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jaapv

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Please give information and tips about the charging in your country/area. This thread is not meant for discussion. Such posts will be removed.
 
In the Netherlands virtually all charging points need a Mennekes type1-type2 cable.
There are literally thousands of charging points.
Charging can be moderately expensive, but as parking is often free, it can work out cheap.
Quite a few large shops, parking garages, garden centers, Schiphol, etc offer free charging.
The ferry to Hoek van Holland offers free charging on request.

There are a number of rapid charging stations along the motorways, but the electricity is expensive. Not really worth the trouble
To access charging points you need an access card. The New Motion is an universal one and can be ordered from abroad:

https://my.thenewmotion.com/
 
In the UK the Ecotricity charge points at most motorway service stations and Ikea are excellent. You need to get a Free card from Ecotricity via their website first which is free as is the charging. They charge the PHEV from flat to 80% in about 20 minutes - almost exactly the time to queue for a coffee, drink it, go for a comfort break and get back to the car.

Not tried any other option as we live in the middle of nowhere.

CJ
 
UK Information

I have found that to successfully charge my car on an anywhere basis then there are 3 cards that I need to have

Ecotricity Card http://www.ecotricity.co.uk which is free of charge and needed for the AC/DC charge stations at Motorway Services
Sourcelondon Card http://www.sourcelondon.net which costs £5 and needed for all the local charge points in London and other locations
Chargeyourcar Card http://www.chargeyourcar.org.uk which costs £20 and needed for non-sourcelondon charge points that I've seen in places like Kent

Sourcelondon.net has a very good map showing charge point locations along with type

As for type I have seen 3

Standard UK 3 pin square plug points
Units that need a Mennekes type1-type2 cable
Units that support the CHAdeMO DC rapid charge which are tethered units (only seen at motorway services so far)

One thing to note is that for the motorway AC/DC charge points, even though they have 2 sockets, only 1 car can be charged at a time

I have also been informed by ecotricity that they are upgrading the motorway services with additional units
 
Northern Ireland

All of our points are run by http://www.ecarni.com/ a subsidiary of the Irish electricity supply company ESB. The access cards are free and the electricity is also free at the moment.

I believe the same cards work all over Ireland, although I haven't tried South of the border yet, but it seems to be very sensibly organised here.

I've had good experiences with charging points in Belfast but I tried 2 in Armagh and they were both out of order. The customer support guy tried to reset remotely but that didn't work. If I'd been in an electric only car that would have been a scary experience.
 
For visitors to the UK:

Thanks for your email regarding our electric highway.

I understand you’d like to know if it’s able to apply for a swipe card from abroad.

I can confirm that you’re able to apply for a swipe card for use whilst in the UK – simply fill out the form on our website and select “enter address manually” just below the green “find address” button in order to enter a European address. Please be aware that it may take longer than the usual 7 days for your swipe card to reach you due to being posted abroad.

I hope this has helped with your enquiry, however if you have any further questions then please get in touch either by calling 01453 761455 or simply reply to this email.

Best wishes,


Nicola Davies
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PHEV shipped to Australia only have the single low power socket installed. The supplied cable will work in any 15A 240VAC AUS STD power outlet. Use of an adapter cord will allow connection to a 10A STD 240VAC outlet. This is not recommended.

"ChargePoint" have stations in some shopping centre car parks and selected other locations. Mitsubishi dealers may have installed charging points like my local dealer.

"ChargePoint" requires an application and use of a provided card to access their equipment. Some "ChargePoint" stations offer a free service.

There are minimal public charge points and these are mainly located in the major cities and in some selected locations on Kangaroo Island to support the local use of EV's on the island.
 
This is not a bad website for charge points:

http://www.plugshare.com

NAPpy
 
welljock said:
Ozukus said:
Chargeyourcar Card http://www.chargeyourcar.co.uk which costs £20 and needed for non-sourcelondon charge points that I've seen in places like Kent

Your web address is wrong it should be http://www.chargeyourcar.org.uk

The ChargeyourCar card is valid on all TheBlueMotion charge points on the Continent (which in Holland is virtually all)
since last month.

