Having driven EVs for the last 12 years, I now know from experience that EV range need not be farther than your bladder range, and that the charging speed need not be faster than your rest room speed.

@damianpeterkelly1234

2 ай бұрын

For your use case maybe. We regularly tow a caravan so any layby has a full (clean) kitchen, stocked fridge and bathroom. So EV range for us has to be car plus 1800Kg caravan around 700 miles in 16 ish hours. Pretty easy with a diesel, no EV comes close yet.

@bryanlarsen7562

2 ай бұрын

If you plugged in at your layby's you wouldn't need 700 miles of range. And using someone else's bathroom means you have to empty your septic less often.

@jollygreen4662

2 ай бұрын

350 miles range is all I ask for

@__-pl3jg

2 ай бұрын

Agreed. But, for me that tends to be 400-450 miles. I've driven every model Tesla on long road trips. 320mile range isn't ideal for my needs. Which is why I was looking forward to the advertised 500 mile range of the CyberTruck. I was quite disappointed when they unveiled the ranges as being around 320 and you need an additional external battery pack taking up space in an already tiny truck bed just to get 450mile range. As a result I wont be buying the CyberTruck after all. I'll probably rent one just to experience it but I'm eagerly waiting for longer range EV's with roof mounted fold out solar panels so I can travel long distances and get 50 or more miles of solar charge per day when parked.

@chrismoule7242

2 ай бұрын

@@bryanlarsen7562 Plugged in to what? I have never yet seen a layby with a charging point in it.

The "it just works" ethic is always thrilling to see enacted. It really shouldn't be a rarity, life doesn't need to be so difficult. More of this approach to everything we do, please!

No one talking about how £0.79 per kwh is absolutely insane.

@aussieideasman8498

2 ай бұрын

They almost think they are stealing - and they are, LoL.

@MsItalia007

2 ай бұрын

True.

@thelifeofbatteries2603

2 ай бұрын

yes, i used them in the early days when they were 49p but won't touch them now

@AndrewTSq

2 ай бұрын

that is normal fee for a public charger here. They have turned up the taxes a lot for electricity last years. (edit : In sweden)

@nottmfunguy

2 ай бұрын

I give them 12 months before you see them closing these places!

Used this when I got back from Copenhagen over the holidays. Charging was straightforward. Unfortunately got back later than the upstairs was open so had to brave the road to walk to McDonald's... which was a dismal experience. Charging was great though.

The man is called Toddington!!! Destined to be a services manager! Very impressive place though

@MarkGarnettUK

2 ай бұрын

It’s no coincidence; his brother is called Heston and their father owned many UK motorway service stations .

@incognitotorpedo42

2 ай бұрын

Toddington is the preppiest name I've ever heard.

@JamesSmith-qs4hx

2 ай бұрын

He is called funkopops enjoyer.

@adamhardy8690

2 ай бұрын

He had a face of "aren't you supposed to be interviewing me, as opposed to telling me all my own information"

Now this is exactly what is required country wide 👍👍

@Blaze1204

2 ай бұрын

Not just the country wide world wide. I soooo want this in Canada and am really jealous that the UK has it.

@ochayethegnu2915

2 ай бұрын

They’re distracting you from the time you’re losing by making you spend money and get fat.

@glynn36

2 ай бұрын

Have you seen the cost to charge? No wonder it was empty.

@brianadamson6607

2 ай бұрын

@@glynn36 best way to charge is at home with solar panels if you have them

@MrKOenigma

2 ай бұрын

But if you're on a trip you will need some infrastructure... I personally don't need that much but "Bäcker Schüren" in Hilden was quite nice to visit on my trip to Netherlands

I am surprised that no. one has built something similar here in California. It's very surprising that some coffee chain like Starbucks has not partnered with a charging operaator.

@tomooo2637

2 ай бұрын

It is often due to private company restrictions or local regulations preventing this. In UK we have problems of some existing service stations have single EV supplier agreement.

@georgesvak5332

2 ай бұрын

In America we are so behind EV charging infrastructure (not counting Tesla). Way too many regulations and rules. The greedy oil companies have very strong influence over it.

