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  • #32
    eltoastero
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 298 ✭✭eltoastero


    Free charging and the grants were to help stimulate demand, there's now plenty of demand now. And the few who took the p1ss and charged public because it was free ruined for the rest of us (I'll happily pay for a reliable /available charging station)



  • #33
    liamog
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Regional East Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 6,516 Mod ✭✭✭✭liamog


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120526588#Comment_120526588

    You are more than welcome to set up your own public charging network, you've clearly identified that the incumbents are milking it so you should have an easy time attracting investment to VAM Charging Inc.



  • #34
    graememk
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 7,151 Mod ✭✭✭✭graememk


    They still need to hurry up and roll out these "hubs" that they are talking about.

    Welcome the paid charging, you couldn't rely on getting a charge at any of the fast chargers as they were so busy, be it because it was free, or just lack of chargers. The one time I did, I had an alert on it, it freed up, and when I got to it it was free, and then 2 other cars arrived for a charge.

    There's a lot more electric cars in the north now too.

    On the 22kw ones though if it was available and handy I'd charge even if I didn't really need it - because it was free. Now I'll not be charging unless I need it now.



  • #35
    zg3409
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 7,234 ✭✭✭zg3409


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120524292#Comment_120524292

    The ROI app pops up warnings around 40 minutes, should be the same in NI. If you start with an esb card the phone app will still pop.up warning. The rules, cost, parking rules should be displayed at every charger like every petrol station prices. Lots of charging places just jumped prices overnight with no announcement.



  • #36
    ted1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,531 ✭✭✭✭ted1


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120524328#Comment_120524328

    How is being charged for a service a ripping people off. Electricity and the infrastructure to provide charging isn’t free



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  • #37
    loopymum
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,243 ✭✭✭loopymum


    Can the republic of ireland ecars card & app be used to activate & pay for NI chargers?



  • #38
    eltoastero
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 298 ✭✭eltoastero


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120545278#Comment_120545278

    Yes (just the eCars branded ones, not the say Maxol ones)



  • #39
    veryangryman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,751 ✭✭✭veryangryman


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120544896#Comment_120544896

    The cost of them, the cost of them and the cost of them. Its excessive. Let me know if i need to repeat again.



  • #40
    ted1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,531 ✭✭✭✭ted1


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120545529#Comment_120545529

    you do realise the wholesale price of electricity has shot up



  • #41
    Black_Knight
    Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 11,720 ✭✭✭✭Black_Knight


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120523238#Comment_120523238
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    For a long weekend, that's pretty low. AC usage is the most obvious hit though. Looking like about 50000 less minutes of AC usage since Wednesday/Thursday.



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  • #42
    rocketspocket
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 271 ✭✭rocketspocket


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120545791#Comment_120545791

    Very interesting & stats directly showing the benefits of paying to charge & how it is freeing up the network.



  • #43
    zg3409
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 7,234 ✭✭✭zg3409


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120545922#Comment_120545922

    Just beware in ROI similar happened first few days but then those who topped up on last free charge while it was no fee, then needed to fill up again. Some may have home chargers but in ROI many did not and then scrambled to get a home charger and installers were overloaded. Similarly sales of new EVs are high and in NI there seems to be big incentives for fleet/company car EVs, with civil servants etc getting them. Even if all worked (many are broken months) there is not enough to handle peak demand, probably 5 times the amount needed today and 10 times the amount should be planning.

    The faster project has about 20 sites with 50kW+ chargers planned for delivery hopefully before end of year 2023. These "coming soon" sites are listed on plugshare app so hopefully by year 2024 there should be an improvement with possibly ionity and other competitors having sites.

    Still no real motorway charging network, and faster project seems to be single chargers.



  • #44
    rocketspocket
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 271 ✭✭rocketspocket


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120549853#Comment_120549853

    Also worth a mention there is a new hub 'scheduled' for this summer at Dobbies Garden Centre Lisburn (off M1 & about 1 mile from Sprucefield) - noted to be '6 x DC Rapid Charging bays, each greater than 50kW'



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