The company is also active in France, Belgium and Germany.

http://www.thenewmotion.com/en/
 
yes, TheNewMotion is in germany active.
with some roaming partners you are able to load at a large amount of charing points.

additionally, TheNewMotion is Partner of Mitsubishi here in Germany and much dealers are installing charging points
 
A couple of useful links for anyone traveling in France

KiWhi has good coverage across the motorway networks, some car parks and the Auchan supermarkets. Easy to set up an account online and pre-load credit. My card arrived in about 4 days. Link: http://www.kiwhipass.fr/

For anyone in Paris, the AutoLib network is excellent. Their main business is a "users club" for electric city cars but, for a one-off setup fee of Eu15, you can establish a charge-only membership that gives you access to thousands of charging points along the streets and in most of the main car parks. You can either set up your account on line (which does involve scanning and sending identity and car registration documents), otherwise you can call into one of their shops or kiosks across the city. Link: www.autolib.eu/en/

Franco.
 
jaapv said:
welljock said:
Ozukus said:
Chargeyourcar Card http://www.chargeyourcar.co.uk which costs £20 and needed for non-sourcelondon charge points that I've seen in places like Kent

Your web address is wrong it should be http://www.chargeyourcar.org.uk

The ChargeyourCar card is valid on all TheBlueMotion charge points on the Continent (which in Holland is virtually all)
since last month.

The company is also active in France, Belgium and Germany.

http://www.thenewmotion.com/en/

Very helpful jaapv, thanks - am I right that you can only see a map of their charge points if you are a member?
 
Thanks for the info but unfortunately as a Luddite :lol: , I don't have a smartphone/tablet, so can't use apps and the website is blocked by my security software :eek:
 
ah, yes; they moved their domain from www.thenewmotion.com to www.lovetoload.com and they had forgotten, to update their security certificate... but with accepting your security warning on your browser, you should be able to go on to the website...?
 
Fbitc said:
ah, yes; they moved their domain from http://www.thenewmotion.com to http://www.lovetoload.com and they had forgotten, to update their security certificate... but with accepting your security warning on your browser, you should be able to go on to the website...?

Thanks Frank - as you say nothing to worry about :oops:
 
gwatpe said:
PHEV shipped to Australia only have the single low power socket installed. The supplied cable will work in any 15A 240VAC AUS STD power outlet. Use of an adapter cord will allow connection to a 10A STD 240VAC outlet. This is not recommended.

"ChargePoint" have stations in some shopping centre car parks and selected other locations. Mitsubishi dealers may have installed charging points like my local dealer.

"ChargePoint" requires an application and use of a provided card to access their equipment. Some "ChargePoint" stations offer a free service.

There are minimal public charge points and these are mainly located in the major cities and in some selected locations on Kangaroo Island to support the local use of EV's on the island.

As stated by gwatpe, www.chargepoint.com.au is worthy of membership as it is free and most of the charge points themselves are free also. When my wife and younger children ventured to Queensland just recently they took advantage of the Charge Point network and within reason it was quite helpful. Indeed, there is even a L2 charge point at the Macadamia Castle near Byron Bay so my wife stopped there for 3/4 hour (however it cost us more to stop than the value of the electricity consumed :) ). The staff there were so surprised and thrilled as they had never seen anybody actually use the charging facility so it was a real treat for them.

Also, Charge Point has advised me directly that they are likely to release an L2 Charge Point home solution at years end for about $A1,000. I'm not sure how this stacks up on price by international comparison but I will nevertheless consider the merits of this option closer to the time of release.

Finally, and gwatpe may not know of this, but Mitsubishi is now supplying all Aussie PHEVs with a 10amp charge cable adaptor, in addition to the 15amp adaptor. I was lucky enough to read about this (on this forum I think) before I purchased and so I made doubly sure that the additional adaptor (no additional cost) was supplied when I acquisitioned the vehicle. I already had a 15amp outlet in my garage so we are able to use both adaptors interchangeably depending upon our need for speed of charging.
 
If you're in Sweden, Gothenburg area, here's a map over public charge points:
https://www.goteborgenergi.se/Privat/Projekt_och_etableringar/Laddning_for_eldrivna_fordon/Karta_over_laddplatser
For now, most are free to use. After this summer, the cost will be SEK 3 (~ €0.3)/minute (CHAdeMO / CCS), which is translated to about €1/10 km - A little steep imo, as I can charge at home for ~€0.2/10 km
 
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