@cowcar87

2 ай бұрын

This is my sentiment every time I see a new video from Fully Charged. It's upsetting. @@georgesvak5332

@rp9674

2 ай бұрын

We are far behind how far ahead we should be - Southern California resident. A surprising amount of disinfo & EV ignorance from people much younger than me.

@marioseoul

2 ай бұрын

Actually Starbucks has partnered with Volvo and ChargePoint for a Seattle to Denver route. Cheaper for Volvos but open to all.

To everyone involved in the Gridserve, well done and thank you!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@bw1376

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, thanks for the extortionate prices that make petrol and diesel cars look really competitive.

Cost? How could you not mention what it costs. It's VERY EASY to provide these type of services at high price. This needs to be available and it also needs to be cheap.

@gribbler1695

2 ай бұрын

Prices are on their website.

@bw1376

2 ай бұрын

@@gribbler1695 Yes, they're extortionate.

@ChrisBenton-sg7yv

Ай бұрын

High quality service is not cheap , there is a huge amount of investment to be paid for and keeping things smart is also expensive. If you fill up with petrol at a motorway services and it is anything resembling a pleasant experience - it will cost you !

Loads more of these, all over the world, at off peak home Tarif rates...

@Richard482

2 ай бұрын

Not going to happen. Gridserve does need to make money.

I worked for Toddington in the past. Great guy. Wish the company all the luck they deserve.

I've been to the Gridserve in Norwich - so easy to use, clean and tidy.

@stevecade857

2 ай бұрын

And so expensive. 79p kW running cost is more expensive than petrol which I don't have to spend 30 mins filling up and feel like I have to buy a £5 coffee to pass the time. I see these places as useful on major routes (if they lower the prices) where you need a break but I prefer destination charging where I leave my car to charge and go off and do something useful in my day.

@freakstate

2 ай бұрын

Same sort of building and setup?

A drone flying at Gatwick Airport and not far off the line of the runway. That must have taken a bit of arranging.

@liquidusblue

2 ай бұрын

They probably didn't mention it. It's a well known fact EV drivers are a superior race so don't need to consult anyone else about their BS

Please answer this. Why are Gridserve chargers 79p/kWh and Tesla chargers are 44p/kWh

@rinnin

2 ай бұрын

Don’t Tesla subsidise charging for their users worldwide?

@girowinters

2 ай бұрын

Tesla is able to build theirs at a fraction of the cost. The other players have to recover higher costs.

@tomooo2637

2 ай бұрын

​@@rinninno, their entire infrastructure is cheaper and everyone with a Tesla uses their chargers so high usage, and Tesla cars charge very fast so quick turn over, and they use batteries in some places to buy and sell electric. Ie the tels business model is sensible.

@zapfanzapfan

2 ай бұрын

Because Tesla doesn't have restrooms, café and staff at the stations?

@tomooo2637

2 ай бұрын

Neither do most charging stations in the UK. In fact, Shell and BP make money on their petrol/diesel stations shops. The chargers at service stops on main roads (motorways) have nothing to do with the service facilities, just like the petrol stations. Service stations are run as a franchise based on some foreign investment money, nothing to do with EV charging on petrol stations.

Dover would be a great place for one of these, the charging options there could be better.

@TJTVI

2 ай бұрын

2nd 3rd and 4th this!

@MrAdopado

2 ай бұрын

The issue is so well known that I know you're right, and I have never even been to Dover! 😀

@BobHannent

2 ай бұрын

@@MrAdopado my family are down there, there's a Lidl that's not bad and a good charging spot near Folkestone but Dover itself has mostly 7kW chargers.

Thanks for showing us. Those fpv shots were brilliant

... doesn't get better than this? At 2 minutes into the video I'd be done in a petrol car, and paid less for the privilege too.

@jimpackard8059

Ай бұрын

Yes. Only a mug thinks this is a clever idea.

Just brilliant and a clear demonstration that with the right approach it can be done. Very sincere congratulations to Gridserve for setting the new standard for EV charging! 👏👏👏👏👏👏

@glynn36

2 ай бұрын

Are you serious ?? Have you seen the prices they charge ???

