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More Car Charging Juice Needed Humphrey? Yes Minister.

Well I never. Haven't we said so for years? Ministers are catching on at last, bless 'em.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/cars/article-7894719/UK-electricity-network-needs-upgraded-cope-rising-EV-demand.html


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  • EU funded roads - whilst I have travelled on some of them, I have never found one in England, not that that matters any more.


    Bristol ... last time I went there I had the cunning plan of parking at the Parkway station, but soon found that it is not as conveniently situated as Southampton Parkway. So we paid and parked, went down to the station and found that all trains were cancelled! I once took a wrong turning in Bristol and had to go about a mile and a half before I could turn round. Not at all vehicle friendly and it is difficult to see how an EV would do any better.


    Supermarket charging ... average time spent in store = 45 min. So a couple of kWh from a standard charger = 10 miles. It doesn't sound like much, but it may pay for the round trip and will certainly attract customers - rather like cut-price petrol.
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  • EU funded roads - whilst I have travelled on some of them, I have never found one in England, not that that matters any more.


    Bristol ... last time I went there I had the cunning plan of parking at the Parkway station, but soon found that it is not as conveniently situated as Southampton Parkway. So we paid and parked, went down to the station and found that all trains were cancelled! I once took a wrong turning in Bristol and had to go about a mile and a half before I could turn round. Not at all vehicle friendly and it is difficult to see how an EV would do any better.


    Supermarket charging ... average time spent in store = 45 min. So a couple of kWh from a standard charger = 10 miles. It doesn't sound like much, but it may pay for the round trip and will certainly attract customers - rather like cut-price petrol.
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