Goodmorning,
I live in the Netherlands and this Christmas we're planning to go to Spain (Gijon, Asturias) in the Model S. I know I'm not the first to make this trip (that is the trip Tilburg - Madrid via France), but we will go via England.
The route is as follows: We will drive from Utrecht to Hoek van Holland (near Rotterdam), where we will take the carferry to Harwich. This trip is about 80 km. Before boarding the ferry we will top off the battery in Hoek van Holland. With our dutch carging card I can use all the public charging points in the Netherlands, so no problem there. From Harwich we will drive to Portsmouth, that a distance of about 270 km in a straight line. We plan to stay about three days in England, so we will drive more km.
In Portsmouth we will take the carferry to Bilbao (24 hours!). From Bilbao to Gijon is about 280 km.
From an earlier stay in Gijon with my Ampera I know that charging points require a card to operate. My dutch card doesn't work. I would like to be able to charge in Gijon and Santander. I saw on a website that charge stations are available in that cities.
Could you tell me which card I should use and where I can apply for one? Do all cards operate on all public carge stations? Is the type 2 mennekes connection the standard?
Kind regards,
Daniel
I live in the Netherlands and this Christmas we're planning to go to Spain (Gijon, Asturias) in the Model S. I know I'm not the first to make this trip (that is the trip Tilburg - Madrid via France), but we will go via England.
The route is as follows: We will drive from Utrecht to Hoek van Holland (near Rotterdam), where we will take the carferry to Harwich. This trip is about 80 km. Before boarding the ferry we will top off the battery in Hoek van Holland. With our dutch carging card I can use all the public charging points in the Netherlands, so no problem there. From Harwich we will drive to Portsmouth, that a distance of about 270 km in a straight line. We plan to stay about three days in England, so we will drive more km.
In Portsmouth we will take the carferry to Bilbao (24 hours!). From Bilbao to Gijon is about 280 km.
From an earlier stay in Gijon with my Ampera I know that charging points require a card to operate. My dutch card doesn't work. I would like to be able to charge in Gijon and Santander. I saw on a website that charge stations are available in that cities.
Could you tell me which card I should use and where I can apply for one? Do all cards operate on all public carge stations? Is the type 2 mennekes connection the standard?
Kind regards,
Daniel