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Be careful using the term "free" to a Scotsman!! :ROFLMAO:

Thanks all for your helpful responses. I'm back safe and sound and no problems with chargers at all. I did wince at paying 69 pence at a Jet station, but that's better than 75p at the BP Pulse just a few miles away. As an aside, isn't York a beautiful and interesting city!!!

@Gomev Thanks. Went to The Hyper Hub at Monks Cross - absolutely brilliant

I'm heading down south for a few days in York from Scotland next week. This means I'll be without my safety blanket of the much maligned but actually quite helpful ChargePlace Scotland card. Any advice on Dos and Don'ts for a travelling Scot, to help me get a charge whilst on my journey...

And many in Ayrshire, too.

Hi @5teep. I don't disagree with what you say. Yes, the maintenance is required, and I know it will involve a significant cost. It's just annoying that having personally reported issues with charging equipment directly to Highland Council almost 3 years ago, it now seems a knee jerk...

I have just heard that Highland Council is proposing a rise in EV charging from 30p to 86p per kWh !!! For a council area which has a landmass equivalent to that of Belgium, and is hugely dependant upon tourism, this seems a punishing rate for environmentally responsible motoring, not just for...

Hi, I get on fine with my PV cells and try and charge up the car when the sun is shining (even in the north of Scotland!). I looked at battery storage about a year ago but decided I probably wasn't going to recoup my investment quickly enough. But wit the horror stories of electricity pricing...

Or if Mr Angry's busy, this Joe Bloggs guy sounds good! :ROFLMAO:

Hello, all. As mentioned on Tuesday night's podcast, I attach photos of public charger on the island of Colonsay, in the inner Hebrides. Imagine my frustration when access was blocked by 3 large storage containers and scaffolding poles!! Is this the most blocked off or inaccessible charger about?

Well, well!! The 2022 MG ZS EV has caught the eye of The Sun's motoring journalists! https://www.thesun.co.uk/motors/18798806/best-electric-family-suv/ Top Gear next?????

No, I hadn't seen that. Many thanks for the heads up.

Hello, all. This is mainly for UK residents, I suppose. A few weeks ago, the podcast mentioned that some of you were benefiting from the capture via battery storage of electricity produced from PV cells. Similar to my EV knowhow, I'm not technically blessed in this area, but would appreciate...

Ok, this is such a silly question but, and I can hear the snorting sniggers of derision, but - how do you use the ChargePlace Scotland App for approving a charge at a charger? I can see there's something in the RFID card, but how does it recognise the app?

Thanks. I'll email them directly to find out.

I can't remember getting any emails?? I'm going in right now to check if my bank details are correct. Many thanks all, for the heads up!

Hi Biffo, No, you should be OK. If you charge your car to 100%, that's fine. There is a strong belief that it's not good for the long-term life of your battery to leave it sitting on much more than an 80-85% charge. Similar to you, I use my car every day almost and many days I'm doing 200+miles...

This is the start of my campaign to raise awareness amongst EV drivers to be more considerate and only charge to 80% whilst taking on a Rapid Charge (CCS or Chademo). It's been mentioned on the podcasts before that the charging rate drops significantly after 80% charge approximately in order to...

I hear that ForEV have made an application to also provide a Scottish Network. Does anyone know more about this? https://forev.co.uk/

@Iain Iain, I think I passed you yesterday, but there are a good few more ZSs on the road now. Where is the charger at UHI? Interesting theory re the Zoes confusing the chargers. It's probably based on a bit of speculation, but I wouldn't be surprised if it's something as basic as that!!