Travelling to Wales in September

Annasopra

I am travelling to Wales in September. I have a Nissan Leaf SVE 40kw.

Roughly the range on 100 is about 230/240km

It's 130ish km from my house to ferry.

I plan to charge just before Rosslare and then possibly 2 or 3 stops in Wales en route to destination.

I have done a rough calculation on zapmap of where to stop and this probably means downloading 3 new charging apps.

Anything that I need to think about.

the_amazing_raisin

Just done the North of Wales in an ID.4, the good news is that there seems to be a decent number of chargers along the main roads

I'd recommend using ABRP to plan your route and put in a minimum number of chargers as 2 or even 4. This should cause it to avoid any single charger sites

A lot of towns will have 1 or 2 rapid chargers around the place with Chademo plugs. Might be a good option to stop in one for a meal while the car charges

Many networks in the UK accept debit card payments, the government there was much faster at requiring card readers on chargers. However a lot of older chargers might not have readers yet, it would be advisable to check Plugshare

Typically they seem to take a £25 hold on your card, so make sure there's money in your account. Internet can be a bit spotty in rural areas in Wales

Prices are fairly eye watering over there, I used an Osprey charging location that charged 82p/kWh 😭

If there's a destination charger (or you can use a granny cable) at where you're staying I'd recommend using it

Other than that, enjoy your trip 😁

User1998

Can’t you charge on the ferry?

GiftGrub100

No charging on the ferries from Rosslare to Wales.

There are lots of chargers around South Wales, Haverfordwest has a bank of high speed chargers (MFG Haverfordwest) next to Vincent Davies Dept Store they have Chademo (will be handy on the way back to top up before the ferry and if you don't get a charge in Rosslare, handy for coming off the ferry) for Fishguard.

If Pembroke - Savoy Country Inn just before St Clears have Osprey chargers in the car park as well as the Marstons Pub Cerig Glas near Pembroke dock

Try looking up Zapmap filter for chademo and that will give you a good idea of ones where you are going / staying near.

Have a fab time, great part of the world to visit.

Annasopra

Thanks. I have zapmap downloaded. I'll try ABRP but would prefer 1 map really