UK Long Range Charging Network

[Mitrovic]

Well, there are many good places...

But when i contacted Tesla they told me if there would be interest, they would speed up things. It was like they were saying I was the only one who had contacted them with the idea to travel long-distance through Europe...

So, users, contact Tesla and tell them it would be great to have a charging network like in UK in continental Europe!

[Kevin Sharpe]

So, users, contact Tesla and tell them it would be great to have a charging network like in UK in continental Europe!

contacting Tesla is critical if you want to see these networks expanded...

[Eberhard]

Tesla Store Munic is going to setup a network of HPC-Charger throughout Germany and Austria.

[Mitrovic]

Switzerland is no problem either ( it is a small country ), but how can we wake up France and Italy?
( I have talked to Milano and Monaco )

[Eberhard]

I heard that there is a HPC in Saint Tropez (I did charge in the harbor at 32A for free) But Italy is really in need

[dpeilow]

Yes, definitely let Tesla know if you want to see this network expanded and doubly so if infrastructure companies are not delivering what is needed in your area.

[AndrewBissell]

Just to illustrate how useful this network is even for partial charges, today I had to do 244 miles. I was able to do this with 15% SOC left due to arranging my sub-one-hour lunch break to be at Dalmahoy, near Edinburgh, and charging at 70A while there, gaining 15kWh.

(To be fair, I also picked up possibly 1 or 2 kWh at the Whitelee Wind Farm visitors centre south of Glasgow on Eaglesham Moor where I charged in the morning while delivering an EV talk for Scottish Power staff; and 2 kWh at home on 32A when I dropped in briefly to pick some stuff up.)

In purely Scottish terms I think I proved that the Tesla Roadster suffers no lack of range by doing Edinburgh-Glasgow return twice in one day. All done at full motorway speeds keeping up with heavy traffic (I was pressed for time all day)*. Overall I used 62.5 kWh net energy, so the value of the quick 15 kWh over lunch is pretty clear. I love having this UK HPC Network, even for uses I wasn't anticipating!


* exception the last Glasgow - Edinburgh drive has very light traffic so I experimented with Eberhard's approach: 52 mph/85 kph on cruise control with no attempt to draft trucks. Very effective with around 200Wh/mile or less for that segment. Perhaps if I hadn't done this I would have been at 10% SOC at the end.

[Nik]

Just to illustrate how useful this network is even for partial charges, today I had to do 244 miles. I was able to do this with 15% SOC left due to arranging my sub-one-hour lunch break to be at Dalmahoy, near Edinburgh, and charging at 70A while there, gaining 15kWh.

I think this is an element that is overlooked byt he nay-sayers who want to prove the impracticality of EVs. A recharge-to-full time is only applicable if you can't chrage at your detination, or if your day's journey is >= 2x your range. Otherwise, a quick top-up of a few KWh will suffice.

[AndrewBissell]

Exactly

[dpeilow]

Spotted at Tebay Services




Quite a few motorists are going to be aware of its existence now