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Written by :wa: MrRob.in :chevyvan:🇬🇧 on 2025-01-11 at 16:14

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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Written by :wa: MrRob.in :chevyvan:🇬🇧 on 2025-01-12 at 16:28

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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Written by :wa: MrRob.in :chevyvan:🇬🇧 on 2025-01-14 at 22:53

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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Written by :wa: MrRob.in :chevyvan:🇬🇧 on 2025-01-14 at 23:17

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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Written by :wa: MrRob.in :chevyvan:🇬🇧 on 2025-01-14 at 23:30

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

#roadtrip #BEV #EV

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Written by LionelB on 2025-01-15 at 00:10

@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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Written by :wa: MrRob.in :chevyvan:🇬🇧 on 2025-01-15 at 00:26

@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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Written by Nick Shore on 2025-01-15 at 07:24

@BitchinRob @lionelb look at electroverse app and card for coverage and discounts across multiple EV charging networks

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Written by :wa: MrRob.in :chevyvan:🇬🇧 on 2025-01-15 at 08:28

@nickshore @lionelb

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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Written by LionelB on 2025-01-15 at 08:15

@BitchinRob

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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