Hello all,
So after the waiting, my 90D is finally being collected this Friday afternoon! Super excited, particularly as it might have the v7 software, great timing!
I'm actually going to a function in Manchester on Saturday evening so planning on driving up Saturday afternoon from Uxbridge / West London, returning Sunday. However, as I don't yet have the car, and as this trip will basically be my first full day of driving the car, I'd appreciate any useful tips for the journey, particularly with regards to charging (but any other tips also gratefully accepted).
So my ICE route up would be straight up the M40 then M42 Eastbound to M6 toll round Brum then M6 North the rest of the way. However, at 195 miles / 3.5 hours, I'm assuming I'll have to stop for charge somewhere. My options seem to be:
1) Go all the way at lower speed and then charge in the car park upon arrival in Manchester. That said, with a pregnant wife, I'm likely to have to stop once along the way regardless of charge.
2) Stop at the supercharger on the M42 - however this would then involve either a) going West around the M42 to M6 and not using the toll road so probably loads more traffic, or b) go West from M40 along M42 to supercharger, then double back on myself after the charge back past the M40 junction and round East to the M6.
3) Stop at a non-supercharger on the way - I've ordered a Chadmeo charger to come with the car so maybe this would work.
Normally I'd just see how this plays out on the day, but as it's literally the first day driving the car I thought I'd get advice on this occassion.
Other notes:
The hotel in Manchester is near the NCP Manchester Central car park which has charging spots and can be activated using the ChargeCar app (which I've signed up for).
I've paid for an ecotricity card yesterday, hoping it turns up before the weekend.
Many thanks for any thoughts on this, thanks all!
Regards,
Aman
So after the waiting, my 90D is finally being collected this Friday afternoon! Super excited, particularly as it might have the v7 software, great timing!
I'm actually going to a function in Manchester on Saturday evening so planning on driving up Saturday afternoon from Uxbridge / West London, returning Sunday. However, as I don't yet have the car, and as this trip will basically be my first full day of driving the car, I'd appreciate any useful tips for the journey, particularly with regards to charging (but any other tips also gratefully accepted).
So my ICE route up would be straight up the M40 then M42 Eastbound to M6 toll round Brum then M6 North the rest of the way. However, at 195 miles / 3.5 hours, I'm assuming I'll have to stop for charge somewhere. My options seem to be:
1) Go all the way at lower speed and then charge in the car park upon arrival in Manchester. That said, with a pregnant wife, I'm likely to have to stop once along the way regardless of charge.
2) Stop at the supercharger on the M42 - however this would then involve either a) going West around the M42 to M6 and not using the toll road so probably loads more traffic, or b) go West from M40 along M42 to supercharger, then double back on myself after the charge back past the M40 junction and round East to the M6.
3) Stop at a non-supercharger on the way - I've ordered a Chadmeo charger to come with the car so maybe this would work.
Normally I'd just see how this plays out on the day, but as it's literally the first day driving the car I thought I'd get advice on this occassion.
Other notes:
The hotel in Manchester is near the NCP Manchester Central car park which has charging spots and can be activated using the ChargeCar app (which I've signed up for).
I've paid for an ecotricity card yesterday, hoping it turns up before the weekend.
Many thanks for any thoughts on this, thanks all!
Regards,
Aman