Ferries with ev charging

NIMAN

Am I right in thinking only the WB Yeats and Ulysses have on board charging?

Anyone ever used them?
If so, how many points to they have?

paulers06

Not sure about Ulysses but the Oscar Wilde does and presumably the WB Yeats. Used the charges on the OW before, can’t recall how many they have but definitely a couple. You need to be at check in prior to it opening as you need to board ship first if intending to charge.

bodgerfederer

i used the Ulysses when i brought my ev back from the uk.

It was class - told to skip the queue and drive past everyone to the front of the ferry. i was sat down in the lounge with my car charging before most people had even parked up. and it's free!

they had at least 4 pod points and maybe 8 - the captain was chatting to me as they'd just put them in.

untethered though so don't forget your type2 cable.

NIMAN

Were you the only EV there that day?

bodgerfederer

NIMAN wrote: »

Were you the only EV there that day?

Yep. I thought I’d booked a charge point but was told at check in that they had no record of it. No matter, the check in girl made a quick call then told me to drive to the front of the queue with my hazards on. Boom.

Genghis

Don't think Stena offer this. They didn't last October when I imported my EV.

User1998

Genghis wrote: »

Don't think Stena offer this. They didn't last October when I imported my EV.

When booking they ask do you have an EV so I assume they do

JohnC.

Stena’s site says they don’t at this time.

sgalvin

Yeats has 2 on the upper deck (diagonally opposite), you need own cable.
The one I used also had a 16 amp industrial socket beside it to if you only have a granny lead.

There was an option to reserve for elec or phev when booking.
Have just booked to France with Irish ferries but charge points are for electric only no PHEV.

Met another guy on the boat with a 330e but had not been given the type 2 by his dealer so check.

NIMAN wrote: »

Am I right in thinking only the WB Yeats and Ulysses have on board charging?

Anyone ever used them?
If so, how many points to they have?

redcup342

sgalvin wrote: »

Yeats has 2 on the upper deck (diagonally opposite), you need own cable.
The one I used also had a 16 amp industrial socket beside it to if you only have a granny lead.

There was an option to reserve for elec or phev when booking.
Have just booked to France with Irish ferries but charge points are for electric only no PHEV.

Met another guy on the boat with a 330e but had not been given the type 2 by his dealer so check.

That's great, would be a terrible waste if a PHEV would use up a charging point for someone that needs it in a BEV.

lapua20grain

redcup342 wrote: »

That's great, would be a terrible waste if a PHEV would use up a charging point for someone that needs it in a BEV.

Why?

kennethsmyth

lapua20grain wrote: »

Why?

Ehh... because a bev may have just made it to the ferry with a limited amount of power, the phev can drive on fuel, the bev cannot drive.

lapua20grain

kennethsmyth wrote: »

Ehh... because a bev may have just made it to the ferry with a limited amount of power, the phev can drive on fuel, the bev cannot drive.

If I land up with my PHEV I'll charge it before someone with a BEV first up best dressed I don't get the attitude in these threads of BEV drivers you made the choice of reduced range I want to use my ICE as little as possible so will use charging facilities.

kennethsmyth

Hi I used charging on the way back from Cherbourg to Dublin last summer on the WB Yeats.

1. Need to get to port early
2. On checkin when you tell them you are electric and ask for charging they will give you a different colour tag for window.
3. This puts you in a different lane for going on the ferry.
4. I was there with only a tesla S also.
5. They will put you on the ferry first so if you are not early this will not happen and you will not get charge
6. Its a type two untethered siemens charger. Looks to be 4 one in each corner.

MJohnston

lapua20grain wrote: »

If I land up with my PHEV I'll charge it before someone with a BEV first up best dressed I don't get the attitude in these threads of BEV drivers you made the choice of reduced range I want to use my ICE as little as possible so will use charging facilities.

How long does it take your PHEV's battery to reach full charge?

lapua20grain

MJohnston wrote: »

How long does it take your PHEV's battery to reach full charge?

Approx 3. 5 hours

ELM327

Charged on Irish Ferries on way back from UK with my Tesla S.
Rate of charge v low, 15a single phase but it added enough of a buffer to make sure I got home safe.

redcup342

lapua20grain wrote: »

Why?

Because it's an 18 1/2 hour crossing and a PHEV only takes a hours to charge, so the charger would be of no use for the majority of the crossing.

BEV uses the resource much more effectively, hence why they have the policy I would guess.

Hoboo

redcup342 wrote: »

Because it's an 18 1/2 hour crossing and a PHEV only takes a hours to charge, so the charger would be of no use for the majority of the crossing.