@DavidKnowles0

2 ай бұрын

no one said the right way would be the cheap way.@@glynn36

@pieman192

2 ай бұрын

Stick with petrol , he’s on the take

Totally awesome one stop for the future. I would love to see facilities like this come to and develop all across North America.

Wow, fantastic! Looking forward to these all over the world!

Visited yesterday the place is brilliant thank you to Derek , Leroy & all the team . Toddington must be so proud

Gridserve are great I've used the Norwich one and it was amazing. The issue is that (this isn't exclusive for Gridserve) immensely expensive. I charge at home for 9p 70p cheaper than this often it's 80p cheaper. It needs to be around the 40p mark to make any kind of sense if you use it regularly. It's fantastic for those times you use it for long trips any other time it's just to expensive.

@phil9361

2 ай бұрын

Tesla charge non tesla drivers 60p kWh so why are most others charging 79-85p kWh

@trevorberridge6079

2 ай бұрын

This kind of charging hub is for occasional use for most people. And it's a multi charger hub with very high speed units. You can't seriously expect it to cost the same as your daytime home tariff after an energy crisis (however false that crisis may be when every energy company in the UK has made all time record profits) . As Johnathan Porterfield of EcoCars says, I don't care about the occasional expense of the costlier chargers if they are convenient and reliable. I always balance cost and convenience. I do about half of my charging for free when I'm at the local supermarket. I've topped up tonight for free and I'll be visiting family near Gatwick tomorrow. I might get my first chance to use the Gatwick hub.

@norfunk

2 ай бұрын

I absolutely understand that this is for occasional use in the current system, however we need to get to the point where it's for everyday use so that people who don't have off street parking for easy charging can just use this as a petrol station. Until we get to that point it's going to be a very hard sell for those that cannot charge at home. Why shouldn't it cost the same or similar to the base rate of power for a residential house. Large providers have significantly more buying power than I do and can bulk purchase power at guaranteed rates. I'd expect them to make ten to fifteen % profit on every KW sold. @@trevorberridge6079

@angleseyandy9110

2 ай бұрын

​@@trevorberridge6079enjoy. While I continue to get 700 miles after 4 mins at a diesel pump giving me a cost of 9p a mile.

@horiaopris8112

2 ай бұрын

@berridge6079 1 litre of diesel contains 10kwh of energy and costs £1.5. 10 kwh of energy at gridserve costs £9. EVs are 3 times more efficient than diesel cars (in summer when you don't need to heat up the cabin), so the cost per mile charging at gridserve is only twice that of a diesel car. Don't get me wrong, I love my EV and I charge at home off peak, but it's way more expensive to run an EV than a diesel if you can't charge at home.

So nice to see these things. In the south of France things are coming along nicely too. You find charging stations at many of the "aire's" (motorway service stations), including a new one just built along the A64 at the Aire d'Hastingues. Ionity has installed a dozen charging stations in each direction, including 2 stations on each side for vehicles towing, with all the plugs (CCS/Chademo/AC Type 2) and they have tap-to-pay as well as the app/QR code. Of course, being an aire, they have all the services (loo, resto, etc) ... not quite as nice as the Forecourt in this video but pretty good. It's about time.

I have used the Gridserve in Norwich when I’ve visited a friend there for the last couple of years. Always such a lovely experience!

Love Gridserve, have charged my MG4 at Gridserve Braintree several times. Helpful staff and chargers always work! Way to go Toddington! Malcolm

Great video Rob! I hope Gridserve opens a forecourt in Ireland soon.

@bw1376

2 ай бұрын

You wouldn't like their prices!

Spoke to Toddington at FCL silverstone back in 2019. Came across as a 'man with a plan' , open and genuine as to the challenges ahead. As a North and borders EV owner I'm a bit envious of the 3 sites now open and look forward to more ' appearing higher up the map.

@lotusgroup123

Ай бұрын

Yep, a man with a plan to make a fortune out of EV owners.

