Petrol stations have various strict requirements regarding their electrical installations for obvious reasons. How will adding a MW size supply for a few high power chargers be dealt with, separation? Will earth leakage currents be a problem? If I remember correctly the reason the canopys are so high is to move the lighting into a different zone.
Some years ago, I went to Spiez in Switzerland by train. Because it was business, I was driven to the station. Then it was up to Waterloo and change platforms for the Eurostar. RER around Paris and TGV to Lausanne. Express to Bern and stopping train for the last bit. First class where available 'cos it was business. I sneaked in a weekend in Paris with Mrs P (at my own expense) on the way back. It was all rather enjoyable.
I don't think that there was a huge difference between the trains, but the Eurostar (after the first bit) didn't half shift, as did the TGV. Lunch was something cooked in an oven on the TGV.
I wouldn't have wanted to drive all the way (700-odd miles), be it in a liquid-fuelled car or an electric one!
By far the worst bit, is getting to the station locally. It is only about 4 miles away, but the bus takes about an hour! That precludes any notion of commuting by public transport.
Some years ago, I went to Spiez in Switzerland by train. Because it was business, I was driven to the station. Then it was up to Waterloo and change platforms for the Eurostar. RER around Paris and TGV to Lausanne. Express to Bern and stopping train for the last bit. First class where available 'cos it was business. I sneaked in a weekend in Paris with Mrs P (at my own expense) on the way back. It was all rather enjoyable.
I don't think that there was a huge difference between the trains, but the Eurostar (after the first bit) didn't half shift, as did the TGV. Lunch was something cooked in an oven on the TGV.
I wouldn't have wanted to drive all the way (700-odd miles), be it in a liquid-fuelled car or an electric one!
By far the worst bit, is getting to the station locally. It is only about 4 miles away, but the bus takes about an hour! That precludes any notion of commuting by public transport.
