Tesla Supercharger network in Ireland
I think this topic deserves its own thread, and I don't see anything recent that's specifically devoted to it.
Personally I'm interested in getting a Model 3 in the next 18 months or so, but one of the things slightly holding me back is that where I live (Waterford) there is no real advantage, network-wise, in owning a Tesla over say a Kia E-Niro.
And I'm not complaining that there isn't a Supercharger in my back yard. What I am saying however between my home in the fifth largest city in the state and the main international airport in Dublin, there is not one opportunity to use a Supercharger. If I was starting from Galway, or Sligo, or Wexford, likewise. Even from Limerick, it's going to be tricky, because Birdhill is too close to my starting point.
So the "network" is not really a network at all, is it? Not every journey is going to need a Supercharger of course, but any long distance journey in Ireland is likely to incorporate at least part of the following main routes:
North-south: M8/M9/M11 to M50/N3/N2/N1 and M20/M18 to M17
East-west: N25-N22, M7, M4-M6, M1/A4 (in NI) to N16, M2/A6 (NI) to N15
Out of all of these, only M8-M7 to M50-M1 and N21-M7-M50-M1 are adequately covered. If I drive the main south coast route from Waterford to Kerry via Cork, I don't pass one. If I drive from here to Belfast, there is only one on the way, at Castlebellingham, and I doubt an SR+ is going to make it that far in the rain on a cold night, without slowing down well below 120.
The Tesla supercharger site for Ireland has been promising some new superchargers for a year or two now, with no visible progress. Even at that, there is nothing planned that would help me with a Dublin Airport pickup.
Of course the Tesla can use Ionity, and also it would really come into its own for any UK trips (not to have to use the "Electric Highway" - mother of God!), but it's poor enough show from Tesla, particularly when we're used to seeing progress on their network in other countries, and they're beginning to really sell in numbers here.
So does anyone have any insight into when these "coming soon" chargers will be operational, or indeed when we're likely to see more locations added to the list?
