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liamog

Details from the dail on the eCars €10,000,000 expansion programme.

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.

https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2019-01-24/10/?fbclid=IwAR1eGLQjNFuywCoaB__FJADns7gNOD09DaR9XLueHAKZ8vljfd-kL-_LpDs

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the_amazing_raisin

silver_sky wrote: »

Imagine there was a meet organised at this one in Waterford... I think yer man would physically remove the charger.

Great result, maybe they'll move it somewhere with fewer pallets and picnic benches

silver_sky

Imagine there was a meet organised at this one in Waterford... I think yer man would physically remove the charger.

liamog

Good news charger is unblocked and working, now wheres that bag of household waste I've been carrying around?

eagerv

liamog wrote: »

By complete coincidence, I now have to go to Waterford to pick up an xbox, wish me luck!

Good luck..

It's operational alright, dropped by to have a look earlier. Didn't need to charge, but discovered there was a delivery lorry blocking the charger.

Was going to go in and tell owner how disgusted I was that he allowed deliveries to block the charger, but my better judgement decided that would be unwise..:)

Kramer

liamog wrote: »

By complete coincidence, I now have to go to Waterford to pick up an xbox, wish me luck!

Relax, it should be fine

the_amazing_raisin

liamog wrote: »

By complete coincidence, I now have to go to Waterford to pick up an xbox, wish me luck!

Bring a saw

liamog

By complete coincidence, I now have to go to Waterford to pick up an xbox, wish me luck!

the_amazing_raisin

ELM327 wrote: »

Along with the toilets and the tap water. Brilliant. Oh and where can I charge my phone and laptop, and can you take this bag of rubbish.

Be sure to ask him to seperate out the recycling as well

ELM327

Along with the toilets and the tap water. Brilliant. Oh and where can I charge my phone and laptop, and can you take this bag of rubbish.

AndyBoBandy

Just walk in with your coffee in hand, and ask where the sugar sachets & stirrers are??

ELM327

I was thinking to ask if there was a microwave to heat up my coffee and did he have some free sugar.
Seeing as he complained EV owners are cheap before.

the_amazing_raisin

ELM327 wrote: »

I'm really regretting being between EVs right now, would love to drive down there and charge.

Go down there, park at the charger, and complain to the owner that the air pump for the tyres isn't working

ELM327

I'm really regretting being between EVs right now, would love to drive down there and charge.

markpb

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

ESB saying on Twitter that the Waterford saga has moved on to it's next chapter... An engineer visited site yesterday, and apparently the unit is back available again.....

Your move Waterford garage guy........

I’m taking bets:

6/1 - the return of the picnic bench and a more aggressive note
10/3 - a giant bin bag draped over the whole unit

Or my favourite at 9/2 - tiger teeth in front of it and anti personnel land mines strategically deployed to get you as you flee

liamog

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

ESB saying on Twitter that the Waterford saga has moved on to it's next chapter... An engineer visited site yesterday, and apparently the unit is back available again.....

When they say engineer, did they send Anna down with a pair of scissors?

Mickeroo

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

ESB saying on Twitter that the Waterford saga has moved on to it's next chapter... An engineer visited site yesterday, and apparently the unit is back available again.....

Your move Waterford garage guy........

Can't wait for the film adaptation of that one.

AndyBoBandy

ESB saying on Twitter that the Waterford saga has moved on to it's next chapter... An engineer visited site yesterday, and apparently the unit is back available again.....

Your move Waterford garage guy........

ELM327

Kramer wrote: »

ELM327 after being asked "will you be long?"

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You know, as someone who has ASD and the accompanying social anxiety, this is pretty close to the truth! :cool:

Comment_below

tigerbalm_eu wrote: »

I see this as a design issue. It doesn't help that its right beside the door and in front of other services (laundry/parcels). It only encourages the lazy, ill-informed or don't cares. I also think it should be laid out more like fuel pumps than parking spaces.

This is very true!

I would hazard a guess that the majority of EV drivers are able bodied and therefore can walk a distance to the shop. Or is there some guideline dictating that EV bays must be near an entrance to facilitate the minority of EV drivers that are disabled? Or is it due to cabling issues?

Same issue occurs at disabled spaces with illegitimate people abusing the space including with blue badge permits. But, I think abled bodied people parking in a disabled space is a worse offence.

I think councils are to blame here also as if anyone knows the eCars on Nelson Street near the Mater , it's a waste of money installing a chargepoint there as the majority of the time it's ICED, and no wonder there's no markings on the space stating it's an EV space. Likewise, the eCars chargepoint on North Wall Road near the 3 Arena, there used to be 2 designated spaces for the chargepoint but now one has been turned into a disabled space. This is not only a random disabled space but now only allows 1 EV to charge at the 2 port chargepoint unless you're a disabled EV driver.

Anyone know if a car can be clamped/ticketed for parking in a disabled bay illegitimately? I know ICE cars don't if parked in a EV bay!

