unit I have tried delivers half the advertised rate.
Now whilst this meant we had to hang around longer to be able to get home it brings up an interesting quirk of being charged for time at a rate that is much lower than implied.
Looking at the standard £20 PAYG Chargemaster tariff it uses the term: socket chargers.
The implication being the socket type is the only factor in charging
- £1.00 per hour for 13 amp socket chargers (minimum charge one hour and then pro rata)
- £1.50 per hour for Type 2 socket chargers (minimum charge one hour and then pro rata)
All type2 units I have tried sit between 9A and 16A, whilst I fully understand site supply is the primary factor I would like to hope its not widespread.
Has anyone any other data ?