Blacklisted! | The Definitive UK EV Charging Prices & Power Guide

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Whether you're an EV owner, a prospective buyer, or simply want to keep informed regarding the latest charging news, this video contains all the information you need.
More importantly, this video can help you save money and avoid the common pitfalls when it comes to charging an electric vehicle. And no, you don't need a Tesla to benefit from the advice here.
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@TheGeoffnut Год назад

Gridserve appear to be installing a load more chargers at Clacket Lane Services Eastbound on the M25 and not before time. Watch this space!

@georgemanners2575 Год назад

Very useful video, Dave. Thanks

@travel4414 Год назад

I did some quick calculations converting KWH - litres - MPG. If your car does an average 40MPG then at .70p per KWh you are paying the same to charge your EV as you would pay for unleaded fuel. They REALLY don't want to lose out on their profits do they! I pay .30p per KWh charging at home which I worked out is exactly half the cost of using unleaded fuel.

@davetakesiton Год назад

And if you go off peak octopus currently offers 9p for 6 hours, calculate that, Dave

@paulclark6090 Год назад

@@davetakesitonEven better since the rate dropped to 7.5p for 6 hours off peak on Octopus Intelligent

@leeroychang Год назад

Yep. I use Octopus Intelligent. 7.5p per kWh. 1.5p ish per mile. Compared to 26p for my petrol Astra...

@jonwragg3822 Год назад

And I think you are underestimating. I reckon my old diesel Volvo cost me 16p/kWh. Equate that back to an EV doing 4kWh, that’s 64p/KWh. My ID3 tells me via the lieometer that I get 4.2kWh in warm weather, and as little as 2.9kWh, so Osprey etc charging 69p to 79p means that charging away from home not cost effective. If you don’t have a choice then getting an EV is not a sensible alternative to a petrol car if cost is your only driver. I think Osprey, Gridserve, InstaVolt etc are all take the p**s out of their customers and laughing all the way to their private jets.

@Ben-gm9lo 11 месяцев назад

Tesla supercharging is currently 24p - 45p. Not all EVs are equal, Teslas are pretty much always cheaper to run per mile for fuel. Whether you like it or not, Tesla has a charging advantage that makes ICE vehicles expensive.@@jonwragg3822

@brianbasson8586 Год назад

Very informative & current, thank you

@jimf4748 Год назад

Thanks Dave, very comprehensive and informative as usual.

@Madonsteamrailways Год назад

I rarely use my nearest BP Pulse chargers as I’ve had a lot of problems with the local location, Harlow Gate Service Station.

@Madonsteamrailways Год назад

The Gridserve is the main charging station on the way to Brighton. They’re at the Pease Pottage Service Area.

@JamieJones1985 Год назад

Just been to Wales in my diy EV conversion. Used the gridserve at road chef Chester. Woefully slow chademo ~20kw got enough to get to the osprey in Stockport. Far faster at 50kw. Not my side that was causing it to be slow, my implementation asks for the max the unit is reporting it can deliver. I noticed so many multi unit sites in construction. Mfg power Tintwistle in construction. The stockport osprey was 2 units but had a bunch of kempower units getting installed.

@PierreSimonsson Год назад

this channel is a verry verry god channel keep upp the god work your nowledge about EV charging is verry god.

@Madonsteamrailways Год назад

It’s interesting that Banbury has good charging facilities at a hub, as one of my Scottish cousins lives there.

@leeroychang Год назад

Can't wait for Tesla Electric in the UK.

@peterensinger1770 Год назад

Dave, the reason for the thick heavy cable is quite simply the amount of current that the cable has to carry 150Kw @400v =375 Amps. To carry that amount of current requires a thick cable. copper cables at that sort of size are going to be heavy and not as flexible as the cable on your home charger.

@davetakesiton Год назад

I use Tesla superchargers and they are 250kW and the cables really light and flexible, no springs or supports needed. That’s 66% more current in a lighter cable. Strange

@mickhursey4802 Год назад

Correct, they also carry a cooling fluid I believe.

@bigfluffytowels Год назад

Who says the 'electric' goes through the cable? 😮

@tryhardfpv5351 11 месяцев назад

Correct, the Tesla cables have liquid cooling. A big problem with other charger manufacturers seems to be that their implementation of liquid cooling isn't as reliable so if the pumps fail the charger drops from up to 350kw down to about 40kw due to the smaller cable size so when it's a lower power charger they opt for the fatter cable just for simplicity, cost and reliability. Convenience goes out the window. The choice is a thin cable that probably doesn't work or a fat cable that works more often but is a chore to handle.

