Content by peterseddon in December, 2025

Google maps usually gives the charger numbers,

You don't even need to be an Octopus customer to get the card, once you get it just set up a payment method and you're good to go. you don't get the customer discount though.

I've had an EV (ZS, S5) for nearly 4 years and been up to Scotland and down to Devon and Cornwall and have never planed any charge stops for the journey. We've always had to stop well before the car has needed to charge due to wanting to eat drink or use the loo. Just used the rapids when we...

The S5 does use regen to slow when using ACC.

Just noticed today that when using ACC and the car has come to a stop behind a vehicle with ACC still engaged, I noticed that the indicators flashed a few times. Is this normal?

I've used some so called 7kW chargers but the speed was throttled to 3.5 kW by the charger, it's probably not your car that is the problem.