Content by Chris Law in January, 2026

Thanks for your thoughts. I did balance charge before the journey and at the first 2 of 3 overnight hotel stops. I'm booked into my dealer on 21/1 (they offered earlier but I am out of the country).

I just made my first really long trip - 2000 km x 2. I found ABRP to be a great planning tool, allowing the most efficient charging. The price is very reasonable and you can end the subscription at any time (after the trip) and recommence for the next trip.

My ZS is almost 2 years old. During a 2000 km trip from France to Portugal, over 4 days, the car initially performed normally at CCS chargers, charging at up to 62kW. After a charge on day 3 at a BP Pulse Iberdrola charger, the Bluetooth stopped working (Wired and dongle). At the next charge and...

Update: Drove from Portugal to French Alps and back so was able to try Tesla chargers outside Portugal. To my surprise and delight - my car does charge on Tesla! 2023 (bought early 2024) ZS EV LR.