They already have one pay to use charger in NI, typically 38kW max.
This is why I would avoid using these chargers, not being able to see their availability in real time would put me off, they are definitely going to lose traffic without having live data.
When their first site at Kinnegar Belfast opened they were asked about app access, and they said it was on their radar but not a priority. Since then the Public Charge Point Regulations 2023 came into force in the UK from last November and that will require both providing live data to third parties (by November 2024), and roaming access (by November 2025).
They already satisfy the contactless payment at all rapids.
No centralised way of seeing the price and prices can change without warning. Sounds a lot like the same problems ICE have!
The one in Holywood/Kinnegar hasn't worked for me the last 3 times and when I tried last week 2 other cars turned away too.
There are photos on plugshare app for the site near Hollywood in Belfast. The price varies by connector speed so no one answer for price. Beware suppliers can change prices overnight with zero warning.
Don't know where you can find the prices sorry. They don't seem to change that often, so Plugshare might be accurate.
Two 200kW CCS of these coming to the Maxol on the Sandyford Road in Dublin:
Is there anywhere to see their current prices? There doesn't seem to be any app and the prices on plugshare aren't always upto date.
Badly needed in Portrush.
Portrush ni
Newbridge estimate march or april according to staff onsite. Visually no change to above photo.
Newbridge again.
I charged at the Kinnegar location in NI earlier this week. It was a very good experience overall and I hope we see a lot more locations like this over the coming year.
I particularly liked how there were different bays for different charging ratings from 50kw through to 200kw depending on how fast your car charges, or perhaps your soc.
It was a dry day, but I appreciated the canopy also, for no other reason than there wasn't a wind chill factor of -2!
Could just use the one we already have, have linked it from the charger notification thread
Newbridge
More than a year since planning went in.
Shockingly you may not get wet while charging.
They have similar sites in Northern Ireland
They tend to be relatively high power with a mix of units with a mix of prices.
Planning permission submitted by Maxol for the M3 services on the N3 at Mulhuddart. https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/application-details/96465
6 charging spots.
Many haters of Blanchardstown have long dreamed of chargers being installed here
New Maxol hub for Limerick in planning application (looks like the same layout as Kinnegar)
Yeah getting the new chargers into in-built sat navs is slow, even if updates are available. That is an issue for the average EV driver who doesnt follow Boards or FB etc, especially as a lot of people think public chargers are mainly ESB - they are but things are improving.
Regarding the payment terminal the interface is exactlty the same as their pay at fuel pump interface, so this is perhaps a bodge to maintain their existing back-end software. They also pre-auth £100 which perhaps has issues with tap to pay
Which is odd because they do have a tap contact pad on the front, with a picture to indicate it, but it doesn't work.
Not only is Belfast a ****-show for charging, the vast majority of the Ards Peninsula is even worse. The "city" of Bangor has basically 4 functioning public AC chargers left at this point — there are 2 ESB ACs that have been out of commission since at least July, 2 at the leisure centre that require a keyfob from the centre, 2 at an ASDA that have been broken for years, and that's pretty much it. Newtownards isn't any better.
The state of infrastructure in the North has been abysmal and deteriorating, so it's great to see some actual progress. And thank **** it's not a free for all too.
Oh, by the way, if you have a car that relies upon sat-nav destinations for battery preconditioning, and your maps probably don't have this hub added yet, I recommend targetting the IKEA DC charger that's very nearby, it should have you warmed up for the same time give or take a minute.
Tap to pay typically has a lot of 50 euro or whatever sterling. If they are pre authorising £100 then touch to.pay won't work.
I guess Maxol didn't want to pay for additional terminals. The chargers also work with Maxol fuel cards which don't typically have tap and pay
The terminals in Kinnegar are chip and pin only, not tap and pay
What's with the payment being on a separate unit? The new charger thread has just had a post with the new one on Crumlin Road, Belfast. It's only one unit, but the payment is still separate. Are the units they use simply incapable of having payment built in?
Popped in earlier today as I needed a top up before heading back to Dublin
Have to say it's an excellent setup, well worth the detour for having a great charging facility
When I arrived there was only a Mokka E on the 200kW (why???) so I took one of the 150kW units
Got around 65-70kW which is expected given I was starting around 50% SoC
Topped up with 15% and headed off home, probably took around 15 mins which was enough time for a bathroom break and to grab some snacks for the kiddos in the shop
I asked the cashier if they were getting a lot of cars coming in to charge and she seemed to think the hub was pretty busy despite being a bit away from Belfast itself
So the site seems to already be a success, hopefully it keeps going
I noticed the CCS side of the 50kW was offline when I arrived, so good news for the Leaf owners as only Chademo is working
Also, watch out for the upfront payment. I used revolut and they charged £100 off my card as a down payment 😱
They were quick to reverse it and deduct the proper amount after I was done, but something to be aware of
I wonder if that's only for revolut cards or do other cards get the same treatment 🤔
Belfast is an absolute sh*t show for charging so I suspect its people who really need a charge and can't get one closer.
I tried it out a while back as I have family in Holywood so was passing. I was also going on from there to Dublin so I needed the juice anyway.
Ah, that would be why they call it the greater Belfast area 😉
I wonder where the traffic on the charger is coming from. Is it folks coming and going from the airport, locals, or people heading to Belfast and are willing to travel a bit for a charge
The great town of Holywood you mean!
Can a BMW hybrid take CCS?
The great city of Belfast
Where is that
Every BMW driver knows that their cars are the best and deserve the best electricity 😂
Probably fills up with the expensive petrol as well
I'd say the overstay fee will be a bigger shock, 25 mins to kick in on the 200kW unit, then 50p per minute 😱
Had to laugh at the hybrid BMW that was plugged into the 200kW the other day though, while the 50kW was unoccupied. Not sure they’ve spotted the price differences.
