Fined for ICE-ing a charging bay...! Brilliant news...!! 😉

@johnmackay7789

4 ай бұрын

I don't even own an EV but I approve 👍

Thanks Martin. The prices are too high, as usual, but they are useful for people on longer drives. We need far more large recharging stations, and quickly. So this kind of news is welcome. Thanks for the tour.

More good news Martin

Thanks for the tour.

Planning to use this site soon when picking someone up. The guide was very helpful.

great video, been waiting to see the new gatwick site in detail.

Great video, very informative. I'm going to be heading off there in just a few hours!

Nice video, more like this please, i had wondered why Rob and his crew had'nt done a tour of the grounds.

Nice video and very nice to see positive developments in the UK as well. It's been a while since I've been to the UK but I regularly hear KZreadrs moaning about the public charging infra being rubbish. Keep up the good work informing people about the reality, the disinformation on KZread about EVs is getting ridiculous!

@MartinKarel

4 ай бұрын

The charging upgrades / brand new sites have really picked up the pace, especially in the last 6 to 12 months here. Can’t wait what we will see in the years to come!

@Joe-lb8qn

4 ай бұрын

@@MartinKarel yeh teh stat i heard was soemthing like 10 years to install first 40k chargers, 9 months for the next 10k.

how nice it is to see your beard trimmed a bit

Great video! 👍 While these forecourts are very impressive, it's no wonder that Gridserves prices are going up when they build such grand facilities. Shame there's nothing similar further North.

@MartinKarel

5 ай бұрын

I suppose GRIDSERVE is working through their list but the upcoming ones (with planning already secured) are going to pop up at Markham Vale, Nevendon, Gateshead, Plymouth and Stevenage, so a decent spread IMO + supposedly even more are under development.

@benmoorhouse88

5 ай бұрын

@@MartinKarel That’s good to hear. Thanks for the update! 😊

@Joe-lb8qn

4 ай бұрын

@@MartinKarel Their original plan was 50.

@jericoba

4 ай бұрын

It's hardly just a direct link to the prices of charging and the cost of the facility. It's more complicated than that, it's also the world's economic situation that is affecting everything, from individual to company. And, I guess that if Gridserve had made a simpler facility, you and many would have complained about that.

@terryjimfletcher

4 ай бұрын

Also West of Leeds, just inside the ring road (LS13 4AD) but this is awaiting planning approval.

Is anyone running a book on how long before it burns down? 😑

@MartinKarel

4 ай бұрын

Feel free to be the one who runs the book. May be a while.

@logicalthinker316

4 ай бұрын

@@MartinKarel Maybe,maybe next week

@hcw199

4 ай бұрын

Just a matter of time... Putting EVs under the building with a possible thermal runaway wasn't smart.

I think its unlikely that Tesla will open those 4 up to all, because you'd think the point of them is to give Tesla drivers sometwhere they can charge even if the others are full.

What about cars that have had an electric conversion, will they get a fine fron the cameras ?

@MartinKarel

5 ай бұрын

I suppose the registration data should be updated to reflect that, but even then, heard that the previous Gridserve forecourts would have thermal cameras to detect a hot ICE / exhaust. Worst case scenario, I am sure there will be attendants on site who will be able to manually approve cars on the monitoring system.

@The-Mattman

4 ай бұрын

Lets hope so

Can I pay with cash?

@MartinKarel

4 ай бұрын

For charging definitely not. And in the shop most likely not, but no idea.

@sahhull

4 ай бұрын

@@MartinKarel That would have to change. If I lose my wallet I lose £80 If I lose my bank card. I could lose everything. Inc my ID.

Good to see for EV drivers but Gatwick has 40k parking spaces - they’ll going to need a lot more!

@MartinKarel

4 ай бұрын

View these charging hubs as the electric equivalent to the petrol station. You will only go there if you need a quick top up en-route. In case of this specific Gatwick site, I believe it was mostly pitched as charging for staff who can't charge at home, airport visitors coming to collecting family / friends, taxi drivers, etc. You are correct that the long stay car park will need a lot more chargers, but it's a completely different solution, given the time to fully charge is not a concern.

I'll stick to petrol me thinks, I'm not waiting around an hour to charge.Only takes 5 minutes for diesel/petrol cars.

@MartinKarel

4 ай бұрын

Who said you need to wait an hour to charge? 😶

@Paul_

4 ай бұрын

It must be awful having to drive to petrol stations instead of just charging at home, extremely cheaply, while you sleep.

@jericoba

4 ай бұрын

Tss, another one of those people. Well, you do you.

@terryjimfletcher

4 ай бұрын

​@@jericoba98% of charging for the 60% of folk with driveways would be at home, overnight. If you do that then you spend 10 seconds plugging in and 20 seconds unplugging, a lot less than queuing to get into a petrol station (those with the cheapest prices always have queues) spend 3 mins refueling, then another 4 mins queuing/paying. Get an EV and you do things differently. Only 2 or 3 times a year will I wait 20 - 40 mins to recharge, just enough time for a toilet break, or lunch. If you think we stay watching our cars filling up then you don't own one. Would never go back.

@thecolneranger1588

4 ай бұрын

Unfortunately the vast majority of the population have no garage or driveway to be able to this. They have to park in the street where its not feasible or safe to run an extension lead across the pavement .​@Paul_