Center of British Isles Dunsop Bridge, Lancashire
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre_points_of_the_United_Kingdom using Centroid locations
Yet only one Tesla charger is north of this point. Over 12 or more I believe are currently South of this point. And before users say, but the uptake of the MS in the South is higher, remember these people may want to actually travel North too. ( I realise this is a big assumption lol!)
If anyone wants to go North if you can get to Stretton Supercharger charger, near Warrington, in an S85 and get a range charge, it will show around 250 miles typical. In cold weather I think mine actually showed 242 typical. Then head to the next SC at Edinburgh Airport in winter without any midway Ecotricty stops, (many are faulty anyway.) it's 241 miles.
In winter, with four people, baggage, heater on lights on, wipers on, heated seats on, at 70 mph you wont make it.
Maybe at 55mph under these conditions it's possible, however good luck doing 55mph on our motorways.
I've just done this run as described and without Ecotricty stops it was 100% impossible at 70 mph.
It's must be fairly obvious to anyone that we need more chargers Northwards. I realise they are in the pipeline, but it appears every month another in the south pops up.
I'm planning a trip to Winchester, next month, great I can pass Birmingham SC, Reading SC, and I find to my delight a new one in Winchester opening soon. But then my wife tells me another one called Winchester Norton a few miles away from it is already open.
I'm really not complaining about what a fantastic job Tesla is doing all round, but really ONE SC in the top half of the British Isles?
Is this meant to be a joke on people wanting to get North in an MS by Tesla?
Are Tesla trying to tell owners we want our MS to stay in the southern half of the UK?
[I ready myself for the slaughter from forum members.....lol.]
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre_points_of_the_United_Kingdom using Centroid locations
Yet only one Tesla charger is north of this point. Over 12 or more I believe are currently South of this point. And before users say, but the uptake of the MS in the South is higher, remember these people may want to actually travel North too. ( I realise this is a big assumption lol!)
If anyone wants to go North if you can get to Stretton Supercharger charger, near Warrington, in an S85 and get a range charge, it will show around 250 miles typical. In cold weather I think mine actually showed 242 typical. Then head to the next SC at Edinburgh Airport in winter without any midway Ecotricty stops, (many are faulty anyway.) it's 241 miles.
In winter, with four people, baggage, heater on lights on, wipers on, heated seats on, at 70 mph you wont make it.
Maybe at 55mph under these conditions it's possible, however good luck doing 55mph on our motorways.
I've just done this run as described and without Ecotricty stops it was 100% impossible at 70 mph.
It's must be fairly obvious to anyone that we need more chargers Northwards. I realise they are in the pipeline, but it appears every month another in the south pops up.
I'm planning a trip to Winchester, next month, great I can pass Birmingham SC, Reading SC, and I find to my delight a new one in Winchester opening soon. But then my wife tells me another one called Winchester Norton a few miles away from it is already open.
I'm really not complaining about what a fantastic job Tesla is doing all round, but really ONE SC in the top half of the British Isles?
Is this meant to be a joke on people wanting to get North in an MS by Tesla?
Are Tesla trying to tell owners we want our MS to stay in the southern half of the UK?
[I ready myself for the slaughter from forum members.....lol.]
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