Firstly, I've had my 17 PHEV for just over 24 hours and I love it. I love the tech, the silence, the economy.... it's great!
However, I do think that having CHAdeMO rapid charging ability is almost useless here in Australia. There are just hardly any charge stations. I'm not expecting to run it as an EV entirely for long trips, but being able to stop in at a cafe for a half hour break while it charges up and I grab a coffee would be ideal. Instead if I plug in it's at 3.5kw and will take 5 hours to charge (is that right?), so there's no point.
Am I wrong about this? I'm sure CHAdeMO makes more sense in the UK or Japan, but it seems pointless in Australia. And from my understanding it doesn't look like CHAdeMO is going to take off here in the future.
This is the map of CHAdeMO stations in my home city, Melbourne. Very slim pickings! Is there an alternative that would have been more practical? Some sort of adaptor for the CHAdeMO port to allow faster charging?
Sorry if these are dumb questions. Very new to plugging in!
However, I do think that having CHAdeMO rapid charging ability is almost useless here in Australia. There are just hardly any charge stations. I'm not expecting to run it as an EV entirely for long trips, but being able to stop in at a cafe for a half hour break while it charges up and I grab a coffee would be ideal. Instead if I plug in it's at 3.5kw and will take 5 hours to charge (is that right?), so there's no point.
Am I wrong about this? I'm sure CHAdeMO makes more sense in the UK or Japan, but it seems pointless in Australia. And from my understanding it doesn't look like CHAdeMO is going to take off here in the future.
This is the map of CHAdeMO stations in my home city, Melbourne. Very slim pickings! Is there an alternative that would have been more practical? Some sort of adaptor for the CHAdeMO port to allow faster charging?
Sorry if these are dumb questions. Very new to plugging in!