1:13 - gotta LOVE that motto!! 😄😉 OMG, the cafes on the charger site, the shopping.... tap-to-go!! Wow, we SO need this for main highway charging stations in Australia. PLEASE send some over 🙏

thank you.

Love the video as always! I'm still doing my research on buying my first EV, which is why I come to your channel! Looking forward to visiting the show over Easter. Have you seen the video from Harry's Garage on why he has gone back to Diesel for his Range Rover Sport? A joint video from both channels would be interesting!

Hi Rob, I get why you are so excited about this facility, it's something you talked about at 100 times and I'm sure 10 years ago when you got that leaf.

I've been here 5 times now, genuinely a great facility!

Was wondering when we'd get this episode after seeing a teaser for it in an earlier podcast. Almost makes me want to book a flight somewhere so I have an excuse to visit 😁

@shonunezekiel

2 ай бұрын

Me too! Certainly next time I book a flight where I need to drive then this will tip me towards flying from Gatwick... Good to see there are some CHADEMO for my old banger (what's 'electric' for "old banger"?).

@Stephen-Jones

2 ай бұрын

@@shonunezekiel zanger? zapper? 😉🤣

Last weekend we drove upto Saltburn beach about 110 miles and 2 hours away for a neices birthday party. There are 2 chargers they were both in use. We were there 4 hours and went back to the car to collect some beach toys, finding one of the charging bays empty. So we parked up, plugged in, downloaded the app with really bad reception, signed in as a guest, with credit card details etc (took about 20 mins due to bad reception). The 22kwh charger started. We were getting 6kw, when we should have been getting 17kw. We needed 30kw to get home. Oh well I signed (hoping it sped up) and went back to the beach to join in the games. I got back to the car and found out it had charged for a total of 5 mins! Needless to say we stopped at an mgf petrol station for 25 mins on our way home. Totally unneeded stop on a day trip.

@andymccabe6712

2 ай бұрын

Yes!!... .... unfortunately....this the current REALITY of public charging for the majority........!!!

Where's the fundraiser to get more of these places installed across the country??? This is EXACTLY what the EV industry needs right now.

I've been to the one in Norfolk twice (when I was on holiday from Milton Keynes). It was great!

Massive respect to your drone pilot, those were some nice shots. Initially I thought they were sped up but looking again, you can see things/people moving at normal speed. Impressive.

The future is here! Super to see this, we need more!!

What I am seeing in horse traileria is 7kw to 22kw chargers appearing at regional wineries, tourist attractions, sports clubs and beer gardens. This makes sense

Massive well done to Gridserve. 🎉 Not only upping the standards of charging stations but generally of rest stops/service stations (I mean it’s not Tebay services but that’s a real one of a kind gem). I’m looking forward to visiting one day, hopefully there will soon be many more of these types of facilities dotted around the country.

@angleseyandy9110

2 ай бұрын

Yes there can't be many businesses that have a mark up of 200% on what they buy and do nothing with. Fair play to them, for now, until the bubble bursts

I absolutely love going to Gridserve Braintree. I don't have to join a queue waiting for a charger to become available. The charging is really fast. If I have a problem, the staff are constantly monitoring the forecourt and will come and help. The facilities are clean and modern, and the Costa, Waitrose and WH Smiths are brilliant. I actually look forward to my journey from Kent to Essex in my Fiat 500e knowing Gridserve Braintree is there for me...we just need more please 🙏 ❤xx

Need a couple of these along the A1😁

Looks great!!!

I entered this idea in a business competition back in 2015 - Happy that it finally shows up😂

Absoultely superb station !! Hopefully more countries could make the same. Greetings from Barcelona !

100% agree. I rented a Fiat 500e for a couple of days in Auckland, NZ when I was there last, and looking for a career was easy, but they're all out in the open, no cover. We picked a BP charger in Ellerslie just because it had a cafe there, and we were lucky it was unoccupied when we arrived, because there was only one charger that could do CCS or Chademo. But we got 50KW rate and up from 60-95% in 20 min for about $7 while having a coffee at the WildBean. (Id note that only my motorcycle offers cheaper $ per kilometre than this for a public fuel up point). This charging station here though would be a game changer in any city.

