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PBCD said:
I thought this 'militant Luddite' behaviour was limited to the USA?? 
There is a large section of knuckle draggers who see EVs as an attack on there gawd given right to drive V8sIn the UK it’s more likely just to be third generation chav scum who vandalise stuff for fun
As for the parking there is a huge amount of entitled selfish
s on the UK roads which unfortunately is why we have to have private parking enforcement Edited by Dave Hedgehog on Saturday 9th November 06:19
Dave Hedgehog said:
In the UK it’s more likely just to be third generation chav scum who vandalise stuff for fun
This! near me they're a bright becon in the middle of a cold dark Tesco carpark opposite a big council estate of middle classness. I'd guess it's only a matter of time to when vandles ruin it.motco said:
I haven't looked closely but I doubt that there's a rapid CHADeMO source on offer, so what with the two hour maximum stay in Tesco's car park, the amount of charging that can be done is limited - free of charge or not. (pun accidental)
I think you need to change your mindset. Don't treat topping up an EV while shopping in the same way as filling up an ICE car. FlossyThePig said:
motco said:
I haven't looked closely but I doubt that there's a rapid CHADeMO source on offer, so what with the two hour maximum stay in Tesco's car park, the amount of charging that can be done is limited - free of charge or not. (pun accidental)
I think you need to change your mindset. Don't treat topping up an EV while shopping in the same way as filling up an ICE car. If you do though 2 hours charging is enough for 60-80 miles.
Downward said:
FlossyThePig said:
motco said:
I haven't looked closely but I doubt that there's a rapid CHADeMO source on offer, so what with the two hour maximum stay in Tesco's car park, the amount of charging that can be done is limited - free of charge or not. (pun accidental)
I think you need to change your mindset. Don't treat topping up an EV while shopping in the same way as filling up an ICE car. If you do though 2 hours charging is enough for 60-80 miles.
The car park allows Tesco customers two hours parking and many buy their Tesco shop then wander off into town to plunder the charity shops. As with many small towns it's charity shops, estate agents, barber/hair dressers, coffee shops, Indian restaurants, and not much else.
Edited by motco on Saturday 9th November 12:41
The thing about "top up" charging is that it works for short distance driving.
Some one said "my leaf won't get 60 miles charging in 2 hours" but realistically, who is driving 60 miles to the super market? My supermarket is 6 miles each way (12mile round trip), so that trip uses about 3 kWh, which is an hours charge on a 3kW slow charger, so practically, i can do the weekly shop and basically be charge neutral for that driving task.
Some one said "my leaf won't get 60 miles charging in 2 hours" but realistically, who is driving 60 miles to the super market? My supermarket is 6 miles each way (12mile round trip), so that trip uses about 3 kWh, which is an hours charge on a 3kW slow charger, so practically, i can do the weekly shop and basically be charge neutral for that driving task.
Max_Torque said:
The thing about "top up" charging is that it works for short distance driving.
Some one said "my leaf won't get 60 miles charging in 2 hours" but realistically, who is driving 60 miles to the super market? My supermarket is 6 miles each way (12mile round trip), so that trip uses about 3 kWh, which is an hours charge on a 3kW slow charger, so practically, i can do the weekly shop and basically be charge neutral for that driving task.
That's about the size of it. If I had a type 1 to type 2 cable (necessary in most public chargers for a Leaf earlier than c.2019) then I'd top mine up F.O.C. and get a privileged parking spot into the bargain. If they charged more than 15p/kWh however, I'd charge at home.Some one said "my leaf won't get 60 miles charging in 2 hours" but realistically, who is driving 60 miles to the super market? My supermarket is 6 miles each way (12mile round trip), so that trip uses about 3 kWh, which is an hours charge on a 3kW slow charger, so practically, i can do the weekly shop and basically be charge neutral for that driving task.
V10 SPM said:
If there are special parking spaces with chargers for use only by electric cars then it only seems fair that all the normal spaces without chargers shall be for use exclusively by petrol and diesel cars.
Surely dedicating 2 or 3 spaces specifically for ICE would be fair? I'd not have an issue with that, especially if those spaces had dedicated petrol pumps.Otherwise you comment makes no sense at all.
V10 SPM said:
If there are special parking spaces with chargers for use only by electric cars then it only seems fair that all the normal spaces without chargers shall be for use exclusively by petrol and diesel cars.
You're also someone who thinks Cyclists should pay a road fund license aren't you?CooperS said:
V10 SPM said:
If there are special parking spaces with chargers for use only by electric cars then it only seems fair that all the normal spaces without chargers shall be for use exclusively by petrol and diesel cars.
You're also someone who thinks Cyclists should pay a road fund license aren't you?V10 SPM said:
If there are special parking spaces with chargers for use only by electric cars then it only seems fair that all the normal spaces without chargers shall be for use exclusively by petrol and diesel cars.
Did i just read that??!! I'm not going to bite because he must be trolling.... Edited by Gregmitchell on Monday 11th November 14:13
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