EV Charging Experiences Don’t Get Much Better Than This!

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In this episode Robert takes us to the latest in premium charging stations - GRIDSERVE’s Electric Forecourt at Gatwick International Airport in the UK.
From his early EV charging experiences with non-functioning chargers stood at the far end of a dark car park, to this cutting edge, future proofed, 30 charger strong forecourt - Robert is truy in his element!
GRIDSERVE’s CEO Toddington Harper updates Robert on how they are focussed on bringing a fulfilling charging experience to the masses.
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@dtrrider1 3 месяца назад

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

@aussieideasman8498 3 месяца назад

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

@MsItalia007 3 месяца назад

True.

@thelifeofbatteries2603 3 месяца назад

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

@AndrewTSq 3 месяца назад

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 3 месяца назад

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

@Yanquetino 3 месяца назад

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 3 месяца назад

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 3 месяца назад

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 3 месяца назад

350 miles range is all I ask for

@__-pl3jg 3 месяца назад

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 3 месяца назад

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

@GuanoLad 3 месяца назад

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!

@TheDarrenJones 3 месяца назад

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.

@brianadamson6607 3 месяца назад

Now this is exactly what is required country wide 👍👍

@Blaze1204 3 месяца назад

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

@ochayethegnu2915 3 месяца назад

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

@glynn36 3 месяца назад

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

@brianadamson6607 3 месяца назад

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

@MrKOenigma 3 месяца назад

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

@benastwood 3 месяца назад

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

@MarkGarnettUK 3 месяца назад

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

@incognitotorpedo42 3 месяца назад

Toddington is the preppiest name I've ever heard.

@JamesSmith-qs4hx 3 месяца назад

He is called funkopops enjoyer.

@adamhardy8690 2 месяца назад

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

@mikedx2706 3 месяца назад

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 3 месяца назад

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 3 месяца назад

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 3 месяца назад

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

@rp9674 3 месяца назад

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 3 месяца назад

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

@rebym 3 месяца назад

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 3 месяца назад

Prices are on their website.

@bw1376 3 месяца назад

@@gribbler1695 Yes, they're extortionate.

@ChrisBenton-sg7yv 2 месяца назад

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 !

@noisesoff3985 3 месяца назад

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

@liquidusblue 3 месяца назад

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

@BabakDaemi 3 месяца назад

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

@smaemurray 3 месяца назад

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

@bw1376 3 месяца назад

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

@jeffbrooker5183 3 месяца назад

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

@MCSMIK 3 месяца назад

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

@rinnin 3 месяца назад

Don’t Tesla subsidise charging for their users worldwide?

@girowinters 3 месяца назад

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

@tomooo2637 3 месяца назад

@@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 3 месяца назад

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

@tomooo2637 3 месяца назад

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.

@WayneGoss 3 месяца назад

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

@Richard482 3 месяца назад

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

@BobHannent 3 месяца назад

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

@TJTVI 3 месяца назад

2nd 3rd and 4th this!

@MrAdopado 3 месяца назад

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

@BobHannent 3 месяца назад

@@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.

@EVnStevenApp 2 дня назад

Once upon a time, there was a trustworthy and proud new EV owner named Jake and a friendly property manager named Susan. Jake wanted to trickle-charge his EV using the common area electrical outlet next to his parking stall. However, Susan didn't have the budget to pay for the cost of installing a metered charging station. Wanting to help Jake, Susan suggested they install EVnSteven. Thanks to this one simple app, they both lived happily ever after 💚💚

@mattchristie1810 3 месяца назад

... 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 2 месяца назад

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

@007jerkins 3 месяца назад

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

@stevecade857 3 месяца назад

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 3 месяца назад

Same sort of building and setup?

@Flickerbrain 3 месяца назад

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

@grantc8353 3 месяца назад

Thanks for showing us. Those fpv shots were brilliant

@Peoplestariff 2 месяца назад

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

@mitchib1440 3 месяца назад

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

@Mykle1AZ 3 месяца назад

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.

@mabsy30 3 месяца назад

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!

@petesig93 3 месяца назад

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 🙏

@christopherhartley6900 3 месяца назад

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

@onlineo2263 3 месяца назад

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 3 месяца назад

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

@martino9134 3 месяца назад

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 2 месяца назад

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

@dalroth10 3 месяца назад

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 3 месяца назад

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

@DavidKnowles0 3 месяца назад

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

@pieman192 3 месяца назад

Stick with petrol , he’s on the take

@clintthomas1854 3 месяца назад

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.

