UK Rapid Charging

[hambrook]

Can anyone provide me with an up to date picture of where there are SSC Combo Rapid Chargers in the UK?

I'm a Nissan LEAF driver with 20,000 miles on the clock and I am taking delivery or a 48 hour BMW i3 EV only demonstrator tomorrow. I am just trying to work out how far I can take it before having to wait at a 32A / 6.6kw location vs a 30 min Rapid Charge, if I can find one!

 

[BrianStanier]

AFAIK there are no CCS chargers yet in the UK, although there was a rumour/report in Leaf Talk of one in Scotland either active or soon to be, Which is why I've ordered a Rex!

 

[Dunkster]

It looks like things are starting to move though. Having just nipped into my small local town in Northumberland, I noticed a new addition to one of the car parks. An ABB rapid charging station with a CCS charger attached.
It's not been commissioned yet, so I don't know which cards will work with it. I am though very pleasantly surprised. I thought it would be quite some time before we would see these being installed.

 

[BrianStanier]

Wow. Exactly where please? Is it perhaps a CYC one?

 

[Dunkster]

Hi Brian,

It's in the main car park behind Sanderson Arcade. I tweeted CYC to see if it was one of theirs but didn't get a reply!

Duncan

 

[Dunkster]

As soon as I'd typed my last reply, ChargeYourCar replied to my tweet to confirm the CCS ( CHAdeMO and what looks like AC rapid connection as well), charge point in Morpeth is one of theirs. It hasn't been commissioned yet though!

 

[Dunkster]

As soon as I'd typed my last reply, ChargeYourCar replied to my tweet to confirm the CCS ( CHAdeMO and what looks like AC rapid connection as well), charge point in Morpeth is one of theirs. It hasn't been commissioned yet though!

 

[BrianStanier]

That's good news. Morpeth is almost ideal for a top-up as we travel north.

Only a month to go for our Rex.

 

[Dunkster]

Looks like Northumberland could be the place to be for access to EV rapid chargers.

http://chargedevs.com/newswire/northumberland-deploys-20-abb-multi-standard-dc-fast-chargers/

Let's hope the rest of the country catches up soon!


Duncan

 

[ChrisRayner]

Vines in Guildford have one. Bit far for you I suppose.

 

[Bunter]

Vines in Guildford have one. Bit far for you I suppose.

Chris

Can you confirm that Vines have a DC rapid charger please. And who is the operator?

Bill