Charging in Callais at Le Shuttle

[fullbore]

Any idea why we can't?

 

[fred12345]

is that recent? have you tried charging?
there was a thread on another forum from January this year saying that Engie blocked it at Eurotunnel because there were cases of Outlander hybrids bricking after connecting to these ... apart from that thread, I couldn't see anything anywhere ...

 

[fullbore]

It was a post in the Facebook Outlander group this morning.

 

[DB Go Rex]

Outlanders apparently had a history of getting bricked at these chargers, so likely they got fed up of the tow aways.

Not sure about MGs

I doubt that's authorised by the charging company, and probably needs reporting as MGs shouldn't be getting issues there.

 

[fred12345]

Outlanders apparently had a history of getting bricked at these chargers, so likely they got fed up of the tow aways.

Not sure about MGs

I doubt that's authorised by the charging company, and probably needs reporting as MGs shouldn't be getting issues there.

Me speak no English, no understand ...charge my MG ... ?


Might be worth checking with Engie before travelling ... I might drop them a line

 

[shpub]

Outlanders apparently had a history of getting bricked at these chargers, so likely they got fed up of the tow aways.

Not sure about MGs

I doubt that's authorised by the charging company, and probably needs reporting as MGs shouldn't be getting issues there.

The Outlander doesn't have CCS and the issues were when the cars were plugged into Chadomo and it was reported that is was caused by errors in how the charger adjusted the DC voltage. Nothing to do with CCS at all.

The MG problem is believed to be similar to that introduced into the Tesla network when they upgraded/changed their software and caused all the problems.

 

[DB Go Rex]

The Outlander doesn't have CCS and the issues were when the cars were plugged into Chadomo and it was reported that is was caused by errors in how the charger adjusted the DC voltage. Nothing to do with CCS at all.

The MG problem is believed to be similar to that introduced into the Tesla network when they upgraded/changed their software and caused all the problems.

I don't recall saying anything about CCS ?‍

 

[shpub]

You didn't but many others have as this is an oldie but goldie picture. Just wanted to make sure that people understood that the Outlander issue was a Chademo one and nothing to do with the CCS fault that affected MGs which I am pretty sure is a charger issue.

 

[beth]

I’ve seen a few posts in this forum from people who’ve tried to charge MGs at eurotunnel in Calais and been unable to start the car afterwards. Here’s one of them …. Eurotunnel Nightmare Charge!!!! and a quick question!

 

[fred12345]

Could all this be the same or similar issue that some people have with Tesla chargers?

Are there any that charged at either side of Eurotunnel without any problems and which model please?

 

[DB Go Rex]

Could all this be the same or similar issue that some people have with Tesla chargers?

Are there any that charged at either side of Eurotunnel without any problems and which model please?

Nope. Charging at a Tesla charger with a ZS without the fix means that it just doesn't work. You can drive off.

The issue here is cars being bricked/non starting and being towed - hence Eurotunnel getting fed up and putting a sign on the providers chargers.

 

[fred12345]

Question:

people mention having to call AA when stuck in Calais - I just called MG/AA 0800 breakdown number and they said they only cover UK breakdowns.

Is that correct? How did they manage to get AA recovery in France? Separate AA cover or car insurance extra?

 

[DB Go Rex]

Question:

people mention having to call AA when stuck in Calais - I just called MG/AA 0800 breakdown number and they said they only cover UK breakdowns.

Is that correct? How did they manage to get AA recovery in France? Separate AA cover or car insurance extra?

If you have the European cover extension they will.