Propper #roadtrip not #Roadtrek tomorrow and Monday as I’m doing my first long trip in the #e_Niro #BEV #EV because it too cold to go in the #CamperVan
I was gonna wash car the before I left but it is too cold for that too 🥶
I’m gonna seek out as many Sainsbury’s Smart Charge chargers as possible as they are the only ones I’ve had 100% luck with so far.
Wish me luck 🤞🤣
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Made the first charge stop just before the store closed so I had time to go in for wee stop and buy a cof bottles of beer for later 🥳
Set Cruse at real 62 mph and lost range over the car’s estimate (expected as it doesn’t usually do motorway blasts) but comfortably beat ABRP’s wild guess 🤣
Plug-in-&-tap-phone-to-pay worked first time. I’m b lining for Smart Charge charging whenever I can.
I’ll let the car get to 80% before I set off as I’m in no rush 👍
#roadtrip #e_Niro #BEV #EV
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Second stop was to stay at Ramada by Wyndham at Cobham Services £35 and a Pizza Express next door
I charged the car back to 80% as I checked in and threw by bags on my lovely room before I ate. Ionity was more or less tap phone to pay too, once I’d worked out where to tap. Ie the low level out of eye line car reader not the big tap here to pay icon up by the big screen 🤷♂️
3.5 m/kWh at 3 DegC with cruise set at real 62 mph seems pretty good to me.
[#]roadtrip #e_Niro #BEV #EV
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Day 2 was a short hop down to near Gatwick to my mum’s storage unit to check on some stuff with my uncle
Then the long drive back home
I hate the M1 so went Dartford Tunnel and M11. Lucky as the M1 closed for a police incident and I’d have been caught up in the congestion.
Stansted Services had no chargers free so I diverted to Sainsbury’s Smart Charge in Huntingdon where I stayed for 50 minutes to get back to 80% and more than enough charge to get home I hoped.
[#]roadtrip #e_Niro #BEV #EV
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I arrived home safe and sound and surprisingly relaxed. The #e_Niro was faultless. Quiet comfortable relaxing to drive in grotty weather with all it’s safety, guidance and smart cruise control systems
Even 20 minutes of crawling through rush hour traffic didn’t require me to do anything other than press go if we came to full stop. I just enjoyed the music which sounds great
3.8 m/kWh at 6-8 DegC points to well over 4 being easily achievable in summer.
Car needs a wash now
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RYC was such a good boy on his trip to that there London (ok around it) I gave him a bath
And found a OBD BT dongle in the shed that works with ABRP, so no 3 hour out of date battery data now! Should make long trips even more relaxing 👍
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@BitchinRob A Kempower electric vehicle charging station screen displays "CHARGING," "28%" charge level, "+0.00 kWh" and "£0.00" cost, "2.3 kW" power, a partially filled battery icon indicating 28% charge, a QR code with "Follow on mobile" text, the date "2007-06", and a "STOP" button.
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A dark gray, dusty Kia Niro EV is parked at night in a parking lot, plugged into a SmartCharge electric vehicle charging station. The charging station is white and orange with green signage. A pedestrian crossing symbol is painted on the ground. In the background, a building with lights is visible, along with a few other parked cars and a street light. A solar-powered light is also visible on a pole in the background.
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A smartphone screen displays charging information from a Smart Charge station. The top shows the time (18:02), network status (5G, 75%), and the Smart Charge logo. Below, it shows the charging station ID "2007-06" from provider "KEMPOWER". The main section shows a battery icon 79% full, indicating 24.1 kW charged. The total energy added is 37.38 kWh, costing 28.02 GBP. Vehicle charging limits are also shown (100%, 80%, 28%). A message indicates a receipt is available after unplugging. The bottom shows a website address (qr.smartcharge.co.uk) and navigation icons.
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@BitchinRob A dark-blue Kia Niro EV is parked in a parking lot next to a large, brown bush. A white van and a white Mercedes Sprinter van are parked further away in the background. The Kia has a green license plate. The parking lot appears to be somewhat dirty.
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A Kia Niro EV's instrument panel shows a digital speedometer reading 0 mph, and a digital odometer showing 34961 miles. The drive information screen displays 267.6 miles remaining, 3.8 miles per kilowatt-hour, and a trip time of 6 hours and 21 minutes. A separate gauge shows 60 miles of range remaining. Several warning lights are illuminated on the top of the instrument panel.
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A car's dashboard display shows electric vehicle information. The time is 8:27 PM on Monday, January 13th. The battery level is at 27%, and the car is 1.4 miles from a VendElectric charging station. The display indicates a range of 60 miles, with a total range of 61 miles. A scheduled departure is set for 7:00 AM on Tuesday, January 14th. The scheduled charging and target temperature are both off.
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@BitchinRob
I take my MINI EV completely for granted now. This kind of simple account is very good though. Useful for anyone debating whether to put a toe in the water.
When doing distance, I gravitate towards Podpoint at Lidl. Good coverage in my part of the country and very reliable, without being astronomical. Gridserve and Shell as preferred backup.
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@lionelb
We have the luxury of home changing so even after a year EVing, having to rely on public charging was a little worrying.
a year or so ago we couldn’t get the Lidl chargers to ever work Have they sorted things out?
I’ve got Ionity, Shell, and Sainsbury’s Smart Charge as preferred in ABRP …
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@BitchinRob @lionelb look at electroverse app and card for coverage and discounts across multiple EV charging networks
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I’ve got the app, and will investigate if I find I need to public charge more regularly than I have up to now 👍
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Some networks seem to have brand specific issues. Podpoint was just always happy with the MINI.
Early on (and maybe now?) I discovered accidentally that locking and then unlocking the car and then plugging in would fix any failure to start the charge.
So: remove cable; lock doors; open doors; plug in again.
Some sort of rogue security protocol I imagine.
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@BitchinRob Close-up view of the front of a blue Kia e-Niro electric car. The car has a green license plate that reads "RYC". The Kia logo is visible on the grill, along with a small "e" badge indicating it's an electric vehicle. The lower front bumper has a teal accent.
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A side profile view of a blue Kia Niro EV parked on a dark asphalt surface. The car is facing to the right, and is shown from the front wheel to the back wheel. The background includes bare trees and a clear blue sky. There are some small puddles of water on the ground near the car.
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A screenshot shows a phone screen displaying car data for a Kia e-Niro 2018-2022 64 kWh. The screen shows sections for car model, configuration (listed as standard), live data (showing 100% SoC, 10°C battery temperature, a location of 53.7324, -1.1357, and 7yd elevation), calibrated reference consumption of 4 mi/kWh, 0.0% degradation, and a maximum speed of 62 mph. It also indicates that the device is connected, but the Enode is not connected. At the bottom, there's a section for "My drives" with an option to save activity. A button labeled "Edit connections" is also visible.
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@BitchinRob it's very funny to see longitudes near zero, but they would be, wouldn't they ..
.. from the 118
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