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Sorry Smokie but I totally disagree. I'm not raising the point for me. Forget about me. The 'AIM' was funded March 2020 budget. I have given all the links in the following post:- Thwarted by iSmart gosh dang it The specific passage of the policy document states:- Government will be working...

I have been unable to charge at a Tesla Supercharger. It appears to be a problem that not all MGs are recognised. I have a 2023 MG ZS Trophy Connect.

There is a thing called the Rapid Charger Fund which the government announced in 2020. It's £950m but as yet not one penny has been spent. Part of this scheme was to enable charge operators to upgrade rapid chargers or more specifically the National Grid to get the correct power where it is...

I think there was a problem with early model MG ZS Evs where you could only charge with the door locked but that was resolved with a software update 2 or 3 years ago. I must say so far I have had few problems with any chargers. Their have been an occasional one that didn't work but it was easy...

I wonder if the problems people have had with Gridserve chargers are associated with how old they are. I used Gridserve several times recently and all, apart from one service area, were brand new, On these the process of charging was as easy as any I have tried. However, as soon as I returned...

Actually on my way to the Fully Charged Live show in Harrogate I called into the Service area at Ashby-de-la-Zouch. I was pleasantly surprised to see the charge point cost clealy illuminated. It was also about 10p cheaper than I pay for rapid charging down in the south. It was also fast. By the...

Of course if you use adaptive cruise control (ACC) regen is lost. However using last week on a 500 mile journey was quite wonderful. To be able to get into the ideal position behind a lorry and not worry about speed decrease or increase while getting the best efficiency because of the slip...

I am challenged as my friends frequently point out. Today I called into the Sedgemoor Service Area North, on the M5. I was at 40% and thought it would be good to top up as after Costco Bristol it was straight back home. All of the only 2 CCS rapid connections chargers were in use and its...

I seem to be winding you up smokie which was never my intention when starting this thread. The important issue is I suspect we all want the best for our EV driving. I have now posted my question to my MP and I will keep on top of this here and more broadly in the EV community. We are all free to...

I don't know how different the driving experience is between the MG4 and the MG ZS Trophy Connect I have been driving for the last few months. However, I have found the regen level 3 pretty easy to drive. It took about 3 hours of driving carefully, experiencing the 3 levels to get used to it. I...

OK keeping to my word here is a copy of the letter I am sending to my local MP. Please feel free to copy, use, edit if you would be willing to write to your representative. Mr Colin ********** *********************** *******, * * colin@******************** (telephone)******************...

Another interesting government document on this issue. SAU: Referral details As far as I can see this was published on the 3 May with the final report to be published on 15 June. It raised several questions. Who referred this? Why was so little time given for submissions? Why was this called...

An article for those requiring more information on the questions to ask your MPs. https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/news/motoring-news/government-not-on-track-to-hit-motorway-services-ev-charger-target-by-end-o/

At the Fully Charged Live Show last weekend several industry leaders as well as the fully charged team talked on this topic in several of the featured talks. Charger compaines have thankfully got together and are meeting ministers next week to make a combined voice to get things going. It dosnt...

Smokie the money was set asside to pay for upgrading the infrastructure ( getting the power to locations where rapid chargers can be installed). Only the national grid are allowed to do this. Charging companies are NOT ALLOWED to do so. Thats why the money was promissed to allow the national...

I unfortunately got the government figure wrong by a factor of 10. Sorry about that as its actually £950,000,000. Rapid charging fund This was promissed in 2020 and the particular section was promissed to be completed by 2023. Currently not one penny has been forthcoming. Thats why you should...

Some really usefull information here. However, to have EVs become mainstream Chargers must be at convenient locations and diversions off of a main route (motorways) are not an answer. A 2 mile round trip off of your route often at busy junctions is not an answer. Service stations are quick and...

Following a great first long trip to Harrogate for the fully charged show I have found a few grippes about the state of our motorway service stations. It seems that below Leeds rapid chargers seem to not be present at some of our service stations. M1, Strensham Southbound, has no chargers as...

I will be going again next year. I love Yorkshire and its later in the season than Farborough for hopefully better weather. Thursday night and Friday morning were a bit wet but the weather quickly improved to a fabulous weekend. The talks exhibits and cars were all great and I meet some really...

I was very impressed by the BYD Dolphin. Its good news that more competition is coming in. Good for we the consumer.