AndyBoBandy

I’m more of a pop up to my local Tesco 5-6 times a week type, and shop day to day mostly, and I have to say, and to my shock, the AC 22 there is actually quite busy… there are a few cars I see there quite regularly…. So I assume they are apartment dwellers, or simply never went down the home charger route….

markpb

Black_Knight wrote: »

Who's going to spend AC charging amount of time at Tesco!? Anything else of interest there too keep people busy?

My weekly shopping trip takes 45-60 minutes including loading it into the car afterwards. Obviously that time depends a lot on how much “help” I get from the little ones. At 16.5kW (for me), that’s a decent enough charge and worth plugging in for.

I do agree though, 22s at Tesco are green-washing of the highest order, it just happens to suit me.

Black_Knight

kanuseeme wrote: »

I don't know who is going to use them, but I do know some people plug in to get cheap parking.

Utilised that the other week. Had to run into the English market, grab a couple of things. I was 16 minutes, cost 13c. Handy when I'm parking in town for "that's a rip off having to pay for an hour, I'll only be 10 minutes" amount of time. My charging history will attest to how infrequent that is.

kanuseeme

I don't know who is going to use them, but I do know some people plug in to get cheap parking.

Black_Knight

kanuseeme wrote: »

Parking is free at Tesco, no need to plug in and turn down the charging speed:D:D:D:D

Who's going to spend AC charging amount of time at Tesco!? Anything else of interest there too keep people busy?

kanuseeme

Black_Knight wrote: »

It's a 22kW AC at Tesco... Can't imagine it'll be busy.

Parking is free at Tesco, no need to plug in and turn down the charging speed:D:D:D:D

liamog

Kramer wrote: »

I guess to some, the very act of asking how long they'll be, would by itself, make them feel pressured, or even a little intimidated.

It's a real shame that simply asking a question can be seen as an intimidating act these days.

Kramer wrote: »

I've had people (well, me one & Mrs. K another), knock aggressively on the side window while ensconced charging & busy concentrating on doing something on my mobile (Mrs. K doing work paperwork). One was deliberately being aggressive or "forward" & one didn't realise how intimidating it was.

That's a bit much alright

Black_Knight

It's a 22kW AC at Tesco... Can't imagine it'll be busy.

the_amazing_raisin

Kramer wrote: »

I guess to some, the very act of asking how long they'll be, would by itself, make them feel pressured, or even a little intimidated.
I've had people (well, me one & Mrs. K another), knock aggressively on the side window while ensconced charging & busy concentrating on doing something on my mobile (Mrs. K doing work paperwork). One was deliberately being aggressive or "forward" & one didn't realise how intimidating it was.

Now I'm the first to engage usually & always conscious of not wanting to delay anyone, so I could imaging someone of a quieter disposition feeling uncomfortable being asked "how long you'll be".
Given the pandemic & how many people are nervous for other reasons these days too...........

Yeah personally I find it difficult to ask the barista in the coffee shop to fix my order when they forget to put cream on top

So asking someone politely how long they'll be and pleading my case to them to let me use the charger would tak a lot of willpower on my part

It was a pretty close knit community back in 2018, but there's a lot more EVs on the roads now so you can't be sure of what response you'll get if you engage with someone.

We've gone from 13,000 to over 17,000 EVs in 5 months based on the recent sales figured. Could be over 20,000 by end of 2021 at that rate.

Unfortunately probability dictates that means more ar!eholes will be driving EVs. Gone are the days wen you were guarunteed 15 mins of ecellent banter at with other EV drivers comparing range and charging speeds

Anyway, there's a simple solution - more chargers!
Glad to see eCars are making some progress at J14.

6 or 8 more proper hubs & I'll not be critical of them again :pac:.

Oh don't worry, I'm sure that 1 Windows 95 server they have controlling the whole backend will croak again soon and the entire network will go down :rolleyes:

Kramer

ELM327 after being asked "will you be long?"

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Kramer

liamog wrote: »

I don't see it as passive aggressive, if someone is going to take anywhere between 2mins and 45mins then I think it's reasonable to ask them how long they plan to be.

I guess to some, the very act of asking how long they'll be, would by itself, make them feel pressured, or even a little intimidated.
I've had people (well, me one & Mrs. K another), knock aggressively on the side window while ensconced charging & busy concentrating on doing something on my mobile (Mrs. K doing work paperwork). One was deliberately being aggressive or "forward" & one didn't realise how intimidating it was.

Now I'm the first to engage usually & always conscious of not wanting to delay anyone, so I could imaging someone of a quieter disposition feeling uncomfortable being asked "how long you'll be".
Given the pandemic & how many people are nervous for other reasons these days too...........

Anyway, there's a simple solution - more chargers!
Glad to see eCars are making some progress at J14.

6 or 8 more proper hubs & I'll not be critical of them again :pac:.