@jlrguy2702 8 месяцев назад

This is better content Dave well done.

@davetakesiton 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for the comments we try to always improve and it’s nice to hear some of it is working

@chunwu888 Год назад

BP also have free charging on selected 7kw chargers

@foxylady1048 Год назад

Thanks Dave for your input, and will definitely not be using those evil people at Shell. Not even to pop in for a pint of milk. Well done mate.

@keithdenton8386 11 месяцев назад

What's wrong with Shell. They have been there for my petrol car for years. Thank you for that Shell.

@RobertLogan Год назад

Have you looked at chargeplace Scotland? Prices on their webside, varies from free - yes - ZERO - to 70p (busy places/remote places sometimes) Typically 35 p for me where I live in Highlands Scotgov set it up as a network. Its well run.

@davetakesiton Год назад

No, got up there two years ago for a road trip before I launched the channe. Well overdue for a visit

@bustedbothlegs Год назад

Interesting to see a Disabled parking sign at one of the new Gridserve chargers in the Video, wonder if this is due to disabled spaces being removed to make way for the new chargers or are they exclusively reserving one of the chargers for Disabled Drivers seeing that the markings around that charger are bigger with additional hatching behind the vehicle ? FastNed Put a Bank of chargers over a row of disabled parking spaces at their oxford redbridge park and ride location which were not replaced :-(

@mediaguycouk Год назад

I do like these videos, and appreciate the work you do. But please consider chapter marks so I can skip the chargers that are not near me.

@davetakesiton Год назад

Sorry , was going on holiday so missed them this time, will be back next month

@BlackCountryLad Год назад

Volkswagen group, PowerPass Skoda, We Charge. Ionity 31p per kW, BP charge master, Osprey and Porsche with the subscription 43p per kW. Subs between £7.95 and £13.99

@Brian-om2hh Год назад

I haven't looked for a few weeks, but my local charge network - Charge My Street - offered similar pricing the last time I looked. From memory, the monthly subscription rates were around the same too..... Charge My Street seem to be looking more towards installing chargers in smaller villages and business parks in the more rural areas of North Lancashire and South Cumbria. They even ask for suggested locations from those who visit the website, and they post fairly regular newsletters with install updates etc..... They are also working with Carlisle City Council to double the number of rapid chargers in Carlisle city centre..... We need more of this kind of initiative.......

@BlackCountryLad Год назад

@@Brian-om2hh £32 a month is not anything like what I pay.

@nigelhudson1948 Год назад

Keep up the good work! Your analyses are always worth watching. One region that could do with highlighting is the M25. Large numbers of vehicles use the M25 every day and the charging options are very poor. There are very few chargepoints on the northern, western and southern sections and they are very busy, especially during peak times. This was true of the eastern section until Gridserve put in a bank of high-speed and a bank of medium-speed chargepoints at Thurrock. However the access from the northbound M25 at Thurrock is prone to gridlock. I note the reference to Gridserve installing chargepoints at Clacket Lane and their recent upgrade to Pease Pottage on the M23. When coupled with the upcoming Gridserve electric forecourt at Gatwick this may fix the southern M25 problem but that doesn't fix the other half of the M25. All this is compounded with the lack of sufficient charging options on the M40 south of Banbury, the M1 south of Milton Keynes, the M4 east of Reading and anywhere on the M3.

@gslongdistance Год назад

M25 for sure! The obvious spot is South Mimms Services a J23. There is a TSC but not open to all cars, and probably the busiest TCS in the country. Expansion options might be limited here as the services is already overcrowded with no parking most of the time. There is an ongoing dispute over a new Services at J20 (Kings Langley) with planning including a huge new Tesla SC hub as well as Gridserve, but local objections to this project has stalled it for a few years now and the last I’ve heard is it might have been shelved.

@VerticalBlank Год назад

Seconded. When on the SW M25, Ionity at Cobham (between junctions 9 and 10) has been dependable for me. Edit: and Kia Charge membership gives a hefty discount from 74 to 59 p/kWh. One of the few cases that it's worthwhile for me.

