Is that the 3rd network they've bought, Newmotion and Ubitricity were picked up by them a few years back
The weird part is that this is where a DC only system would work much better, if you already have solar
You could have a small CCS connector outside running a 400V DC line to a DC-DC converter beside your inverter
The converter would step down to 48V to work with the existing battery setup
You'd need some new CAN controls in the inverter to handle the communications, the converter would need to be flexible between a battery and a DC load for charging
The advantage of a system like that is you can work with any certified inverter, plus you don't pay a 20% conversion penalty when charging from solar
Unfortunately the car brands that have DC V2G are focusing on working with a particular inverter brand rather than opening the ecosystem up
I also think on-board V2L should at least be an option for most cars. Having portable power is very handy at times
There's already a chademo standard for this. Hydrogen cars from Japan have it already fitted.
Shell USA, at least the 2D barcode does not lead to scanners fake payment page to steal your card details.
Wouldn't it be great if all chargers had debit card readers on them, so you could use that secure payment method that works everywhere except taxis at 1am
Awesome looking new charging service station opened in Lithuania with 10x 200kW units capable of charging 20 cars at once, and not petrol pump in ditch!!
I hope someday we’ll have services like this with no smelly ICE pumps…
Do you think they managed to build that canopy for less than €336000?
there's no reason why Ireland can't have something like this across the country.
Its disgusting really. The gombeen government is prepared to pay billions in fines for not meeting EU emissions targets but not willing to invest said billions in renewables and EV infrastructure that would allow them to meet the targets.
They realise they have to do something. Soon nobody wants to buy their stinky petrol and diesel anymore
Here are the roads that are covered under phase 1 and phase 2 of the recharging infrastructure funding schemes. The target operational date for infrastructure funded under these schemes is end of 2025.
+1
When you see the likes of circlek expanding their business model into retail shops in high streets like they’ve been doing over the last few years, you know someone in the HQ is thinking of the companies long term survival.
CircleK is a convenience store company that started picking up petrol station operating companies. Their business model was all about the shop, the petrol station was just a way to attract customers. Similar to how newsagents didn't make money selling papers.
Yes. And to see them branch into standalone retail in Ireland was a surprise to me, but good business move IMO.
I think they bought Londis a while ago, or whoever owns the Circle K brand in Ireland also owns Londis, so they started rebranding some of those shops
Bit of an interesting aside, you can generally see a bit of a difference in attitude between European oil companies and others
Shell, Total, Circle K: This EV thing is taking off, we should probably invest in some charging infrastructure to stay on top of the market
Exxon, Texaco: This EV thing is taking off, how much are we going to have to spend on lobbying to prevent it going further
Not saying the European oil companies are good, being slightly less morally bankrupt than the competition isn't much of a hurdle.
Just think it's interesting to see the difference in attitude over where the future is
I'm not sure if you could label Shell a morally superior oil company. I'd be thinking economics and not morals call the shots, just like every other shareholder driven company on the planet
https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/02/13/shell-accused-of-trying-to-wash-hands-of-nigerian-oil-spill-mess/#:~:text=The%20National%20Oil%20Spill%20Detection,for%20food%20and%20their%20livelihoods.
Now that you mention it, I think they took over the Londis on Grafton Street.
You could argue shell got into the market to buy out public EV charging companies and provide a bad service to delay EV uptake. Look at the shell EV chargers at Aldi Ireland, no real signage and to use them you don't follow the instructions and instead need a physical shell branded fob, most /all can't be activated using the shell app. If they were forward thinking they would install half a dozen CCS chargers at each Aldi, similar to Lidl . That would really drive EV uptake.
Correct. I passed it last night for the first time when it caught my eye.
It’s there a while though.like a good while. I posted about it last year, or at least early this year!
Circle K bought about a dozen Londis in Dublin city from Seamus Griffin's operations a couple of years back IIRC. I dont think theres been a buyout of Londis as such.
Just to be clear, I was saying they're doing better than Exxon. That's about the lowest bar possible
And I agree moral behaviour doesn't come into the thinking for those companies. It's largely greenwashing combined with some legal obligations and a desire not to be caught flat footed in the face of global change
Specifically in the case of Shell, wasn't there a court case a few years back that compelled them to make investments in greener technologies?
In the case of Shell I'd certainly consider that they're making a minimal effort attempt at a charging network
I suspect the goal is to rapidly expand the network without much consideration for customer experience.
Some of the hubs they've built in the UK and Netherlands are pretty good, so it's clear they can build decent infrastructure when they want to
I'm thinking about picking up a 2025 Honda Civic hybrid in the new year. Bit on the dear side at over 50k but I like the non plug in part as I have no way of getting a charger.
Are they any good does anyone know?
Just to add when I say 2025 it's still the old model as from reviews I watched on YouTube some markets have gotten a Facelift. Easy way you can tell is the USB's on dashboard on facelift are USB C while the older model like the one I'm thinking about getting are USB A.
wait, 50k for a honda civic?
Yes. A hybrid though not sure that adds 20k.
Paddy tax is only €2000 as I just went on the Honda UK site and converted the sterling to euro and it came to €48k. So we aren't been ripped off as bad as some cars go.
While that is bad, I saw a sticker on a Mazda 2 Hybrid recently for 32k 🤔
This thing 🤣
Is that based on the Yaris hybrid looks very similar.
edit: It is I just googled it.
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