Hi,
I've had an older style (64 plate) Leaf for a few years. Most of the time it is perfect for the driving I do day to day and I charge at home as required. Occasionally I cant swap with hubbies diesel machine for a longer journey so I begin the epic process of planning my charging route.
Motorways, great I can rapid charge at the ecotricity points at the services. In the last year or so I have noticed (and been caught out) by the charging points that don't supply the cable. When I started my EV journey this didn't happen but the new charging set ups for example in city centre multistorey car parks often seen not to have them. I get it - with the increasing variety of cars the potential for different requirements. If i were getting my car now I would bargain for a cable as part of the purchase.
Can anyone tell me - is there an easy way to tell if a charging point has an attached cable or not before you get there? For example on Zap map? It would make my life so much easier! (Meanwhile I know I just need to get one but that doesn't help me for my unplanned trip this weekend over a bank holiday!). I've already checked and there's no easy Instavolt where I'm going as that would solve all my problems.
TIA
I've had an older style (64 plate) Leaf for a few years. Most of the time it is perfect for the driving I do day to day and I charge at home as required. Occasionally I cant swap with hubbies diesel machine for a longer journey so I begin the epic process of planning my charging route.
Motorways, great I can rapid charge at the ecotricity points at the services. In the last year or so I have noticed (and been caught out) by the charging points that don't supply the cable. When I started my EV journey this didn't happen but the new charging set ups for example in city centre multistorey car parks often seen not to have them. I get it - with the increasing variety of cars the potential for different requirements. If i were getting my car now I would bargain for a cable as part of the purchase.
Can anyone tell me - is there an easy way to tell if a charging point has an attached cable or not before you get there? For example on Zap map? It would make my life so much easier! (Meanwhile I know I just need to get one but that doesn't help me for my unplanned trip this weekend over a bank holiday!). I've already checked and there's no easy Instavolt where I'm going as that would solve all my problems.
TIA