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| Posted: 04:14am 15 Feb 2024 |
For the first 2 years of owning my MG ZV EV I only every charged at home. The MG has a range of slightly over 200km and that covered all our needs except trips to the tip or Bunnings with the trailer or occasional long trips. The smelly machine is fired up for those occasions.
The trip with the MG was from home in Burnie to Launceston for it's first 2 yearly service. A distance of 160km each way.
The is a Evie charger at Westbury at the 110km mark so I decided to top up there.
My new rfid card didn't register - my fault, I mistyped the serial number in when setting things up. Even with the app, I couldn't get past "starting, please wait". The car knew it was plugged in and waiting for charge and the charger sat thinking for a couple of minutes then declared "charge finished - unplug".
I tried the second charger and the only improvement was the display was clear and not all fogged up. Still no joy getting it to start charging.
I gave up and went on the Launceston and the service centre.
That night after dinner, I went to a Chargefox site at the VW dealership with a Tritium Veefil 50kW DC Fast Charger. It worked first time and we sat and watched the news on the tablet for 30-35 minutes while it charged. At least I could sleep peacefully knowing I had enough to get home again.
We tried the Westbury Evie charge again on the way home next day but still no go. At least it now accepts the rfid card after I reentered the right serial number.
I wouldn't want to rely on the Evie network for charging and that will make any trip to Hobart "interesting"
I have no hope of convincing the wife to get rid of the petrol car any time soon.
Jim
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