BEV uses the resource much more effectively, hence why they have the policy I would guess.

And a good policy too, rewards those who go all out for the environment and not just half way, a choice they made when buying.

lapua20grain

redcup342 wrote: »

Because it's an 18 1/2 hour crossing and a PHEV only takes a hours to charge, so the charger would be of no use for the majority of the crossing.

BEV uses the resource much more effectively, hence why they have the policy I would guess.

I'm using the holyhead ferry I wouldn't be a bad bastard and take it on a French ferry

SteM

lapua20grain wrote: »

I'm using the holyhead ferry I wouldn't be a bad bastard and take it on a French ferry

You were replying to someone who was specifically talking about the ferry to France though.

lapua20grain

SteM wrote: »

You were replying to someone who was specifically talking about the ferry to France though.

I didn't know obviously otherwise I would not have posted

SteM

lapua20grain wrote: »

I didn't know obviously otherwise I would not have posted

Crazy to think that people would read the thread they want to have a little rant on alright. Seems like you're looking to have an argument with BEV drivers from the way you posted.

lapua20grain

SteM wrote: »

Crazy to think that people would read the thread they want to have a little rant on alright. Seems like you're looking to have an argument with BEV drivers from the way you posted.

Nah just your interpretation

markpb

I charged on an Irish Ferries ship when I was importing my EV a few months ago. They realised on the ship that they had directed me to the wrong deck, stopped all the boarding so I could reverse back and up a ramp onto a different deck that was (and remained) completely empty for the entire sailing. Then they forgot about me so I was sitting like a lemon on the deck on my own. I ended up running up and down several flights of stairs and along a different car deck looking for a crew member to let me disembark. By then, everyone else had left so I was left driving around a poorly lit and un-signposted part of the port trying to find the exit.

Fun times.

liamog

Just think, the bunker fuel used on the ferry to charge your car probably makes that one of the most ecologically damaging charge of your car in its lifetime.
I charged on the W.B. Yeats going to Holyhead, worth it just for the queue skipping!

zg3409

Firstly I recommend fast charging before you get ferry, just in case. There is fast chargers in Dublin port and Wexford.

In terms of ferries here are some photos on plugshare app if you pick the location of Dublin port. Some people report issues with connectors (type 2 tethered only pod point on some ferries) and cars giving errors (ships are earthed differently) particularly a Zoe. As said try to pick the option when booking, remind them when checking in, and again tell them when going into the queue lanes and up the ramp. Some people asked for engineer to help source adapters for charging and others granny charged instead of using official EV charger.

If you fast charge before arriving then there is less panic involved. Please update plugshare app with status, photos and tips

https://www.irishferries.com/ie-en/frequently-asked-questions/general-information/electric-cars/

ELM327

liamog wrote: »

Just think, the bunker fuel used on the ferry to charge your car probably makes that one of the most ecologically damaging charge of your car in its lifetime.
I charged on the W.B. Yeats going to Holyhead, worth it just for the queue skipping!

The bunker fuel is being used anyway, it's not going to notice 5kWh extra :P


Some of us don't actually care about the ecomentalists anyway, driving an EV doesnt mean that you use recycled bog roll or that

Wingding80

Does anyone know what the story is with speedy exit if you are charging on wb yeats ferry to France? I am hopefully travelling in autumn with my parents who are extremely impatient people! they always insist on getting speedy exit but I see you cannot book speedy exit if you book an ev spot. Do they sit you there until the end? My parents would drive me insane with their moaning if that was the case…

ELM327

We got on first but left last

Kramer

Wingding80 wrote: »

Does anyone know what the story is with speedy exit if you are charging on wb yeats ferry to France?

Had no issues either boarding or disembarking recently................



Voltage was low though - dropped to 195v so I had to drop the charge rate to 12 amps or so after the car stopped charging with an error. Luckily it alerted on the app & I was able to restart it but it could well have sat there for the duration, connected but not charging.

Wingding80

ELM327 wrote: »

We got on first but left last

Yeah, that’s what I was afraid of.. might just do speedy exit and forget about charging on the ferry..

kennethsmyth

Wingding80 wrote: »

Does anyone know what the story is with speedy exit if you are charging on wb yeats ferry to France? I am hopefully travelling in autumn with my parents who are extremely impatient people! they always insist on getting speedy exit but I see you cannot book speedy exit if you book an ev spot. Do they sit you there until the end? My parents would drive me insane with their moaning if that was the case…

Hope you researched the charge points in France as a lot of single chargers like Ireland

Wingding80

kennethsmyth wrote: »

Hope you researched the charge points in France as a lot of single chargers like Ireland

Yep!:)