EV opposition in the media is ramping up

[siteguru]

Wall box = Type 2 - just saying.

 

[Rolfe]

Are they just the same, then? I thought the type 2 chargers out and about were faster than your average wall box. Well, every day's a school day.

 

[siteguru]

Type 2 is just the connection type for an AC plug/socket. Home wall boxes will typically be 7kW max (32A single phase). The maximum AC supply you'll get (in the UK at least) is 22kW AC (32A 3-phase). The maximum you can use depends on the car's onboard charger.

 

[Rolfe]

I see what you mean. The fact that the police are having ultra-rapid chargers installed suggests someone has been thinking things through a bit. I imagine they've gone for range and fast charging as well as speed and handling.

I hear, though, that their logistics advice didn't extend to checking whether the mains supply was up to handling what they wanted to install!

 

[Lovemyev]

Here is some interesting news on the ship that caught fire and of course just about everybody in the media blamed one of the EV's as being the cause !.
Well ............ It appears not to be the case, so are we likely to see any retractions / updates on these story's ?.
OF COURSE NOT !.

 

[Cafeg]

Type 2 is just the connection type for an AC plug/socket. Home wall boxes will typically be 7kW max (32A single phase). The maximum AC supply you'll get (in the UK at least) is 22kW AC (32A 3-phase). The maximum you can use depends on the car's onboard charger.

Here in NZ, there seems to be both type 1 and Type2 chargers/plugs installed in shopping centres. Everytime I go there all the type2 chargers are full and type1 empty. Is type 2 more of a common standard/plug in chargers and cars ??

 

[siteguru]

Type 2 / CCS2 is the standard now in the UK. Some older cars use Type 1 (and some also use Chademo for the DC rapid charging - e.g. Nissan Leaf), but they're gradually phasing out.

 

[Robf]

Oh no not another one



Experts are thought to be considering banning all ICE vehicles from cities after yet another fueled vehicle catastrophy. Passengers were again lucky to escape with their lives.

 

[Cafeg]

Type 2 / CCS2 is the standard now in the UK. Some older cars use Type 1 (and some also use Chademo for the DC rapid charging - e.g. Nissan Leaf), but they're gradually phasing out.

Has anyone used an adapter to go from type1 plug to type2. All the type one plugs are empty and type2 plugs are full here at free charging stations at shopping centres. ? There are a few on Ali express, The ones sold in NZ want $300+ for them

 

[Alb]

Oh no not another one



Experts are thought to be considering banning all ICE vehicles from cities after yet another fueled vehicle catastrophy. Passengers were again lucky to escape with their lives.

Some unbelievably stupid behaviour going on there.

 

[Gadget Geek]

Has anyone used an adapter to go from type1 plug to type2. All the type one plugs are empty and type2 plugs are full here at free charging stations at shopping centres. ? There are a few on Ali express, The ones sold in NZ want $300+ for them

My son has one for his LEAF so that he can use my wall charger. Works fine.

 

[siteguru]

The rabid Australian says EVs were involved in the Freemantle Highway incident, despite other media channels stating otherwise. (His "evidence" is a burnt out car whose shape - he says - is convincingly that of a Porsche Taycan).

 

[EVsince2016]

Also, does every house in the street need its own wall box? Obviously there are logistics to work out such as how to ensure fair access to the device and proper payment, but most wall boxes are just sitting there most of the time. (I occasionally wonder whether my neighbours with the massed array of solar panels might offer me a bit of their free juice, but no joy so far!)

I've dumped 300 kWh to the grid this month. My miserable EV owning neighbours weren't interested!

 

[Gadget Geek]

Back on the topic of infrastructure, we had OpenReach around yesterday to do some work and I was chatting to the engineer about their electric vans. He said he'd put his name down for one but the projecct was on hold due to the lack of rapid chargers in the area.

He told me that the six recently installed rapid chargers at the Shell garage on the dual carriage way on the way into Weston super Mare, didn't have planning permission from the council and may have to be removed!

Come on Somerset council, get your act together and get with the program.

 

[5teep]

Come on Somerset council, get your act together and get with the program.

Not the councils fault surely? if they didn't enforce planning regs there would be all kinds of ugly/dangerous stuff built.

 

[Lovemyev]

We had a similar situation with a Shell station on the A55 Welsh express way into N.Wales.
All of the ground work etc was carried out very quickly, but there was a huge delay in getting a supply cable run in from the grid to power the units.

 

[Gadget Geek]

Not the councils fault surely? if they didn't enforce planning regs there would be all kinds of ugly/dangerous stuff built.

I agree that planning permission is neccessary, but there are literally hundreds of funded renewable energy projects and EV chargers which have been waiting nearly 5 years now for paperwork. It was the dragging of feet I was highlighting, and that is definately local governments fault.

I would imagine that the six rapid chargers would have had grid connections provided and checked by National Grid, and the charger manufacurer would install said chargers to their normal scheme of work, so little chance of them being dangerous. Somehow, the council were left out of the loop and had their nose put out of joint.

 

[Deleted member 10041]

EV MISERY

Neighbours keep charging EVs via cables running out windows & over pavements – it’s SO dangerous but nothing stops them​

Another EV bashing story in the Sun, Albeit I can actually see the issue here, to a point.
Councils have had so many complaints they are apparently going to have to do some enforcement.

 

[Ian Key]

EV MISERY

Neighbours keep charging EVs via cables running out windows & over pavements – it’s SO dangerous but nothing stops them​

Another EV bashing story in the Sun, Albeit I can actually see the issue here, to a point.
Councils have had so many complaints they are apparently going to have to do some enforcement.

Or install charging points in lamp posts

 

[Ruislip Resident]

Or install charging points in lamp posts

Or put in pavement gullys.