I was stuck in jam once at the Toddington Harper services on the A326

Great job 👍

Hopefully one day in the future We can convert all our filling stations/ Petrol stations into electric forecourts With solar on the roofs. With an old pump In the corner for the old cars.

What GridServe and Toddington Harper are doing is great. When working a I would travel to Suffolk on a regularish basis, always used Braintree hub to recharge. Great facility. Since GridServe raised their cost per kWh from 69 to 79 pence per kWh they are not my go to chargers. Toddington Harper has had a few interviews of late, none of the interviewers that I have listened to have asked the question why a 10 pence increase? All the good stuff is discussed, solar farms, battery storage, charging hubs. Maybe we need Laura Kuenssberg to interview Toddington Harper?

I'm privileged to live in Norwich and finally have an EV to be able to use the GridServe here. It's what I can only imagine the first class lounge is like. Really lovely experience.

Toddington's face when you asked for wifi. makes me feel old ! hahaha

I have used this facility in my E-Vito. Very easy to use and the facilities are amazing. You would easily get a high roof van in here no problem.

I am SOOOO jealous. The US needs to catch up on this stuff!

@MrAdopado

2 ай бұрын

Hey, not just the US ... the rest of the UK is jealous too!

We NEED this in the US.

@OrangutanSquash

2 ай бұрын

In Florida a lot of Tesla chargers are in Wawa’s. If you’re not familiar they have all that stuff, coffee, sandwiches, snacks, soda, breakfast and lunches made to order. And generally clean restrooms. Oh they also sell gas to fossil cars owners. 😂 I love stopping for a charge at Wawa on a road trip, by the time I use the rest rooms, grab a coffee or snack I’m most of the way charged.

Is this the second Gridserve site or are there more? We need more of these.

@NigelWickenden

2 ай бұрын

Third, behind Braintree, Essex and Norwich, Norfolk.

@Draigthedragon

2 ай бұрын

The third, the first is Braintree, Essex and the second Norwich.

@peterhetherington914

2 ай бұрын

@@Draigthedragon thank you, I was aware of the site in Braintree, was not aware that one had been built in Norwich. Many more to come we hope, Toddington said he intends to open at 100 sites, can’t happen soon enough.

@shonunezekiel

2 ай бұрын

@@peterhetherington914 the 4th one will be Knebworth Estate, Stevenage - seems like they have a healthy pipeline of other electric forecourts... I really hope they do well, it is almost too good to be true!

@peterhetherington914

2 ай бұрын

@@shonunezekiel looking forward to them coming to Kent.

Does it have facilities to pump your tires? It's something I didn't think about until I needed to go to an old servo to get a top up.

It looks great and I noted that some chargers are under cover from the rain - unlike most places!

@bw1376

2 ай бұрын

The prices are astronomical.

@joeboatman934

2 ай бұрын

@@bw1376 Yes, I agree. The government need to reduce the VAT from 20% to 5% - the rate that we pay at home. Even then, it's still high

Great show

Brilliant!

Up until now my dream rest stop was a Pilot Flying J truck stop. They had gas, clean restrooms and good coffee. This place just blew PFJ away.

I feel like I am living in the Stone Age here in AUS compared to what you have shown us here, great well put together video.👍

@logicalChimp

2 ай бұрын

Alas, most of the UK is also in the (comparative) stone-age... far too few of these 'electric forecourts' in the UK, and practically nothing heading into north Wales (bar the old V2 Superchargers at Telford)

I’ve just visited this facility before flying off on holiday. Very impressed by all facilities on what is a a small footprint. Watch out when you leave signage poor to prevent you turning left and driving through a long stay carpark !!! Also costs reflect the investment it was pricy !!!!

An excellent piece, hopefully similar facilities will open across the country. The thought I had was how long before drivers of ICE drivers start experiencing range anxiety, as filling stations are converted into charging stations?