@nigelhudson1948 Год назад

@@VerticalBlank 6 Ionity chargepoints and a couple of Gridserve 50kW is nowhere near enough to serve the needs of both carriageways of one of the busiest stretches of the motorway in the UK. The Kia/Hyundai deal is fine as long as it lasts but other manufacturers offer the same deal on Ionity and it makes all their sites very busy. I'm not aware of an Ionity site with more than 6 chargepoints.

@VerticalBlank Год назад

@@nigelhudson1948 That's totally fair. The charging network definitetly needs to be built out more. I have only visited Cobham once, and it was early evening so probably off-peak.

@tryhardfpv5351 11 месяцев назад

Try finding a decent charger around the south coast. Lucky to find a pair of 50kw chargers with even 1 that works. Seems every new BP pulse installed doesn't work ever and only two charge points shared if they do.

@ralpharmsby8040 Год назад

At last... government standards for ev charging. World leading at being slow.

@pat5882 Год назад

Plenty of that exported West Virginia coal bound for GB.

@tobycolin6271 Год назад

You need thick cables to charge you cars. 1 the rubber insulation to protect you from the 400vDC 2 to carry the current needed for rapid charging 3 to ensure the cable is reliable and isn’t out of order. Most BEV charging I have been to recently is used as premier EV parking. Went to a garden center the other day 10BEVs parked in the convenient close to the door EV chargers . Not one car plugged in and charging. It’s the same at most supermarkets I go to.

@verygoodbrother 11 месяцев назад

If you have 800 V or higher (like with some chargers) the current comes down, along with cable thickness and insulation

@tobycolin6271 11 месяцев назад

@@verygoodbrother when the current comes down cable core thickness decreases as there’s less current. Insulation increases to stop the current going through you to earth. 800V earthed through you on a wet day would heat you up a treat.

@jameschapman4824 Год назад

Jus as an aside Dave re charging speeds etc. I was travelling home from Gatwick airport in the early hours of Thursday. Now my GOM said I could make it home with 3% left but not wanting to chance it I stopped off at the Amesbury Supercharger site. I arrived with 7% showing and plugged in. I then went and got some chocolate. and when I got back , twelve minutes later, my GOM had gone up to 50% more then enough for me to get going again. For ref. I drive a 2019 Model 3 Tesla LR.

@kennshearer526 Год назад

Nice information as usual. A couple of points. You have exaggerated the availability of Tesla chargers for non-Tesla drivers. There are still very few across the U.K. Charger deserts. It may be useful to look at areas of the country with limited charger infrastructure. For example. Try driving the very popular 100 mile length of the A30/A303 between the M3 and M5 and finding a charger.

@grahamemoss6262 Год назад

You obviously haven't been to the new gridserve superhub at Amesbury

@kennshearer526 Год назад

@@grahamemoss6262 Grahame - you are right 🤣 Thank you. despite looking I missed it. Gridserve is my favourite despite the prices.

@Madonsteamrailways Год назад

We could do with a Tesla Supercharger in the Hertfordshire Borough of Broxbourne as there are several Teslas and also lots of large Mercedes and BMW!!

@redjohn20001 Год назад

Thanks for some very useful charger info Dave. I am a very infrequent ev rapid charger user and tend to use Instavolt when out and about. Yes it's expensive and you are right about those heavy cables but I have always found them very reliable. I have their RFID card and their app indicates, on a map, location and the number of chargers and free chargers available. Instavolt seem to cluster an area with a number of two charger sites. I was in Crewe recently and there were three two charger sites within about 15 minutes travel of each other. Thanks for the video, keep them coming.

@keithware5314 Год назад

Thanks Dave for the videos. Are you aware that Tesla have blocked MGs. I have the pre face-lift MG5 and it won't recognise my car. I think the new MG4 is the only one of the MG family that can charge on the Tesla open network. Enjoy your trip to Scotland when you do it. I found it a good experience using the CPS RFID card. Keep up the good work. 👍

@potter2702 Год назад

With the latest software the MG ZS are now accepted by the unlocked Tesla chargers

@davetakesiton Год назад

Thanks Keith I’ll check the MG4 and 5 charging to find out

@timoliver8940 Год назад

In Scotland it’s essential to have the RFID card as the mobile phone coverage in the Highlands and Islands can be hit and miss - I live on the northern edge of the Central Belt 25 miles north of Glasgow and the local CPS units won’t activate on the app because the data signal is too weak, some networks are better than others so apply for your RFID card in plenty of time before venturing into the CPS area! Most Tesla chargers are destination chargers and once north of Perth the influence of CPS and it’s 50kW chargers at 35pkw has scared off all the big companies, they just won’t compete with CPS. Away from the A9 just about everything is a slow DC CPS 50kW charger

@flyby676 4 месяца назад

We need a Tesla charger in middlewich, there is only one at Morrisons, totally inadequate, thank you .