@norfunk 3 месяца назад

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 3 месяца назад

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

@trevorberridge6079 3 месяца назад

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 3 месяца назад

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 3 месяца назад

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

@horiaopris8112 3 месяца назад

@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.

@jeanneauowners 3 месяца назад

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

@shia_labeouf 2 месяца назад

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.

@theairstig9164 3 месяца назад

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

@badchefi 3 месяца назад

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

@adus123 3 месяца назад

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.

@markleon411 3 месяца назад

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.

@davidwicks9835 3 месяца назад

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

@bw1376 3 месяца назад

You wouldn't like their prices!

@nalingoyalkgmu 3 месяца назад

Looks great!!!

@stickleback73 Месяц назад

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

@slarti42uk 3 месяца назад

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.

@darwinskeeper421 3 месяца назад

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.

@TechboyUK 3 месяца назад

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

@Clarkkentuk6 3 месяца назад

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!

@Roamor1 3 месяца назад

thank you.

@PumpkinBecki 3 месяца назад

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

@bengladston5175 3 месяца назад

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

@TheChromeRonin 3 месяца назад

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.

@2011ppower 3 месяца назад

Need a couple of these along the A1😁

@Stephen-Jones 3 месяца назад

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 3 месяца назад

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 3 месяца назад

@@shonunezekiel zanger? zapper? 😉🤣

@tonymaxwell303 3 месяца назад

Having been an EVist for 6 months now I would say these places need to be everywhere. However, public chargers are far too expensive. If it wasn’t for the fact I can charge at work for free I would seriously be reconsidering being an EVist.

@gery4870 3 месяца назад

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

@loriallen67 3 месяца назад

We NEED this in the US.

@OrangutanSquash 3 месяца назад

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.

@NibblyPig 3 месяца назад

As great as it is, lidl is cheaper, and a coffee + croissant there won't cost me 6 quid. And they're all over the place.

@armuk 3 месяца назад

do lidl sell hot drinks? know they have bakery but wasn't aware of any hot drink provision

@robinbennett5994 3 месяца назад

None of the Lidls anywhere near Gatwick have chargers, and they certainly don't have 22!

@NibblyPig 3 месяца назад

Actually I'm not sure, I don't drink coffee after 5pm and I'm usually driving in the evening. I stop at the one in Coventry all the time which is opposite a Morrisons, though. I suppose I was speaking metaphorically, it is a cheap place for a bite to eat and a drink at least. The cost to charge is about 12p/unit cheaper than this place as well. You can always go to a Tesco superstore instead, Coventry also has one 5 mins from Lidl. I just like lidl's bakery and it's opposite Morrisons which have a salad bar that is included in the meal deal. £3.50 for that and a drink and a choccy bar! Yum. Supermarkets are always better than these overpriced charging places, just pick one that has fallback options nearby in case it's full. I found a few dotted around England that are nearby alternative chargers but I very rarely find them to be in use, and if they are I either wait 5 mins or go elsewhere. Coventry is my fave though, lidl, tesco, and if you're desperate, geniepoint in morrisons, all close together. And their lidl is literally 30 seconds off the motorway, so it's no detour for my journeys.

@trevorberridge6079 3 месяца назад

Lidl has no ground breaking tech in it's car park last time I looked.

@UrdnotChuckles 3 месяца назад

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

@stuartlowe3196 3 месяца назад

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 !!!!

@ElectricGearing 3 месяца назад

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.

@williamhoffmann1445 3 месяца назад

We need places like this in Australia.

@jamie-ck6js 3 месяца назад

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 3 месяца назад

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 3 месяца назад

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 3 месяца назад

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 3 месяца назад

@@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.

@johngaffney1671 3 месяца назад

Very impressive. Nothing like it in Oz

@8antipode9 3 месяца назад

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

@MrAdopado 3 месяца назад

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

@user-jt1jv8vl9r 3 месяца назад

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

@davidotoole9328 3 месяца назад

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

@darthsirrius 3 месяца назад

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...

@glengosling5636 3 месяца назад

Great show

@trevorberridge6079 3 месяца назад

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.

@54mgtf22 3 месяца назад

Great job 👍

@FrankieLimes 3 месяца назад

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?

