Occasional public charging

[Geoff22]

I'm just getting my first electric car, and I'll mostly charge it at home with a granny charger. We only did 2000 miles a year with our old car, but we may do a tad more with the shiny new one. We may even get away from home and want to charge from a public charger, but I doubt we'll need to do this more than 3 or 4 times a year. Given the low usage, I doubt it's worth paying a membership in order to get a lower price for charging. Or, is it?


So far, I have installed ABRP, Zapmap, and Electroverse. Tesla seem to have some particularly fast chargers. Do I need to pay a membership fee to use those?

So, the question is what is a sensible way to do this?

 

[Jomarkh]

If you do rapid charge so little then just use a credit card and save the hassle.
If you are on IOG then Electroverse will give you a bit of a discount and covers a number of networks.
I got a Tesla subscription for a month while away for two weeks and that paid for itself.
Enjoy your trips.

 

[EvTek23]

In your scenario, you've only mentioned fast DC charging, those that need memberships to attract the best prices. There is also the option of AC charging from various suppliers. This would be in the form of up to 7kW for your MGS5. While these take longer, if you're parked and they are available then maybe consider using these instead.
Pod Point (they also have an app) is the supplier I use. The cost varies but where I go it's 44p/kWh. Most are untethered so you'll need to have a 32A single phase type 2 cable, and there may be restrictions on the length of stay that will limit the amount of charge. Up to 3 hours the maximum where I normally go will give me around 18kWh.

 

[salty]

To the forum. Congrats on your new motor... Enjoy.

 

[TimothyN]

There is also the option of AC charging from various suppliers. This would be in the form of up to 7kW for your MGS5. While these take longer, if you're parked and they are available then maybe consider using these instead.

As a simple example, I am going to CenterParcs shortly and, even with 100% charge, I would get back with <10%, so, for the first time since new, I shall charge overnight at one of the 7kW chargers there, at 59p.

Once in a while, it's fine.

 

[Kenp1]

As a simple example, I am going to CenterParcs shortly and, even with 100% charge, I would get back with <10%, so, for the first time since new, I shall charge overnight at one of the 7kW chargers there, at 59p.

Once in a while, it's fine.

Surely you only need about an hours charge.