@Joe-lb8qn Год назад

ISTR Fastned also do plug and charge???? I agree with you about 2 charger installs, waste of time I avoid unless in an emergency which ive never had 🤞. Id rather they have half the number of 4 charger sites. Hopefully BP Pulse are improving because i only ever hear bad things about their reliability but also it seems as if they might be irrelevant to most if they are going to be taxi only sites?

@davetakesiton Год назад

It might help take the strain away for us non taxi drivers and free up loads of chargers

@gslongdistance Год назад

Yes. Fastned is Plug& Charge for compatible EVs. Saves a crucial few minutes when you stop and the puppies are keen to get out for a pee stop!!

@dcmsvideo 11 месяцев назад

Drive a Tesla 3, and I only use Teslas Superchargers, whether I'm in my home country (DK), Germany (DE), or Italy (I). In Germany the price is a little higher than here, and in Italy it's about double. Here (DK) the price is currently (charged yesterday) DKK 2.00 which is GBP 0.23 pr. KwH. Wish everyone could charge at such prices, or cheaper.

@davetakesiton 11 месяцев назад

Hi, thanks for info. We can get 24p per kWh but only overnight after 11pm

@robertbench4664 10 месяцев назад

Could you please give a bit more information on ac 2 type charging,as Renault Zoe owners without CCS do not get to use CCS only chargers..

@davetakesiton 10 месяцев назад

Working on it already

@andyj2106 Год назад

Tesla hitting the UK retail market will be interesting. I think there's likely to be a big shake up when they release their offering. I wonder if they'll be a dual fuel provider???

@davetakesiton Год назад

I suspect so, Andy, could get interesting, Dave

@leeroychang Год назад

They've partnered with Octopus for a short while, I think for those with solar and battery only. I believe this was only a few thousand customers and one can no longer join. Presumably it's because Tesla Electric is enroute!

@solentbum Год назад

When I started with EV's over 10 years ago there was 1 rapifd charger within 10 miles, Now there are 10. I noticed that my local Volvo dealer has just installed three rapid chargers with six bays, presumably for customers, in addition to the four slow chargers it already had. On your point about charge sharing, Recently I was happily charging my LEAF at 33kw when another car plugged in to the same machine, My rate of charge dropped to 13 kw. It was time to move even though I was only at 71%. Could I make a small plea, if you are about to use a two pump Gridserve setup on CCS please leave the Chademo bay clear if possible.

@davetakesiton Год назад

Yes we do need to educate users to charge properly

@clivethomas6864 Год назад

I don’t think we should run down the efforts of Ecotricity. They started this all this and did it free of charge in the early days. Dale Vince is a hero in my opinion.

@boxfullofneutral8514 Год назад

Hero? Hmm he’s funding just stop oil, if he didn’t do that he would be a more decent chap

@davetakesiton Год назад

No Clive I don’t run them down but after a very promising start it was clear they were not adequately funded but they kept their monopoly until the dying end. A joint venture or takeover 5 years earlier would have been the ideal timing

@nukenude 9 месяцев назад

Anything in Northern Ireland happening? Esb over here just letting there chargers go to the dogs. Weev seems only ones moving forward. Just seen this video 2 months old so fingerscrossed.

@davetakesiton 9 месяцев назад

I had a look recently and it wasn't exciting. Still looking

@nukenude 9 месяцев назад

@@davetakesiton evani is a good group to follow on a certain social network site. Maybe useful for your vids.

@st200ol Год назад

Dave you say “reasonable’ 69p per kWh, that will be more expensive than petrol or diesel, this is a pity, the profits from these chargers must be paying for the new installations in less than 12 months at those kind of prices. Luckily like most EV owners I don’t have to use them very often.

