What is your regular charging experience?

[Bricktop X PWR]

Remember the dark old days of chargers being broken, needing a multitude of apps (still true actually!) chargers out of use, playing 'hunt' the charger?

Well those days are truly behind us, aren't they?

Couldn't be easier if you are charging at home obviously, and even out and about there now seems to be a multitude of chargers, all fast and crucially, all working.

Well that's my experience and I live in deepest darkest West Wales!

What about you?

From 0 to Start Charge in.......



P.S. Yes, the last two choices are the same but I can't change it now. Soz.

 

[Rolfe]

I charge at home. At first I used my granny charger and this was simplicity itself, but a bit slow. I had a Zappi installed and once I got to grips with the system it has been very easy. One occasion a couple of weeks ago when (as I later discovered) my MyEnergi appliances had lost their internet connection caused a bit of a fuss, but I was still able to charge the car.

Out and about I have encountered the occasional glitch, but I don't expect them, and most times everything has been entirely straightforward. Given the slower charging speed of the SR I have to budget for around 40-45 minutes for a charging stop, but in fact that can be a convenience because it gives enough time to get a meal and eat it.

 

[siteguru]

99%+ of my charging is done at home. Whenever I need to charge out and about I've rarely had any issues.

 

[tsedge]

At home most of the time, long distance I prefer Tesla superchargers (for price), but I have had good experiences with a whole range of charging stations. Only had problems once or twice, not in the last year. I have had lots of charger software updates due to AC charging issues and CCU replacement earlier this year.

Regularly see 130kW speeds below 50% SOC, 90kW at 60%, 70kW at 70%, 50kW at 80%, 30kW at 90% (these speeds are after a long drive when the battery is warm).

My average time at a Rapid charger is 35 minutes, but I do tend to charge up to 90%+ (prefer fewer stops, 200 mile legs).

 

[Anon70]

When charging at home with an Ohme Pro, the only setting I have is to limit charging to my EV tariff cheap rate. Did this by entering my tariff rates and setting the price cap feature in the Ohme app. I set the % charge required using the iSmart app and it just works.

Rough figures:
Max charge rate is about 6.5kW per hour so takes 2 nights to get from 0 - 100 percent. 1 nights charge can add around 50% (30kW) so enough for a 30% - 80% top up.

For public charging I use the Telsa app and network, lowest price and fastest speeds. Car will pull up to 140kW per hour when less than 50% charge and drops to 70kW per hour up to around 80%. Don't usually need to go higher than that to get to the next charger but when I have had to charge to over 80% the rate has dropped to around 30kW per hour.

In the early days I used a couple of Gridserve charges and they worked without any problem (just a bit pricey). Most expensive charge was using an Instavolt at 85p/kW

Also used some BP Pulse (Chargepalce Scotland) AC chargers and managed to pull 6.75kW per hour from those).

So far in 10 months of ownership and 5,100 miles I have had 17 DC charge sessions, 45 AC sessions and topped up to 100% 10 times

 

[slmorgan42]

London flat so rely 100% on public.

While I am jealous of people with home chargers I have no issue with public charging.

 

[5teep]

1 and 4 but can only choose one option.

 

[salty]

So far only used my Granny charger.
No problems, as yet. ???

 

[Bricktop X PWR]

1 and 4 but can only choose one option.

Rectified.

 

[5teep]

Rectified.

Grassy ass

 

[Archev]

I charge when I’m hungry
While I’m dreamin’ free
And charge when I’m shopping’
Or when I need to pee
When that old car is empty
When the batt’ry’s gone flat
I use CCS or Granny who’s cool
Do somethin’ fun and that’s that
Drive over the mountains
Freewheel to the glens
Where the old heart is happy
When the motor regens

 

[Archev]

I charge when I’m hungry
While I’m dreamin’ free
And charge when I’m shopping’
Or when I need to pee
When that old car is empty
When the batt’ry’s gone flat
I use CCS or Granny who’s cool
Do somethin’ fun and that’s that
Drive over the mountains
Freewheel to the glens
Where the old heart is happy
When the motor regens

A coupla crappy lines in the middle spoiled the flow there - like an icemobile in a charge spot

I charge when I’m hungry
While I’m dreamin’ free
And charge when I’m shopping’
Or when I need to pee
When that old car is empty
When the batt’ry’s gone down
There’s always old Granny
If no charger’s around
Drive over the mountains
Freewheel to the glens
Where the old heart is happy
When the motor regens

 

[decrep]

charging at home is easy and 95% how we do it.
But unlike West Wales, we aren't so well served by public chargers yet, although that is improving slowly.
Biggest bug bear is ICE vehicles parking in the only charging bay.
Is there an acceptable strategy to discourage this?

 

[salty]

Biggest bug bear is ICE vehicles parking in the only charging bay.
Is there an acceptable strategy to discourage this?

Yep, this. ???

 

[tsedge]

I had this yesterday, a small 3 bay Osprey charging station with 2x50kW and 1x75kW. In the 75kW bay was..... (drumroll).... a petrol Land Rover (why is it always one of these?!?).

Unfortunately I left my minigun at home...

 

[Archev]

I had this yesterday, a small 3 bay Osprey charging station with 2x50kW and 1x75kW. In the 75kW bay was..... (drumroll).... a petrol Land Rover (why is it always one of these?!?).

Unfortunately I left my minigun at home...

Fast cure concrete in the fuel filler flap. Their next top up will be similarly hampered.

 

[decrep]

More realistically a polite note left on their windscreen?

Education sometimes works.
But if it's an anti EVer terrorist we've got no chance.

Some public charges, have an extended stay fine, so legit EV users get penalised for staying after charge is finished.
Maybe CCTV with license number recognition needs to be installed.
Parking meters, that are coupled to the charge app, free if you're charging but expensive if you're not.

 

[salty]

Unfortunately I left my minigun at home...

Shame, a missed opportunity. ???

 

[salty]

Fast cure concrete in the fuel filler flap. Their next top up will be similarly hampered.

Brilliant! I'm near B&Q now. ???

 

[Bricktop X PWR]

I've only had this once.
It was in Haverfordwest Mcds.
It was busy and the two chargers had ice in them.
Luckily, one had a family in it eating.

I politely explained that I needed the bay they were in to charge my car.
They apologised and moved.