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It’s possible this may be moved to the 2-wheeled forum, but as it’s really about chargers I’m giving it a go putting it here 
As well as an EV car driver (e-Golf), I am also a motorcyclist and looking at my options for potentially getting an electric motorcycle. I like doing long-distance touring with my bikes, so I need something that I can charge en route to my destinations.
Of the two bikes I have narrowed it down to (Energica EsseEsse 9 and Zero SR/S), one charges via CCS in 20-30 mins (or Type 2 in 4+ hours at 3kW), the other charges on Type 2 at 6kW in 2 hours or 12kW in 1 hour if you option extra onboard AC chargers.
Now, one of these is better because it’s faster, but the other is better because the per-kWh rate is probably cheaper. So let’s say for the sake of argument those advantages of each cancel each other out (maybe they don’t once you weigh it up, but for the sake of argument let’s say that they do).
This leaves me with, which is the better choice in the UK and Europe in terms of charger availability? My preconception is that CCS is better, because new CCS chargers are going in all the time and they are more likely to be located at stop-off places, rather than destinations. In other words, if I want to stop off somewhere for lunch on a trip I’m more likely to find a CCS there than a Type 2. My feeling is that, with most cars now coming with CCS, more money is going to go into putting CCS chargers in to places and Type 2 will gradually die out with these chargers falling into disrepair and not being replaced.
However, perhaps that is an unfair preconception based upon the fact that I personally tend to use public CCS to charge my e-Golf more than public Type 2. Maybe if I was more conscious of Type 2 availability in the UK and Europe I wouldn’t have that view.
So thought I’d throw it up here to see what you all think. If I’m going on a long-distance trip through the UK/Europe, ignoring charging speed and focusing only on location/availability, will Type 2 be a better bet or CCS over the next few years?
As well as an EV car driver (e-Golf), I am also a motorcyclist and looking at my options for potentially getting an electric motorcycle. I like doing long-distance touring with my bikes, so I need something that I can charge en route to my destinations.
Of the two bikes I have narrowed it down to (Energica EsseEsse 9 and Zero SR/S), one charges via CCS in 20-30 mins (or Type 2 in 4+ hours at 3kW), the other charges on Type 2 at 6kW in 2 hours or 12kW in 1 hour if you option extra onboard AC chargers.
Now, one of these is better because it’s faster, but the other is better because the per-kWh rate is probably cheaper. So let’s say for the sake of argument those advantages of each cancel each other out (maybe they don’t once you weigh it up, but for the sake of argument let’s say that they do).
This leaves me with, which is the better choice in the UK and Europe in terms of charger availability? My preconception is that CCS is better, because new CCS chargers are going in all the time and they are more likely to be located at stop-off places, rather than destinations. In other words, if I want to stop off somewhere for lunch on a trip I’m more likely to find a CCS there than a Type 2. My feeling is that, with most cars now coming with CCS, more money is going to go into putting CCS chargers in to places and Type 2 will gradually die out with these chargers falling into disrepair and not being replaced.
However, perhaps that is an unfair preconception based upon the fact that I personally tend to use public CCS to charge my e-Golf more than public Type 2. Maybe if I was more conscious of Type 2 availability in the UK and Europe I wouldn’t have that view.
So thought I’d throw it up here to see what you all think. If I’m going on a long-distance trip through the UK/Europe, ignoring charging speed and focusing only on location/availability, will Type 2 be a better bet or CCS over the next few years?