Is BP Pulse Discount for MG owners accessing their public charging true?

[evbull]

Thread 'Is BP Pulse Discount for MG owners accessing their public charging true?' Is BP Pulse Discount for MG owners accessing their public charging true?

 

[CooperS]

When you read it, it mentions when you order a home charger. However they no longer supply home chargers. I dont know if it was appropriate at the time Dec 22?

 

[evbull]

When you read it, it mentions when you order a home charger. However they no longer supply home chargers. I dont know if it was appropriate at the time Dec 22?

Yes I read that but also read this, "Customers can also receive the public sign-up offer for membership of the UK’s most utilised public charging network, bp pulse, enabling them to benefit from the lowest bp pulse tariffs plus a 1-month free subscription. That means drivers can access over 8,750 public charging points when on the road in the UK, including 3,200 rapid and ultra-fast charge points."

MG should do a deal with existing charging network...I know that Polestar has same agreement with BP Pulse.

It would be great if anyone has info about potential discount with BP Pulse or other networks. It would be really handy!!

 

[MG4London]

Sounds great

Do BP pulse still do first 15 mins free

 

[Jomarkh]

Sounds great

Do BP pulse still do first 15 mins free

PodPoint gives you 15 minutes to 'confirm' a charge with the app not sure BP do.

 

[Alb]

I think it's 5 minutes with PodPoint now

 

[Martinonline]

Yes 5 minutes.

 

[MG4London]

PodPoint gives you 15 minutes to 'confirm' a charge with the app not sure BP do.

Could you disconnect and start again every 15 mins?

 

[Rolfe]

Why?

 

[Jomarkh]

Could you disconnect and start again every 15 mins?

You could that's why they reduced it to 5 minutes now.

 

[MG4London]

But still every 5 mins could you disconnect and reconnect every 5 mins and in a few hours get a full charge for free?

 

[Archev]

Why?

The idea is that you get some time to plug in straight away and it starts charging. You then have 5 (used to be 15) minutes to connect to the app and verify the charge. They already have your deposit so you could only every get those few mins “free”.but apparently some folk did try connecting and disconnecting repeatedly
Personally I preferred getting on with the shopping or the vegan breakfast in the Tesco store - but each to their own.

But still every 5 mins could you disconnect and reconnect every 5 mins and in a few hours get a full charge for free?

The Tesco here has 22kW chargers so what a faff trying to get a meaningful bunch of Watts there. And folk say I’m mean ??

 

[Martinonline]

Replace the word 'hours' with 'days' for what you want to do.

 

[Archev]

Replace the word 'hours' with 'days' for what you want to do

Ah yes let’s use only 5 minute free bursts on Podpoint chargers to do Lands End to John o’ Groats In an electrified double decker bus and once and for all conclusively prove that oil based propulsion is the only way forward.

 

[WonkoTheSaneUK]

But still every 5 mins could you disconnect and reconnect every 5 mins and in a few hours get a full charge for free?

You could, but even if you didn't lose up to a minute of that each time while the car & charger negotiate charging speed, you'd only get roughly 0.8kWh at best in each 5min cycle.
That means a full charge on a 51kWh SE SR would take around 2.5 days!

TL;DR - It's absolutely not worth doing.

 

[Archev]

You could, but even if you didn't lose up to a minute of that each time while the car & charger negotiate charging speed, you'd only get roughly 0.8kWh at best in each 5min cycle.
That means a full charge on a 51kWh SE SR would take around 2.5 days!

TL;DR - It's absolutely not worth doing.

So my bus idea’s a bummer then ?
Just as well ‘cos I had 48 applications to join the expedition and only places for 45.
I hate disappointing people

 

[Martinonline]

Are you 'Going on a Summer Holiday' with a well-known singer?

 

[WonkoTheSaneUK]

Are you 'Going on a Summer Holiday' with a well-known singer?

Only if Wimbledon's rained off again.

 

[Archev]

Are you 'Going on a Summer Holiday' with a well-known singer?

Not another Elvia fan