@richardcorns8553 Год назад

69p per kWh is far from reasonable. I refuse to pay it. Anything over 40p is a joke.

@davetakesiton Год назад

That’s the key, always always use chargers at home and only ever use public chargers for road trips, even I only used superchargers 26%in the last year most is at home

@richardcorns8553 Год назад

@@davetakesiton True. We are heading off on a 3 week euro trip in our Model Y. Supercharger costs below 30p kWh in France. Very reasonable.

@entity_dragons2013 Год назад

I'd rather use my 3 pin plug charger than pay public EV cost, I used to be a BP pulse member till the price went up , pod point I also no longer use.

@entity_dragons2013 Год назад

Why is it costs 74 pence in the uk for ionity 69euro in France using 350 kw chargers and only 39 euro for 50kw, bp pulse charge 79p kwh unbelievable

@chrismorrison1955 Год назад

Is anyone else horrified by the insanity of those prices? I think anything over 45p kWh makes it more expensive than diesel. Surely something is very wrong here?

@Lookup2Wakeup Год назад

Nope EVs are no longer cheap ........

@davetakesiton Год назад

Why does it have to be cheaper than diesel? That should be a bonus. Cars are now cheaper, no servicing, no ULEZ no road tax, but worth a fortune is no pollution

@stuartduncan2772 Год назад

I've had my new Nissan Leaf for a few weeks now and haven't had the need to use public charging. We are going out today and plan to use a 50Kw public charger to top up, not because we need to but just to gain the experience for when we actually will need it. I live in Dundee and our council is very EV centric. I think that Dundee has a high proportion of charging points in comparison to most other towns and cities in Scotland. I'd be interested in your experience in travelling the length of the UK to find out how practical it is to get to anywhere in the UK. I'm also interested in what is available for the length of the M6. Antoerh good video Dave. Well done.

@davetakesiton Год назад

Thanks for the info. Yes I plan to travel the full length M6 soon, should be interesting, Dave

@VerticalBlank Год назад

I'm equally disgusted with Shell's behavior. Since I live in a London flat I am reliant on street charging. The cheapest option here is Ubricity, which is now 100% owned by Shell. Their website claims 100% renewable sourcing but I am suspicious of that. My options: Ubricity (aka Shell): 5kW, 35p connection, 40p/kWh, but 37p/kWh midnight-7am SureCharge: 4.8kW, 35p connection, 48p/kWh, but 45p/kWh weekends Believ (formerly Liberty): 22kW (like most I can only draw 11kW AC), flat rate 56p/kWh If anyone can give me more info about the green credentials of SureCharge and Believ I would be very grateful.

@entity_dragons2013 11 месяцев назад

Why has the price of Public EV charging gone done in European countries but goes up in the UK

@davetakesiton 11 месяцев назад

because people accept it and don't get in touch with their MPs and councillors. Or they pay it and then complain to me.

@stuart5852 7 месяцев назад

they need to make the public stations on service stations more affordable. if they want people to move to electric, / no im not saying free before petrolheads jump on me but the prices at the moment... some of them charging £1.19 a kw is disgusting

@Madonsteamrailways Год назад

Instead, I try to carry on to get another five miles out of my Renault Zoe to get me to North Weald Bassett where there’s an Instavolt charging point.

@gslongdistance Год назад

Good overview once again, Dave! I just returned from another round road trip to southern Spain. It does seem that Ionity has lost their interest in the UK, nearly no expansion as you mention. They seem to be growing in France, and a little in Spain, but has been overtaken by Total, Engie and even Fastned. Ionity, what is going on?

@st200ol Год назад

Probably a combination of our power infrastructure, red tape and shortage of charger hardware in our now very remote part of Europe.

@davetakesiton Год назад

Hi Greg, would love to to hear more about your trip, Dave

@gslongdistance Год назад

@@st200ol I think it may be related to the UK regulations mandating contactless payments for PAYG charging for all new installations. None of Ionity’s Tritium chargers anywhere I’ve travelled can process contactless. That might be the issue rather than Power infrastructure, as others are rolling out lots of new chargers as as Dave said.

