[Dean Hamer]

Taking inspiration from @Kevin Sharpe's attitude of rolling up his sleeves to get charging facilities.

I believe the best way to achieve transition is to roll up my sleeves and get on with the work rather than wait for government or anyone else to do this for me

Personally, I wish more people would ask these questions of the companies they purchase goods and services from.

I totally agree with him. I believe that us EV owners located in South Wales should be doing the same thing.

This thread is intended to list locations in the South Wales area that have no charging facilities, which would be ideal for these charging facilities we so badly need!

Also listed will be a phone number / email along with a post code. If you feel you would benefit from a charging facility I urge you to contact the relevant number - the more people demand it they may stand up and listen.

I will edit this current post with new locations suggested by members to keep all locations and contact details in one place.

1.
St David's Dewi Sant Cardiff
Bridge Street Arcade
11 St David's Way
Cardiff CF10 2EF
www.stdavidscardiff.com
029 2036 7650
Option 3 - Centre Management
The office is open Monday - Friday 09:00 - 17:30

https://goo.gl/maps/83GbK

Spoke to the Centre Management she thanked for bringing it to her attention that St Davids did not have any charging facilities and other car parks in the area have. She said she would bring it up with management in the next meeting to discuss if it would be possible to install this facility.

2.
Bridgend Designer Outlet
The Derwen
Bridgend, South Wales CF32 9SU
Open today
www.mcarthurglen.com
01656 665700
Hold for customer represenative.

https://goo.gl/maps/2cdem

Spoke to the customer representative. No plans at present, will bring it up with management in the next meeting. Said to email [email protected] , email has now been sent asking are there any plans etc.

Any other locations our fellow South Wales EV members can think of to be added to this list?

 

[Dean Hamer]

Excellent, is it this one?

https://www.cwmbranshopping.co.uk/

I haven't been there before, but if they did have charging facilities I would definitely pay it a visit. Keep us updated on any news!

 

[Dean Hamer]

Tonyrefail, RCT.
Spotted my 2nd leaf in RCT this week. I think his reg was L66 EAF. Wasnt one of your customers was it?

Do you mind me adding Cwmbran shopping center to the list?

 

[Traguar]

Don't have time to follow this up now but will do as I have family there but - anywhere in Newport? they are now billing themselves as a large and "happening" city but don't seem to have any chargers at all. I vaguely remember they had a bolshy councilor that liked to make waves so would be a good one to contact. Will be up there next week so will ask for more info from family.
Remembered the name - Paul Flynn

 

[cjm_2013]

whenever I have to park in St Davids 2 car park I'm always irked by the lack of charging facilities... especially when it costs 2.70 per hour to park in there.

Good work Dean.

 

[Dean Hamer]

Not sure if there is anyone free on Friday this week, but Cwmbran shopping are hosting a sustainability event, which we are attending with one of our demo leaf cars. would like to meet some of the local members and see if I can provide any help and assistance to them.

Ah gutted I would have popped in and made a visit but am gonna be in Glastonbury rolling in the mud.

If something like this pops up again I will pay a visit.

St Davids isn't that bad for parking charges. 3 hours is £4. Every hour on top is £1 extra. After 5pm it costs just £2 all night.

Yes I have noticed the NCP chargemaster car spots are iced. But I never Park in the NCP as they are too expensive. Except for the one opposite the Glamorgan university atrium.

I am in the process of getting in touch with every council in the South Wales area. Asking in the main what are their plans for us EV drivers. I will update the first post with any news.

Bridgend designer outlet has emailed me back saying they have got in touch with their estates manager and will email me back with some news on the outcome.

 

[nuCharge]

Hi,

I was down in Pemrokeshire last week, discussing EV charging there.

Some progress was made but still a few conversations and meetings to be had.

We potentially have a location in Kilgetty and may be one in St Clears, so that should help open up the currently nigh-impossible county of Pembrokeshire.

Mark

 

[Dean Hamer]

Excellent Mark.

Would these be rapid chargers or 6.6kw units?

It's a shame the rapid chargers end in West Swansea. If Carmarthenshire Council or the Welsh assembly government invested in two or three more locations further West that would basically mean the whole of South Wales would be covered by rapids on the main A roads and motorways going as far as St Davids.

The next step to link up the major towns in mid Wales to then link up with the North Wales RCN.

20 x rapids and also 2 x 22kw AC at each location so 44 in total. £25k roughly at each location.

£500k to make the whole of Wales possible to travel using zero emissions. Sounds good to me.

Come on Edwina, just do it.

 

[Dean Hamer]

please do. all I would ask is if people could not barrage them with emails and calls. its moving forward nicely and we have a Zoe owner on side who works there so it will happen.

other suggestions

1. Cardiff bus Park and ride
2. Talbot green retail park
3. Ebbw Vale festival park

with some of these suggestions I am of course happy to help and try to get a bit of manufacturer backing, I just have to be careful about crossing boundaries with other dealers.

