The key elements include six high speed charging hubs on motorways capable of charging eight vehicles simultaneously; 16 high speed charging hubs capable of charging four vehicles simultaneously; additional high power chargers at 34 current 50 kW locations; upgrading over 50 22 kW chargers to 50 kW, and replacing up to 264 locations with 528 charge points at the pre-existing pilot grade of 22 kW to next generation high reliability models.
ELM327 wrote: » That would be a better install than all but 3 ecars setups now. (the hpc+50kW is better, marginally, due to 150kW)
AndyBoBandy wrote: » I agree the 150kW unit is much better for obvious reasons, but those sites are still so limited as they are, and I'd guess they'll be like that for years... limited to 2 CCS cars charging simultaneously with 1 car using the CHAdeMO, or 2 on CHAdeMO and 1 on CCS.. (and unless a Zoe can create a 4th space and stretch the AC43 cable, the AC would be useless if 3 cars are already there charging!!). What if 3 Leaf's show up at the same time, or 3 ID.3's If they insist on installing the 150kW units as 1 CCS & 1 CHAdeMO plug, then they need at least 2 50kW units beside it. The absolute minimum requirement for being called a 'hub' should be 3 of any type of plug charging simultaneously, like that site in Coventry.. and has anyone actually seen 150kW from any of these hyper speed units yet? or even 140kW?
AndyBoBandy wrote: » Since restrictions first started back on March 13th 2020 (when the schools first closed & the day we picked up our Model 3), there has been a hell of a lot of new EV's sold.. a couple of thousand anyway... If by some miracle the country gets it's act together and reduces the covid cases to manageable levels again, and internal country travel is permitted again, there will suddenly be a lot of EV's traversing the country, and the eCars network will be found out for what it is... inadequate.. maybe not even this year, but with vaccines and tougher cross border travel restrictions, roads will be busy again... and I'm seeing new EV's on the road every day.
ELM327 wrote: » This is why you need to buy a Tesla tbh, or a car supported by anyone else with a charging network (like Ionity) that provide adequate fast charging support.
rocketspocket wrote: » Agree 100% - had a trip up north last week as my mother needed shopping and it was a nightmare - only 1 fast charger at the services on the M1 so had to wait 30 minutes (8 free telsa chargers). how can anyone think that 1 fast charger for a motorway service station is adequate.. was the lowest point of owning an EV to date.
AndyBoBandy wrote: » Yeah, it's a sad state of affairs when in 2021 this is your only ESB option roughly half way between Dublin & Belfast!!
rocketspocket wrote: » saw that placeholder for the second charger spot and that annoyed me even further - was wondering how long that had been there for and when (if) the 'second' charger will appear
AndyBoBandy wrote: » and has anyone actually seen 150kW from any of these hyper speed units yet? or even 140kW?
MJohnston wrote: » It's not the only ESB option tbf — there's one at Banbridge and another at Sprucefield. I've made the trip a few times in an i3 and it's really not that worrisome. You can fairly easily manage South Dublin to Belfast on a single charge in an i3, so the majority of newer EVs should have no problem doing it.
cruisey1987 wrote: » It's not great in a Leaf24, the other chargers aren't well placed so you really only have the option of Castle Bellingham I suppose the one upside is that there's another charger the other way, so if one is broken you're only a 10 mins detour from the other one and won't be stuck
MJohnston wrote: » It's not the only ESB option tbf — there's one at Banbridge and another at Sprucefield.
AndyBoBandy wrote: » Both in Northern Ireland though, and Northern Ireland isn't exactly top of ESB's 'must maintain' region is it? Have at look the last 5 check-in's for Banbridge on PlugShare.... Would you like to be arriving here desperate for a charge?? Sprucefield looks fairly reliable, but it's hardly midway between Dublin & Belfast is it? Castlebellingham is roughly half way, and an ideal place to put a charging hub (the clue is the fact Tesla have a hub there). Imagine a hub like that one in Coventry, 3 units, each with 3 different plug types, 150kW will run all 3 units.
cruisey1987 wrote: » I thought the "don't come near here" comment was referencing something else like your car would get set on fire A nice 8x150kW Fastned hub would be great in Castlebellingham
[Deleted User] wrote: » What's the story with the DC charger at GMC house off the Cappagh road ? ZAP Map shows it as ESB but the ESB don't have it on their map ?
cruisey1987 wrote: » My guess is someone put down the wrong provider, it's on plug surfing as an ESB 22kW AC unit so it's anyone's guess as to what's there, if anything There's a 44kW Chademo in the Nissan dealership nearby, maybe someone mistook that for an ESB unit
Deleted User wrote: » What's the story with the DC charger at GMC house off the Cappagh road ? ZAP Map shows it as ESB but the ESB don't have it on their map ?
zg3409 wrote: » One charger ID is from Dublin port, other is from Lifford Donegal. Presume its a mistake
Black_Knight wrote: » Texaco (Mace & Supermacs), N4, Ballinalack popped up as having a circontrol raption 50 Unit (the new DC units they've been installing) yesterday. It's back to being the old CHAdeMO only unit now, but signs it's going to be replaced. A replacement, but at least another CCS head installed.
eagerv wrote: » Luckily I didn't need a charge this morning, but was in the area of this charger in Waterford so dropped in to have a look. Was working fine last week..
innrain wrote: » Is 1st today. Probably he didn't get his rent
Silent Running wrote: » I wonder what would happen if you went into the shop and asked to use the charger. I know you shouldn't have to... but.
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