@thelightbearer9636 Год назад

Good informative video thx. I honestly think unless you are near a motorway, or large city, these charging companies do not come near smaller towns. We have a geniepoint at morrisons that's been out of order for the last 5 to 6 months. The only other charger worth using is at a lidle in town and thats a 50kw one, and that is permanently occupied by dpd delivery vans charging one after another. All other chargers in town are either 7kw or 22kw, even our large tesco chargers are 7 and 22kw for some weird reason, and funny enough there are 2 free 22kw chargers at our M&S.

@mdshovel Год назад

The village near me (5 miles) has 2 x 150Kw BP Pulse chargers with an M&S mini store and Wildbean coffee at half price.. Little known rural area and always has a slot available.

@davetakesiton Год назад

It’s settling down slowly I’m expecting for much better things in the next two years

@mdshovel Год назад

@@davetakesiton It has to .. or the whole thing is doomed

@nesvarbu6964 Год назад

Hyundai Kona always use Tesla and very happy with speed and price

@stephengowler5360 Год назад

Snap

@leeroychang Год назад

South West UK would be good for new Super Chargers. We get a lot of tourists in the South West with EVs.

@davetakesiton Год назад

Exerted just expanded and new site at Newquay under way, plus Gridserve is at Roche with 12 350 capable power chargers, a good start

@davetakesiton Год назад

Whoops Exeter

@leeroychang Год назад

@@davetakesiton I didn't know the Roche one. Must be at Cornwall services. Thanks Dave!

@leeroychang Год назад

@@davetakesiton Exeter is where I test drove a model 3 and glad to say I've just received my first Tesla! (Model 3)

@johnready630 11 месяцев назад

What happens when the electric grid can't handle all the cars being charged ? Blackouts ??

@davetakesiton 11 месяцев назад

what happens when tanker drivers go on strike, no petrol and mile long queues?

@janetmorris6792 Год назад

I wish they would upgrade the level 2 AC charger at Junction 47 Swansea from a 7kw to a 22kw As I have a ZOE ZE50 and 22kw is it's max charge, considering they have updated this site for the latest cars they should not forget the ZOE, I now make use of the 6 new chargers the the council have fitted at Cross Hands near a Travel Lodge which has a Solar Canopy over them.

@davetakesiton Год назад

The days of catering for us with older cars is coming to an end, all is now focused on CCS2, Dave

@davidsworld5837 Год назад

my thing is. there are new chargers going in but not active. there is one charger Wallsend high st car park, and what happen its in with the leads taped up and they have moved two charity donation bin in front of them. some how many chargers seen after being put in take ages to become active. I draw attention to Annan in Scotland. must be 10 chargers been there since last year yet still not turned on. there in the car park were there is one very old charger at swimming pool. we should always be informed on price before charging starts. there should never be 1 or 2 chargers at a place. even 4 quickly fill up and cause queues and there is no way to tell a charge company info like i came to the charger and its full so going some were else. or ways to tell you your car is almost and now fully charged messages to customers. since charge starts when plugging in may not be were they stay and so you were told it will take x and it really takes y.

@davetakesiton Год назад

Of course you can tell them and you should every time Don’t accept failed chargers report them it counts against them in stats and they don’t like it

@rogerstarkey5390 Год назад

Now we know... No more "S word" on this channel! Duly noted.

@PierreSimonsson Год назад

i agree on the cables on the Kempower Chargers on Osprey they are relay heavy Kempower needs to do something there, but in evry other way kempower is a great charger system.

@davetakesiton Год назад

Yes Pierre they should but the cables as I understand it are not made by Kempower, just bought in. Should not be too difficult to swap them

@antwnpowell Год назад

Here in France I pay 10c a kWh at home, cheap rate is 8 hours a day and all weekend with EDF. At E Leclerc the cost is 22c. Fast charging ranges from 27c at LIDL to 30c with IECharge (up to 350 kWh) You are being ripped off.

@davetakesiton Год назад

We know

@colinnich Год назад

I'm just back from France, I was pleased to see that Tesla Superchargers were around 30 cents / kWh

@antwnpowell Год назад

@@colinnich I ordered a Tesla model 3 long range yesterday 620 km (WLTP) for 40 k €, priced it on the U.K. site and it was 53 k €. Merci President Macron.

@brianwright9983 Год назад

Just one Tesla destination charger on the isle of wight . Not good for holidaymakers at all.

@mmigesh4735 Год назад

Tell Tesla: Brecon or nearby for poorly served mid-Wales area.

