Glad to see EG are finally putting in chargers. MFG have grown massively and now have one of best charging networks even if they are expensive. Garages have the sites, whereas the likes of Ionity have to fight for sites and consequently their growth has stalled.
I was disappointed by Jim Holders story. He seems to be new to EVs but wasn't clear on this. The days of holidaying in an EV being and adventure are largely over, and it would have been nice if he had presented his story as a how to guide, rather than as something risky.
We did a similar mileage with trips up to Scotland and North Yorkshire and it was both simple to plan and drama free. The only element of uncertainty was how busy the chargers would be, but looking at occupancy on ZapMap a week before you travel gives a good clue. As it was we only had to wait at Gretna, but going there was really a mistake on my part. We also found a good sense of camaraderie at the chargers and chatting added more time to the journey than charging.
I have mixed views about BP. They seem to be good at being lumbered with other people's mistakes.
They clearly took on a lot of aging chargers from other companies and have failed to purge the dead ones. North Yorkshire for example is full of relics.
Bedford where I live has lots of new on street chargers and most are terribly situated. It looks like they accepted the council's choice of sites rather than telling them better locations.
Glad to see EG are finally putting in chargers. MFG have grown massively and now have one of best charging networks even if they are expensive. Garages have the sites, whereas the likes of Ionity have to fight for sites and consequently their growth has stalled.
I was disappointed by Jim Holders story. He seems to be new to EVs but wasn't clear on this. The days of holidaying in an EV being and adventure are largely over, and it would have been nice if he had presented his story as a how to guide, rather than as something risky.
We did a similar mileage with trips up to Scotland and North Yorkshire and it was both simple to plan and drama free. The only element of uncertainty was how busy the chargers would be, but looking at occupancy on ZapMap a week before you travel gives a good clue. As it was we only had to wait at Gretna, but going there was really a mistake on my part. We also found a good sense of camaraderie at the chargers and chatting added more time to the journey than charging.
I have mixed views about BP. They seem to be good at being lumbered with other people's mistakes.
They clearly took on a lot of aging chargers from other companies and have failed to purge the dead ones. North Yorkshire for example is full of relics.
Bedford where I live has lots of new on street chargers and most are terribly situated. It looks like they accepted the council's choice of sites rather than telling them better locations.