@aantonic

2 ай бұрын

hmmm i dont think you willl happen to see that, maybe the other way around. So what you have against ICE owners? you want to protect the planet? or u just a...s

This looks great. Not far from me so may have to visit. I'm assuming you don't have to go through the £5 drop off fee area to get in or out?

wonder if it would be a good idea to add just a few small hotel style rooms for anyone who wants somewhere to stay the night before they continue their journey. Perhaps even something like those Japanese sleeping pod hotels.

@robinbennett5994

2 ай бұрын

Gatwick already has a few large hotels on the site, a few more just off-site, dozens more that are close enough to run shuttle buses, and countless B&Bs within a couple of miles. Also, it's not really on the way to anywhere - it's only about half an hour to the sea.

@angleseyandy9110

2 ай бұрын

Yeah let's start planning overnight stays just so you can drive a bit further. Insanity rules.

@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549

2 ай бұрын

@@angleseyandy9110I’ve got some bad news for you, hotels already exist, they’ve been around for quite a while

Hope they do this at every Airport! Luton needs one!

this is brilliant. its the equivalent of the corner gas/petrol station (with cafe) and its where this needs to go.

I agree we need more of these around the country. I went to the Norwich one for a look around after that was completed and was rather impressed. Maybe once we have some more of these around the country people may seriously consider EV and for the price of using the public charging network to come down also. Myself I am just wanting for the purchase price of the car to come down in price.

I couldn't wait to use the Gridserve Hub at Braintree and it was fantastic. Beat any petrol service station I'd ever been to hands down. Over thirty chargers covering every type of car and all the Rapids were running at high speeds. Even the Chademo I needed for my Leaf was running twice as fast as I'd ever seen before. The whole place was good looking, clean and functional. And the eagerly awaited Gatwick hub is now even better. Gridserve had ambitions to open up 100 hubs across the UK. By the time they get even half that number the general infrastructure will have expanded exponentially and the final well worn myths about charging will have drawn their last breath. And Gridserve will be setting the standard for others to follow just as the Electric Highway did before them.

This is fabulous. These need to be at every airport around the world and at every major truck stop. However, in Australia, it's more about quantity than quality when you have such vast distances to travel.

Wish we had this in Australia

@zapfanzapfan

2 ай бұрын

Should work very well with lots of solar panels on the roofs.

Something else that's unfortunately pushing electric car ownership to only businesses. It would cost me £63 to charge my electric car here which would get me around 200 miles. My highly uneconomical Ford Focus ST is much more economical than this. Sad things are going this way after we started brightly.

We need places like this in Australia.

I used Fastned earlier, really excellent chargers. The quickest by far to start charging via RFID.

Nice drone work.

I’ve been to the Gridserve in Braintree it’s got a post office and coffee place so it’s multi use and office space on upper level it’s really great

@jimpackard8059

Ай бұрын

I am dying to use a post office whilst I am waiting one hour of my life charging a car.

Very impressive. Nothing like it in Oz

Nice drone shots !

The only thing I will say is if you don't have home charging, going for a coffee while charging gets old pretty fast. When I am using ICE on longer trips I have the Shell/BP (others available) apps on my phone, I just fill up and go, I am literally done in under 3 minutes. Public charging is not a showstopper but going for a bite, a coffee or a bit of shopping becomes irritating pretty rapidly, especially if you have kids in the car.

@markcayer4859

2 ай бұрын

That's why you bring books and games along. Hopefully many rest stops will invest in kids play areas or activity spots. A fenced in Basketball or soccer court would get them running around and burning off some of that pent up energy.

@francesconicoletti2547

2 ай бұрын

Where do you and your children eat and to quote Robert “ take bio breaks” ? I would have thought hunting down public toilets and food outside of highway service would be a massive inconvenience especially with children. Is there an ICE car culture of not stopping for anything, eating while driving and McIvering Biobreaks ? Because if there is that seems dangerous and if there isn’t your story seems to be missing some details.

@zstation64

2 ай бұрын

This. I don't know about everyone else, but if I'm getting in my car, I'm getting in it to go somewhere. I'm not getting in it so I can stop for coffee, or read a book, or whatever. I'm not driving for a wee day out in a carpark.