@Joe-lb8qn Год назад

..... or the Welsh government could stop wasting money on hydrogen cars and subsidise charger installs

@davetakesiton Год назад

Not the most populated area might take a while

@torjusekkje6264 Год назад

Ev's will dominate the next 40 years

@kwalls5768 Год назад

Tesla are adding yet more of their chargers at MOTO rugby. Good news, as they seem frequently all occupied. Whilst the works are in progress though, they have blocked off around 50% of the chargers they did have there. 😳

@davetakesiton Год назад

Thanks for update, how fast things change, despite 24 chargers this was always busy, more will be very welcome

@colinnich Год назад

I was there yesterday and all existing superchargers were available. First time in 3 years I've ever had to wait, probably for around 3 minutes. When I came back there were about 6 cars waiting. 3 Gridserve units were available though, so no idea why the Teslas were queuing for so long, I wouldn't have waited longer than 5 minutes, even to save money as Tesla are probably around half the price.

@SnaxMuppet Год назад

Hi Dave. Trying to get in touch but your email isn't working. Great channel. You put over the info really well.

@davetakesiton Год назад

Yes we are working on a website with email which should be up soon. In the meantime I think you can use contactdavetakesiton@gmail.com

@SnaxMuppet Год назад

@@davetakesiton Is that one working Dave? I don't know if my email is getting through or not. Sorry!

@stanpritchard7436 Год назад

How do you feel about driving a possible bomb onto a ferry full of vehicles and people, or onto the shuttle,

@Brian-om2hh Год назад

How do you feel, having been totally misinformed? Thatcham, the UK based road safety and crash testing organisation, carried out a study on car fires, using globally sourced data. The study showed there were 1529.9 fires per 100'000 ICE cars, and 25.4 fires per 100'000 electric cars. Like I said, you're yet another victim of the sometimes hysterical misinformation surrounding electric cars...... And Thatcham aren't some back street bum outfit. They are the organisation who crash tested the car you drive, and awarded it it's Euro NCAP safety rating. Your car alarm also has a Thatcham rating..... Statistically, your ICE car is around 60 times *more* likely to catch fire......In fact around 160'000 ICE cars *do* catch fire each year in the US......

@stanpritchard7436 11 месяцев назад

Just like an EV, you are firing out your arse again. tell me why does it take over 2,000 litres of water to put out an EV fire when it only takes about 100 litres for an ICE fire, plus it won't electrocute either.@@Brian-om2hh

@guylarabie8229 11 месяцев назад

I'm in Canada where 92% of our electricity is produce by clean, reliable, renewable and inexpensive Hydro. Tesla with their easy to handle connector has the lions share of the chargers. They are very reliable and numerous. Other competitors are changing over to the Tesla type chargers. They are not as numerous as Tesla's and much less reliable. Most EV owners charge at home.

@slartybartfarst9737 11 месяцев назад

No BS charging review, just whats needed, Ive done 135,000 uk miles in 10 years of Tesla P85 Model S ownership, seen it all from day 1. Depended on Ecotricity, used Chademo to type 2 Free as the phone app not working and obviously still running free for life of Tesla Superchargers, get home and plug into solar 10 to 20 miles a day free....whats not to like? Rip off kW prices 50p+. When Tesla rolls out for everyone the completion will hot up. Locally (Newcastle under Lyme) Tesla is doubling up stalls 8 to 16 before opening up as they know the usage.......not difficult is it to get 24/7 uptime....Tesla can do it.

@davetakesiton 11 месяцев назад

another old timer, car not you, the truth is out there. I have a T shirt that reads "will those of you who say it can't be done get out of the way of those of us already doing it". Might get some more made

@tomstephenson8579 Год назад

Sorry but this pricing and Max Charging capacities is a scam , max price for KWH that will never be used .... eg I have a eC4 max charge rate quoted at 100Kwh over the last year I noted my real charge rate ... max was 74Kwh for 30 seconds . Usual charge rate was 47Kwh ... So we are paying for high capacity but using low Kwh capacity ... 50 Kwh capacity is low priced , 175 and 300 kWh charge rate is very expensive Therefore I don't need or can afford 300Kwh rate as my car charges under 50 kWh Please understand sometimes you can not drive around looking for cheap chargers

@davetakesiton Год назад

Hi Tom might be a misunderstanding but almost all charger networks cost the same price for 50kW as 350kW Tesla IONITY, InstaVolt Osprey, Gridserve, so no scam at all. See my video on charging maximum speed to tell you why you only get 70kW I would not expect more unless you change the way you charge, don’t blame the chargers

@user-ux6hm4cm7b Год назад

Use Tesla chargers its half teh price

@PierreSimonsson Год назад

installing 50 KW charger only in 2023 is an absloutly Foolish thing to do, if you insatll at least 2 or more 150 KW and do a 50 KW also thats another thing but only 50 KW is Stupid and always noone will use your chargers.

