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OK, so after the success of the 300 mile round trip
it’s time for a bigger challenge: 340 miles in a day, but one way this time.
On Sunday I’m going to drive from near Teesside to Worthing. With a small detour for a pick-up near Oxford, this looks like about 340 miles. Return trip will be on Wed 19th Feb.
I’ve planned the route and have had a think about which fast chargers on the Electric Highway I’ll be using (working on the basis of each leg being no more than about 55 miles), but may well stop at a few intermediate ones too.
Any advice welcome – ZOE hasn’t been south of Nottingham before….
I’ll probably tweet as I go too: @tim_battersby
I’m guessing you’re using the Ecotricity chargers down the M1, then the one at Cherwell Valley on the M40, and finishing with the one at Pease Pottage on the M23. How are you thinking of bridging the gap between Cherwell and Pease Pottage?
General advice would be to monitor Twitter for charger status as you travel, as they’re pretty good at updating there (faster than the website is updated). And do you have slow charger cards for the south coast, as there are no fast chargers down there.
Having said that, there are some medium chargers at the Renault dealers in Brighton.
Thanks Trevor. My plan to bridge the gap is the ecotricity charger on the M4 just inside the m25 at Hounslow. Not exactly on the way, but needs must, I fear.
Re the south coast, you’re right. Brighton looks better than Worthing, given the lack of charge points down there, I’m hoping to do a big charge at pease pottage and then have sufficient to return there at the start of my homeward trip. If I get any other chargers on the coast I’ll count them as a bonus rather than rely on them.
That said, I have my polar card and I see that there are a couple of Asdas that have charge points near Worthing too.
Sadly the charge your car units that are down there are all antique 3 pin types. Different story here up north!
Hi guys
I’m new to this forum
Awaiting my Zoe any day now can I ask what the twitter feed is that you mention to follow with regards to public chargersThanks
DavidTheDG – welcome to the forum! I was meaning the Electric Highway twitter feed which gives the latest status of Ecotricity’s fast charge points as they are found faulty, and get repaired:
Right, sorted. Mad 340 mile EV trip tomorrow – N Yorks to Worthing. Follow on Twitter @tim_battersby and Glimpse.
Go for it timbo! Enjoy the ride!
Well done @ElecHighway 340 miles N Yorks to Worthing without a hitch. 86kWhr, 10.5 hrs, 7 charges. Full write up soon.
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