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A1 Service

Sep 24, 2017Trevor Larkum1 CommentBlog, BMW, Charging, Ecotricity, Electric Cars, i3, i3 94Ah

We’ve just had A1 Service from Ecotricity. We’re on our way from home in Northampton to the Skegness Aquarium and charged up at the A1 Services at Peterborough. We used an Ecotricity CCS rapid charger. There was no queuing and it worked first time. It was quick, with the i3 fully charged in half the

Electric Cars are Getting Too Popular!

Aug 18, 2017Trevor Larkum2 CommentsBlog, BMW, Charging, Ecotricity, Electric Cars, i3, i3 94Ah

As sales of electric cars keep increasing we are seeing more and more of them on the road. That simply reflects the rising demand as everyone now knows they will be transitioning away from fossil-fuel cars. We saw one result of that today. We’re on our way to Devon on holiday in our i3, and

Electric Car Charging Networks 1: Ecotricity’s Electric Highway

Aug 4, 2017Trevor Larkum2 CommentsAway From Home, Blog, Charging, Charging, Ecotricity, Electric Cars, FAQ

I have previously covered the ins-and-outs of charging your electric car at home using a charge point or a 13 Amp cable: Charging an Electric Car: How it is Nothing Like Refuelling a Petrol or Diesel Car Installing a Charge Point for your Electric Car If you want to charge your car away from home,

Ecotricity Change Cost Structure of their Rapid Chargers.

Jul 26, 2017Jo1 CommentBlog, Charging, Ecotricity, Electric Cars

Ecotricity recently changed the cost structure for their rapid chargers. Below is a summary of the letter they sent to their customers explaining the changes. It is about a year since Ecotrictity introduced ‘charging for charging’ on the Electric Highway, after being free to use for five years. Charging was set at a rate of

Rapid Charging with an Ecotricity Charge Point – Part 2

Jul 4, 2017Trevor Larkum1 CommentBlog, Charging, Charging, Ecotricity, Electric Cars, FAQ

Rapid Charging on the Motorway – Completing the Charge I previously described the process for initialising a charge at an Ecotricity rapid charger, as found at most motorway services. Here I’ll cover the process for monitoring and ending the charge session. Step-by-Step Guide 12. While the car is charging you will want to monitor

Rapid Charging with an Ecotricity Charge Point

May 2, 2017Trevor Larkum2 CommentsBlog, Charging, Charging, Ecotricity, Electric Cars, FAQ

Rapid Charging on the Motorway Once you’ve had an electric car for a short while you’ll want to venture beyond its initial range and you can only do that by charging away from home. The most popular method is to use one of the network of Ecotricity rapid chargers, their ‘Electric Highway‘; there is at

In Praise of the Ecotricity Charging Network

Apr 4, 2017Trevor Larkum1 CommentBlog, BMW, Charging, Ecotricity, Electric Cars, i3, i3 94Ah

Last week I took a bunch of friends to a concert by the progressive rock band Haken. The round trip distance from Northampton to Nottingham was 150 miles. So, even in the new i3, I knew I would need a charge or be constrained to keep my speed low. With a bit of Googling I

Rapid Charging an Ioniq eMotor?

Jan 8, 2017Trevor Heale1 CommentBlog, Charging, Ecotricity, Electric Cars, Hyundai, IONIQ Electric

Where were we? Ah yes. I have my Ecotricity* Android App and my Chargemaster Polar RFID card. I’m ready for the big leagues. Rapid high current charging here I come. “Gather yourself woman!” I said. “We’re off into the countryside”. An hour out from Milton Keynes, we’re tootling down the M40 on a misty Saturday

So I Own an Ioniq eMotor (Electric Vehicle)

Jan 6, 2017Trevor Heale6 CommentsBlog, BP Chargemaster, Charging, Ecotricity, Electric Cars, Hyundai, IONIQ Electric, POD Point

One week into the new and exciting world of my new eMotor and I’m looking to venture further afield. Home charging is easy, if a little long with a 13amp plug and I eagerly await my 32 amp POD Point to take advantage of cheap night rate electricity. It’s still called Economy 7 you know,

AC Rapid Charging an i3 94Ah

Dec 31, 2016Trevor Larkum1 CommentBlog, BMW, Charging, Ecotricity, Electric Cars, i3, i3 94Ah

We’re currently on our way in the i3 from Northampton to Surrey, to visit relatives for New Year’s Eve. It seems like most of the few CCS charge points operated by Ecotricity at motorway services are offline today. I have therefore planned to charge at public charge points near our destination. However, since we always

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