@nick21006 Год назад

Uber has no choice TFL mandate all private hire cars must be fully electric by jan 2025 and pay the congestion charge 99 thousand cars need to be charged every day hope there's enough chargers !

@davetakesiton Год назад

Nick, it surprises me when people say “hope”. We have more than 2 years to cram in more chargers than we need. Keep positive

@VerticalBlank Год назад

Erm, fully electric cars get a 100% discount on the congestion charge.

@nick21006 Год назад

@@VerticalBlank Untill jan 2025

@nick21006 Год назад

@@davetakesiton 18 months

@Brian-om2hh 11 месяцев назад

@@foppo100 I doubt it, because the Government rakes in £35 billion per year from the UK motorist. Why might they want to see an end to what is one of their most reliable tax income streams? And what other taxes would need to rise to make up the tax shortfall? And what about the millions of lost jobs? There would be 800'000 jobs gone in the UK car making industry alone, plus jobs lost at car dealerships, oil refineries, petrol stations, tanker drivers, garage workshops, the AA and RAC, car body repair workshops, tyre fitting depots, places like Halfords, local authority road repair crews etc etc. And you thought it was just a question of getting rid of cars? How would having a further 3 to 4 million people out of work, offer the Government any sort of advantages or benefits?

@jamesbowskill362 11 месяцев назад

OHG.......what a waste of time & money.......Just how many coffee & cakes do you have to eat each day to justify such a poor experience, do hope the BOSS understands that your productivity is at rock bottom especially if you are doing a few hundred miles per day & need several TIME WASTING STOPS for charges...... Get ready for the HUGE price hikes around the corner to include VED........Ho Ho Ho.......Its all about to come crashing down.......

@davetakesiton 11 месяцев назад

Wow have you got it wrong. I do several hundred miles a day and never need stop to charge in work time. I do take a break for lunch, and that easily tops my car back up while eating, then finish my work and get home without any more charging needed. BTW coffee and doughnuts make a great lunch

@yellowsnowman9157 Год назад

EVs are a scam. EVs sole purpose is to drive up the cost of vehicles. Average EV is 62k. Average gas vehicle is 40k. And government is forcing manufacturers to make EVs and not invest in gas vehicles so the prices will continue to rise. EVs are worse for the environment as they require you to destroy the earth to mine for the metals needed in batteries. EVs don't reduce carbon emissions until you drive over 100k miles. If we all drove an EV it would only drop carbon emissions by 0.4% EVs also require a compromise in driving. They can't tow. They do horrible at highway speeds as they lose efficiency. And they're awful in inclement weather like wind or cold. EVs are a scam.....and thats before the repair bill hits because repairs increase cost of ownership way over gas equivalents.

@andyj2106 Год назад

With the possible exception of retail price, and the legislation to ban ICE cars from 2030/2035, all you say is complete rubbish. Rather than rely on what randoms on the internet say, and then re-spout it, do some research for yourself. What would be very useful is if you could point to a reputable source(s) for all your points so we can see for ourselves - perhaps we'll be surprised and find you are right. Note that MacMaster is not a reliable source for EV information!

@davetakesiton Год назад

Hey, you might want to catch up to date and get off the negative sites and watch more neutral sites, you get different info. But tell me how an EV charging off solar panels and producing absolutely no exhaust is worse than burning petrol, Dave

@yellowsnowman9157 Год назад

@@davetakesiton you're really misinformed. Solar panels cost tens of thousands of dollars and take over a decade to pay for themselves. And solar panels aren't recycled or reused so they're absolutely awful for the environment. You've been sold a lie. Educate yourself sir.

@jameschapman4824 Год назад

Don't worry guys this person puts the same script on every EV channel.

@ralpharmsby8040 Год назад

You are so wrong on so many points!