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Something does not add up. Looking at plugshare.com the road from Bournemouth to Kent is absolutely plastered with fast chargers. This article is a EV FUD hit j

by serpix 6y ago

Something does not add up. Looking at plugshare.com the road from Bournemouth to Kent is absolutely plastered with fast chargers. This article is a EV FUD hit job.

merb 6y ago
where does plugshare talk about the kw of the charger? i.e. they owned a porsche taycan which needs at least 50 kw. I've checked several chargers in my location that I know of that would not be able to charge a taycan. however I could not find anything on plugshare how much kw a charger (besides tesla once) has.
- serpix 6y ago
  Orange colored chargers are fast chargers, at least 50kW. Maybe you need to enable displaying them in the filters? In addition, abetterrouteplanner.com gives a 15 minutes allego 160kW charging stop on route to Kent. This article is very very fishy.
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  - merb 6y ago
    ah I tought orange means some kind of "private, pay chargers" because the green once looked like the free once in my area. edit: scary in my area (not england) I can only count ~6 high power charger stations in like 100km range.
birdyrooster 6y ago
That they cited no data and used a single anecdote gives up their bias.
turtlebits 6y ago
I've had similar experiences in the US (Seattle area). Chargers are regularly out of service, and for extended periods of time. There are a few Electrify America fast chargers near that have at least 3 out of 6 chargers out of service, and have been in this state for the last 2-3 months. EVgo chargers are so hit or miss that I don't even bother. I've tried to fast charge in a smaller city and required me to call in and provide my credit card # just to charge. I absolutely will not take my EV on an extended drive as I don't want to have to worry about finding a charger.
tiew9Vii 6y ago
> Linda Barnes and her husband had to visit six charging stations as one after another they were either out of order, already had a queue or were the slow, older versions that would never be able to provide a fast enough charge in the time. I’ve been watching a few EV road tests on uk based YouTube channels. It seems the road tests which where positive of the vehicles had similar issues. The reviewers showed there was a surprising amount of charging infrastructure displaying apps with charger locations, however when they got to the chargers they may of been several at the site but only one/two working etc with the rest out of order. The article seems the opposite of a EV fud job, the couple come across as pro EV, they say they love their EV and where incredibly unlucky with the set of circumstances . The article seems to be highlighting some real issues that need to be resolved. Charger infrastructure in the UK looks to be progressing well but probably due to low usage state of repair is probably low after installation and if only ev vehicles can be sold after 2030 the scaling up problem needs to be resolved.
netsharc 6y ago
Remember that website recently that showed you which McDonald's had working sundae machines? Watching car reviewers on YouTube a common problem is that the computers controlling the chargers would not accept your card/you have to be a member of the particular charger network, or the charger would be out of order, all points mentioned in the article. I've come to realise the UK is/has transformed to a 3rd world country pretty rapidly..

by serpix 6y ago

Something does not add up. Looking at plugshare.com the road from Bournemouth to Kent is absolutely plastered with fast chargers. This article is a EV FUD hit job.

merb 6y ago

where does plugshare talk about the kw of the charger? i.e. they owned a porsche taycan which needs at least 50 kw. I've checked several chargers in my location that I know of that would not be able to charge a taycan. however I could not find anything on plugshare how much kw a charger (besides tesla once) has.

serpix 6y ago
Orange colored chargers are fast chargers, at least 50kW. Maybe you need to enable displaying them in the filters? In addition, abetterrouteplanner.com gives a 15 minutes allego 160kW charging stop on route to Kent. This article is very very fishy.
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- merb 6y ago
  ah I tought orange means some kind of "private, pay chargers" because the green once looked like the free once in my area. edit: scary in my area (not england) I can only count ~6 high power charger stations in like 100km range.

birdyrooster 6y ago

That they cited no data and used a single anecdote gives up their bias.

turtlebits 6y ago

I've had similar experiences in the US (Seattle area). Chargers are regularly out of service, and for extended periods of time. There are a few Electrify America fast chargers near that have at least 3 out of 6 chargers out of service, and have been in this state for the last 2-3 months. EVgo chargers are so hit or miss that I don't even bother. I've tried to fast charge in a smaller city and required me to call in and provide my credit card # just to charge. I absolutely will not take my EV on an extended drive as I don't want to have to worry about finding a charger.

tiew9Vii 6y ago

> Linda Barnes and her husband had to visit six charging stations as one after another they were either out of order, already had a queue or were the slow, older versions that would never be able to provide a fast enough charge in the time. I’ve been watching a few EV road tests on uk based YouTube channels. It seems the road tests which where positive of the vehicles had similar issues. The reviewers showed there was a surprising amount of charging infrastructure displaying apps with charger locations, however when they got to the chargers they may of been several at the site but only one/two working etc with the rest out of order. The article seems the opposite of a EV fud job, the couple come across as pro EV, they say they love their EV and where incredibly unlucky with the set of circumstances . The article seems to be highlighting some real issues that need to be resolved. Charger infrastructure in the UK looks to be progressing well but probably due to low usage state of repair is probably low after installation and if only ev vehicles can be sold after 2030 the scaling up problem needs to be resolved.

netsharc 6y ago

Remember that website recently that showed you which McDonald's had working sundae machines? Watching car reviewers on YouTube a common problem is that the computers controlling the chargers would not accept your card/you have to be a member of the particular charger network, or the charger would be out of order, all points mentioned in the article. I've come to realise the UK is/has transformed to a 3rd world country pretty rapidly..