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In the UK, there are several different networks now and they offer a good enough experience. Polar Network (now BP Pulse) has many more locations than Tesla, an
by starfallg 6y ago
In the UK, there are several different networks now and they offer a good enough experience. Polar Network (now BP Pulse) has many more locations than Tesla, and their rapid chargers are located in convenient locations, such as restaurants and hotels or on a side street in the city center. Cost-wise, the rapid charger price is just 60% of the Tesla Supercharger per kwh.
- mprev 6y agoMy experience has been different. Electric Highway (Ecotricity) has a high rate of broken chargers. When you find one, they seem to charge a minimum fee of £12 regardless of how much you use. Most chargers are slow. Either 7kw or 11kw is common; 20kw is considered rapid in some places. The fragmentation of networks means you need at least four crap apps just to get around and then you’ll probably need to install a new app if you’re going somewhere new. What you call convenient locations are a mixed blessing. Spaces for chargers are often ICEd in my experience because they’re in busy car parks. I just want to pull up, plug in, and tap my credit card. The charge networks seem to go out of their way to make using the service painful.
- starfallg 6y ago>I just want to pull up, plug in, and tap my credit card. That's exactly the way that all Polar rapid chargers work, and there's a lot of them scattered around now. The rate is lower if you join as a member though.
- mprev 6y agoOh great; looking forward to trying them. For obvious reasons, I've hardly been anywhere for around 10 months now so I haven't come across any Polar chargers yet.