Nissan now have a dedicated area manager specifically for leaf so where I am crossing boundaries, I will get him involved to give other dealers a gentle nudge.

The problem with Talbot green is that it's ALWAYS busy with free car parking spaces very hard to get on the weekend, so they will be constantly ICED.

I will send an email nevertheless, worth a try.

Ebbw Vale festival Park is another one worth emailing and Cardiff bus Park and ride. Will update the first post when I receive a reply.

 

[iceburnmarko]

Can't help for next few weeks (but can afterwards) cause have contacts at Swansea, Neath port Talbot , and Cardiff council. I know Swansea and Neath port Talbot are pro EV movement and in process of changing their cars / vans to EV and looking at installing EV chargers.

For good charging points install I can think off the top of my head that not mentioned already.

Aberavon shopping centre in port Talbot. (Know the shopping centre manager
Porthcawl - hi-tide (know the owner)
Neath - new car park being built (council - think it has to have EV chargers cause new car park being installed?)
Swansea - LC2 (council)
Mcdolands.
Sainsburys - Swansea & Cardiff

 

[Dean Hamer]

Ok just to update.

St. David's 2 - sent an email to the facilities manager, no reply.

Merthyr shopping centre on Facebook - no reply.

Talbot green shopping centre on Twitter - "would certainly put 'green' into Talbot Green but have no plans.

Mccarthur Glen Bridgend - No plans, questions about how many people would benefit from these facilities and also they are not sure whether they have the necessary facilities to install it(rubbish).

Parc tawe - no reply

Emailed a few hotels around South Wales also - no reply except for coed y mystwr, which showed a mild interest but never replied to my 2nd email.

Let's just say it's going slowly...

 

[darpan]

I emailed the Vale Hotel but they said they have no plans. Shame really as its a very nice location.

 

[Martin Roberts]

Taking inspiration from @Kevin Sharpe's attitude of rolling up his sleeves to get charging facilities.


I totally agree with him. I believe that us EV owners located in South Wales should be doing the same thing.

This thread is intended to list locations in the South Wales area that have no charging facilities, which would be ideal for these charging facilities we so badly need!

Also listed will be a phone number / email along with a post code. If you feel you would benefit from a charging facility I urge you to contact the relevant number - the more people demand it they may stand up and listen.

I will edit this current post with new locations suggested by members to keep all locations and contact details in one place.

1.
St David's Dewi Sant Cardiff
Bridge Street Arcade
11 St David's Way
Cardiff CF10 2EF
www.stdavidscardiff.com
029 2036 7650
Option 3 - Centre Management
The office is open Monday - Friday 09:00 - 17:30

https://goo.gl/maps/83GbK

Spoke to the Centre Management she thanked for bringing it to her attention that St Davids did not have any charging facilities and other car parks in the area have. She said she would bring it up with management in the next meeting to discuss if it would be possible to install this facility.

2.
Bridgend Designer Outlet
The Derwen
Bridgend, South Wales CF32 9SU
Open today
www.mcarthurglen.com
01656 665700
Hold for customer represenative.

https://goo.gl/maps/2cdem

Spoke to the customer representative. No plans at present, will bring it up with management in the next meeting. Said to email [email protected] , email has now been sent asking are there any plans etc.

Any other locations our fellow South Wales EV members can think of to be added to this list?

You probably already know but there is a ecotricity charger at services near Bridgend designer outlet.

 

[Martin Roberts]

I sure am! Live in Port Talbot and commute to Cardiff

 

[Dean Hamer]

Cool we must pass each other on the M4 because I commute to Port Talbot (Baglan Energy Park)

 

[Martin Roberts]

Dean, if i was not worrying about the HGV's running into my bumber I would try and keep an eye out for you.

 

[Martin Roberts]

Talking about asking for charging points, I have both emailed and tweeted Neath & Port Talbot council for a EV charging point in thier new leisure centre development. Got a response on twitter but not email, but very vague.

 

[Martin Roberts]

Also, we are moving offices to centre of cardiff soon so I would be really interested in Cardiff bus Park and ride charging points!

 

[Lee Jones]

I've tried to get something installed at Dare Valley Country Park, mostly for selfish reasons (my sister lives not far from there and doesn't have offstreet parking) but they didn't seem interested. I made the approach via my sister (who works there) but may pop up there and have a discussion, if I can find somewhere close enough to Aberdare to charge! I still haven't visited my family there since I've had the car, just nowhere to charge (and a few hours at the ASDA in Merthyr does not count!).

Unfortunately I left s Wales back in the late 80's and have nothing but familial contacts there so don't know who to talk to re: Cynon Valley. I think a Renault dealership there has a charger though.

 

[Lee Jones]

who is your sister? I used to be the catering manager there a few years ago.

Not sure she's been there that long, works in the Cwtch, Nicola Smith (nee Jones).