@PeterKelly74 3 месяца назад

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

@ProfSimonHolland 3 месяца назад

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

@reginald7214 3 месяца назад

What a cool place, thanks for the walk thru

@Piezochem 3 месяца назад

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 3 месяца назад

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

@trustinflames1022 3 месяца назад

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.

@thewordofgog 3 месяца назад

The only criticism would be the cash free buying thing - we need to keep cash real. This is what keeps small businesses alive locally.

@tobywhitehead7488 3 месяца назад

I like that public chargers exist. What I think requires legislation is the ridiculous cost differences in charging at them, unrelated to charging speed. It feels like they're taking the piss. Some special tax for people that give a s***

@ash_pro_2000 3 месяца назад

I'm hoping competition will gradually drive the prices down. Especially where there are tesla superchargers that are open to all EVs.

@standupmoto 3 месяца назад

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 3 месяца назад

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)

@simonyapp 3 месяца назад

Nice drone shots !

@joeboatman934 3 месяца назад

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

@bw1376 3 месяца назад

The prices are astronomical.

@joeboatman934 3 месяца назад

@@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

@mark_from_aus 3 месяца назад

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.

@UKRenna 3 месяца назад

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

@Moto_Miles 3 месяца назад

I visited their Norwich site and wasn't led astray by the shiny things. My fundamental problem with most of their locations is they are not at points of interest where we need the infrastructure. Building massive new concrete and steel structures and pretending it's green, whilst filling them with unhealthy, carbon intensive food completely misses the point of where we need to go.

@peterhetherington914 3 месяца назад

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

@NigelWickenden 3 месяца назад

Third, behind Braintree, Essex and Norwich, Norfolk.

@Draigthedragon 3 месяца назад

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

@peterhetherington914 3 месяца назад

@@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 3 месяца назад

@@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 3 месяца назад

@@shonunezekiel looking forward to them coming to Kent.

@skodbolle 3 месяца назад

Brilliant!

@peterjol 3 месяца назад

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 3 месяца назад

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 3 месяца назад

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

@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549 3 месяца назад

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

@samuelhoney6461 3 месяца назад

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 3 месяца назад

You need a better home.

@robertjacksonjr6631 3 месяца назад

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

@georgesvak5332 3 месяца назад

Robert, thank you for another great video.

@2Neilx3 3 месяца назад

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

@morgidvmw0mdv 3 месяца назад

Nice drone work.

@tonyspiegel6771 3 месяца назад

Wish we had this in Australia

@zapfanzapfan 3 месяца назад

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

@francesconicoletti2547 3 месяца назад

Given the British weather, why aren’t all the chargers under cover ? It’s not like there are going to be any petrol fumes accumulating ? The chargers not under the main building could be under a Perspex awning.

@johnrostron2801 3 месяца назад

Ridiculously high prices "charged" by Gridserve, around a year ago ot was 65p for a kWh, and as the cost of energy has fallen, Gridserve has managed to increase their prices to 79pkWh, way higher than petrol on a per mile comparison and without the taxes.

@alwaysallblacks 3 месяца назад

£0.79 per kwh was expensive even during the height of the energy crisis.

@aussieideasman8498 3 месяца назад

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

@HermannKerr 2 дня назад

Here in Canada we have Tim Horton's shops littering the country and I have always wondered why don't they put in a bunch of chargers. I am not a fan, by the way, but I do use them when I am on a road trip.

@esm7708 3 месяца назад

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

@antonynr 3 месяца назад

Now we just need Meet and Greet to park the car after it's charged!!

@winfriedtheis5767 3 месяца назад

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…

@8to270 3 месяца назад

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.

@SDK2006b 3 месяца назад

We travelled to Mexico in October from Gatwick, but had to leave our EV at home and use our diesel car, because charging was going to be too much hassle on the way back, after an 11 hour overnight flight 😬 This charging hub is perfect and means next time we fly from Gatwick, we can use our EV and charge here ⚡️👍🏻

@trevorberridge6079 3 месяца назад

There have been rapid chargers immediately around Gatwick for some time. Not many I grant you, but just a short distance away is Pease Pottage Services on the M23 and they have eight Rapid Chargers six of which are brand new high speed chargers. Gridserve make it easier being right there at Gatwick. But, as someone who visits family nearby travellling from London in my mere 24kwh Leaf, I've had no real issues finding convenient charging. Some are even located in very nice pubs with lovely food on the menu.