@jamie-ck6js

2 ай бұрын

@@francesconicoletti2547 It is a good question. If we take the ICE then we will stop at a highway gas station where there are bio break receptacles. And while that is going on I will fill the car, so maybe in and out in ten minutes. The problem with the EV on a long journey is the lack of reliable very fast charging. But maybe if it gets to a point where we can *reliably* add 100 miles in ten minutes it is doable. So start with 300, do 150 miles, stop and charge for ten mins and be at 250 left, drive another 150, stop for ten minutes and be at 200. In fact, now I come to think about this. If they fix public very fast charging, an EV is totally doable even on long journeys with kids.

Do you have to be named after a motorway services to work for gridserve?

When the chargers are all filled, does the speed of each drop dramatically?

Nice video Robert! I'm hoping to get my first EV soon. I'd be interested to see how this place was built? Along the lines of "the grid can't cope", it would be nice to show people simply how big the cables are, for example, or how does it deliver 350kW to every charger. How feasible is it to build more of these stations? Oh yes, and why did you have to walk in the rain to get back to your car?

I would love to see things like this all over the world!

Great to see more of these, but just at the end of the video a sign appeared - maximum stay, 1 hour. That may not be enough for many users. Surely at least 90 mins?!

@trevorberridge6079

2 ай бұрын

One hour stay is standard and allows the chargers to be freed up so that they aren't hogged by anyone. Even my lowly 24kwh Nissan Leaf can get 80 miles of charge within an hour at 50kw. A Tesla can fill up completely at 250kw. But, remember, people won't generally be turning up with 1% in their battery. And they won't need to travel hundreds of miles before their next stop, so an hour will give them plenty of extra power to take them on their way.

@MrAdopado

2 ай бұрын

20 mins is my stop on a long trip ... slower charging cars are going to manage plenty in an hour.

Robert, visiting such a charging hub certainly is not a non-event! It is an event of pleasure! Which would be great, if that would be true for more charging locations! Should people be in Germany by any chance, go to Seed&Greet at the motorway crossing in Hilden! My favourite charging location… Really nice bakery there, though the space inside has become a bit small now…

Would be good to have some competition for Gridserve. Another company building similar dedicated ev service stations. Get more stations popping up. Possibly keep the prices down too

The one in Norwich is a godsend, me and dad can fill up on charge and a coffee before a long journey, it's like having another home to rest in before a long trip

@aussieideasman8498

2 ай бұрын

You need a better home.

Yes but 79p/kwh. They increased it from 69p/kwh as the whole sale price reduced. And no discount for airport workers...

I really want to build some of these here in Australia !

How many places like this are there in the U.K. and where are they located?

I think this is fantastic and would love to see this replicated across the country and the world, along with disabled charges bay I would like to see a couple of charge bays for emergency service vehicles. My one negative point would if a vehicle was to catch fire under the building it would probably take the structure down as it would spread to nearby cars and as we know EV fires although rare are intense. But still a good effort.

That convenience store check out thing reminds me of an IBM commercial from forever ago. A guy goes into a supermarket stuff's a bunch of crap into his jacket and while he's walking out, the security guard stops him and hands him his receipt...

is there charging areas for cars with trailers

Hope to see one like it here in Slovenia soon ;)

@aantonic

2 ай бұрын

samo se ti navleci na ta ev scam. Pocakaj malo ko bo balon poknil, vse bo to bankrotiralo. Kot bi rekli americani, mark my word

Good to see accessibility built in... I love my i3- getting in and out is easy but at times charging facilities are not maintained - in poorly lit corners with puddles and mud. Dangerous for folks who often go erse owr eblae - as is said here in Scotland.

What a cool place, thanks for the walk thru

It's another one Darn Sarf!! What about us heathens north of Watford - or even further North, like Cheshire or Wales?

@shonunezekiel

2 ай бұрын

Agree it needs to be spread around (speaking as a suvvener ;-)) - but they do have planning permission for one in Markham Vale and another in Gateshead.

Absolutely love it!!!! This should be the blueprint moving forward.

I remember when their first electric forecourt was 24p… nowadays they don’t advertise the price