The answer to Rapid Charging is Coffee and Burgers.

[ChrisT]

The answer to Rapid charging on long journeys is not Service Stations!

It seems to me that Instavolts hook up with Mcdonalds, Costa, Starbucks etc is a match made in heaven.

Reliable easy to use chargers in convenient locations and often in close proximity to each other.

Just charged in Lincoln at two Mcdonalds 2 miles from each other. On the return the one site was full so went down the road to the other site.

Brilliant!

 

[Jomarkh]

I agree I got off the M3 and went to an Instavolt with a Starbucks

 

[ChrisVanRock]

Trouble is what I am saving using a EV I am easting … putting weight on

 

[ChrisT]

Actually you are just getting fat as the cost per mile using Instavolts is 10p in winter which is not any better than some ice cars.

Ah well the good times were always going to come to an end

 

[Ozzie1989]

When reading forum posts I have wondered how people save any money when they say they grab a coffee etc. whilst rapid charging

Especially in Costa Fortune!

Hoping I won't need to do it too often

 

[ChrisT]

When reading forum posts I have wondered how people save any money when they say they grab a coffee etc. whilst rapid charging

Especially in Costa Fortune!

Hoping I won't need to do it too often

Just use their facilities and enjoy a packed meal in your ve-hickle. Winning at life.

 

[Gomev]

When reading forum posts I have wondered how people save any money when they say they grab a coffee etc. whilst rapid charging

Especially in Costa Fortune!

Hoping I won't need to do it too often

We're not saving money, but getting a subsidised coffee.

 

[Kithmo]

When reading forum posts I have wondered how people save any money when they say they grab a coffee etc. whilst rapid charging

Especially in Costa Fortune!

Hoping I won't need to do it too often

I wish Wetherspoons had chargers, Cheap coffee £1.20 and free refills.

 

[Dave53]

When reading forum posts I have wondered how people save any money when they say they grab a coffee etc. whilst rapid charging

Especially in Costa Fortune!

Hoping I won't need to do it too often

The coffee at McDonald's are ok and cheap, the coffeecostafortune drive-throughs lost my business when their costs needlessly went through the roof during covid and won't go back down.

 

[Member 7301]

The MG dealership I work at - Vic Young Ltd

in South Shields, all are welcome to use our FREE chargers and pop into Starbucks next door for a hot drink... it's a popular option for a lot of our service customers: New & Used Cars For Sale | Vic Young MG | Electric MG | South Shields

 

[AdamMGEV]

They need more and better chargers on motorways. That's where people need to charge for long distances.

 

[Gadget Geek]

These days I tend to look a few miles off a junction for an Instavolt or Osprey charger. The food and drink options tend to be cheaper than at the services.

 

[Dave53]

The MG dealership I work at - Vic Young Ltd View attachment 6333in South Shields, all are welcome to use our FREE chargers and pop into Starbucks next door for a hot drink... it's a popular option for a lot of our service customers: New & Used Cars For Sale | Vic Young MG | Electric MG | South Shields

Are they 7kW

 

[LiamR]

I haven't used any of the pay chargers, I usually charge at my local Tesco for free as I haven't sorted my home charger yet (only had the car 1 month) I usually have a tea and vegan breakfast and read a book, Or walk to my nearby gym for a sauna while charging up to 3 hours. It would be great if as one of the earlier post suggested that Wetherspoons had charging points. I only seem to be able to get 3.3 miles per KW although this may be because it is colder at the moment. If you look at the charge points that cost 40p/kw and above it works out more expensive than a petrol hybrid. Never mind throwing in the cost of a coffee.

 

[Member 7301]

Are they 7kW

Yes they are.

 

[bwanamdevu]

The answer to Rapid charging on long journeys is not Service Stations!

It seems to me that Instavolts hook up with Mcdonalds, Costa, Starbucks etc is a match made in heaven.

Reliable easy to use chargers in convenient locations and often in close proximity to each other.

Just charged in Lincoln at two Mcdonalds 2 miles from each other. On the return the one site was full so went down the road to the other site.

Brilliant!

I know the one next to Sainsburys. Is the other one just off the by-pass/A46?

 

[ChrisT]

I know the one next to Sainsburys. Is the other one just off the by-pass/A46?

Next to the university building just off the roundabout with the ww1 tank and just passed the retail area with Next and B and M

 

[Gadget Geek]

I've found out that a pub out on the ring road near me has 2 fast chargers and 1 rapid which are free to use with a card they keep behind the bar. I might pop over there at the weekend and try my luck. I think the cost of a cup of coffee might be less than the cost of overnight electricity to take the battery up to 90%. I'll work out the threshold.

 

[ChrisT]

I've found out that a pub out on the ring road near me has 2 fast chargers and 1 rapid which are free to use with a card they keep behind the bar. I might pop over there at the weekend and try my luck. I think the cost of a cup of coffee might be less than the cost of overnight electricity to take the battery up to 90%. I'll work out the threshold.

Sounds like a change is needed to the thread title- 'Beer' Coffee and Burgers is the answer to Rapid Charging!

Any advances on 'Beer'?

 

[Kithmo]

Sounds like a change is needed to the thread title- 'Beer' Coffee and Burgers is the answer to Rapid Charging!

Any advances on 'Beer'?

Weed ?