Recent content by EVsince2016

There was no rain in the south of France, just blue skys. Just saying . . . . . lol

So, to ABRP. I took out subs before going as it had been upgraded a lot, so how did it go? On the positive side it planned my route to Reims then Avignon impeccably, great chargers, good prices. I selected preferred chargers, added stops, fixed chargers, avoid chargers etc. It avoided poorly...

My penultimate stop was at another Fastned. I just love the simple auto-charge and unmissable canopies! 48p/kW via auto-charge as I have an account. Probably cheaper on Electroverse, maybe? My last charge was at Eurotunnel Flexiplus on a Tesla unit. As it was the first time I'd arrived there...

So, the final leg home to blighty via Eurotunnel. The weather going north dropped from the 20 something blue sky of the south to cloudy & cool. I decided to do a Total Energies as stop 1, I like a bit of variety & Ionity had annoyed me so much. Found a typically nice unit, super easy to use...

My trip north was all on motorway up to Dijon. We'd run out of mustard at home. Stop 1 was at an Ionity unit at a service station. Ionity has really gone down hill over time. The first charger I tried had lost comms, the second had issues and I got locked on. Couldn't get it to start or...

Forgot to say, whilst staying in Grasse I found this cheap Izivia unit at McDs. The entrance was very tight & narrow plus the cables were a pain hence the dodgy parking! 28p/kW or 24p/kw= during happy hour. Yes, they had happy hour for cheaper power! Activated on Electroverse RFID

So, whilst staying in the south of France, amongst other places I visited Monaco and popped across into Italy for a pizza. That was the only drive I did, the rest I enjoyed train travel. My Bip&Go worked very well in Italy too. The best was flying past French divers at the Italian toll booths...

Our next stage was to travel cross country to Grasse, the home of Perfume. Before leaving Avignon, I used this local supermarket charger from Allegro. I used the Electroverse RFID and it cost 47p/kW. Ideal for a quick shop! The route was stunning, with traditional tree lined roads, snow...

So we stayed in Avignon, a wonderful Roman walled city, once the home to the Pope in the Pope's Palace during a period of unrest in Rome. Lots of ancient architecture, a city wall and half a bridge. We let the MG5 have a rest and took the train instead to visit the Roman city of Nimes, complete...

My day 2 trip was south to Avignon an area of France that was part of Italy until 1791, hence road names being in French & Italian, plus lots of Roman buildings in the area. My Bip&Go toll tag worked brilliantly on this trip, saving me a lot of time avoiding stopping, in particular on this day...

So my Easter trip 6 in the MG5 or 7th EV trip and about 39th European road trip. Day 1 was a drive to Reims in France, the home of Champagne. This time I chose to skip charging at Eurotunnel due to price, using Flexi-plus and EES / border issues and charge in France instead. Travelling on a...

It was so cool flying past long queues of french drivers at the Italian tolls. Made my day 🤣

Well, bip&go works in France and Italy. Added Monaco to my country list today. 😁

For me it's road trip no. 39, and 50,000 miles so I've seen a few things! So much easier with satnav. My usual report on my return!

So French lorry divers are going to blockade roads all over France for 2 weeks due to rising fuel prices. Did they not get the memo on electric trucks? Wonderful, but maybe I shall find an exciting route to avoid them!