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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...

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...

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?????

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...

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...

The long awaited transfer of operator of ChargePlace Scotland to Swarco was planned to take place this week. Does anyone know if it went ahead successfully. I can't see any updates, and the ChargePlace Scotland website looks pretty much the same. What changes might I expect to see? I'm pretty...

Driving back from Aberdeen to Inverness yesterday was a testing affair due to ChargePlace Scotland. I stopped at Inverurie (87 miles to home) and the Rapid charger didn't work! I called the Helpline for 8 minutes but it went unanswered. So drove on to Huntly (65 miles to home) and the Rapid...

Hi, all, We've mentioned a few times about how quiet or MGs are and that you hear road noise etc that you may not have heard in a ICE car. But a few people have mentioned to me just how quiet the car is as I pull away, particularly if they are standing beside the car as I drive off. But this...

Hello all, I responded to a request on a recent EVA Scotland Webinar with SWARCO for volunteers to conduct an audit on the ChargePlace charger points in or around the north of Scotland. Earlier this wee, I've done about 7 or 8 in the area around Dingwall about 15 miles to the north of me. But...

I see SWARCO have been appointed as the new operator for ChargePlace Scotland from July 2021. I wonder what this will mean for EV drivers in Scotland? Good points - it seems the £20 annual fee is going to be scrapped, and a new app is on the way too. The promise of better fault reporting sounds...

All, I had the heart sinking sight of my WallBox Plus home charger showing RED and unable to charge. I contacted WallBox and they promptly replied saying that I was due a firmware update, so to just go online and follow the instructions. It was an easy process for me, who is not much of a...