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electricfelix updates - Issue #18
electricfelix season 2022 INCOMING!
It's time to jump behind the wheel! First up;
PARIS,
visiting ELECTRA and the brand-new Métropolis Recharge network (this week!).
Second up;
SURPRISE
I'll tell you more on electricfelix.com/live soon. (Second week of April).
Third up;
BERLINCHALLENGE
Those of you who've been with this newsletter for longer might know I've done plenty #BerlinChallenge editions before, JAG in 2018, Tesla in 2019, Porsche in 2020(!)
There's a new contender for 2022, end of April: BMW i4!
News items!
REAL 350kW CHARGING
Who needs swapping when charging is happening at near 350kW rates, at "regular IONITY chargers"...! Thanks to Mr. Rimac:
Mr. Rimac keeps speed testing, while stationary :>
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#al#alwaysbecharging34#343kWi#HighPowerCharging1#712VONITY again?!@Au@AutomobiliRimact
— Felix Arthur • electricfelix (@electricfelix)
1:10 PM • Jan 23, 2022
FAST CHARGING GERMANY VS FRANCE
Did you know Germany built as many HighPowerCharging locations in a month as what's happening in France in a year?
Germany (nearly?)! built as many #HighPowerCharging hubs in December, as France has in the whole year?!
⚡️⚡️⚡️#2021
#fastcharging
#Europe
#Deutschland
#France— Felix Arthur • electricfelix (@electricfelix)
8:56 AM • Jan 25, 2022
THE END OF FREE SUPERMARKET CHARGING?!
Paid Aldi & Lidl charging is happening/coming, more on that later this year!
It's happening: paid #Aldi charging in Germany after opening times.
Recommended charging app: MVV (a long time classic of my cheap fast charging page)
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#alwaysbecharging
#fastcharging
#deutschland— Felix Arthur • electricfelix (@electricfelix)
3:55 PM • Jan 30, 2022
FINDING THE FASTEST CHARGING HUBS IN EUROPE
The amazing Schnellladepark.app now shows Spain & Portugal too!
Herzlich Willkommen 🇪🇸 & 🇵🇹
ab jetzt könnt ihr auch die Schnellladeparks in Spanien und Portugal mindestens 3 Ladepunkten und mindestens 50kW Ladeleistung anschauen.
httpschnellladepark.appch#schnellladeparkN@IONITY_EUx@nextmove_dee@ElectriveNeto@ecomento_dep— schnellladepark.app (@schnellladepark)
2:36 PM • Jan 30, 2022
PUBLIC SUPERCHARGING IN EUROPE
Did you try a Public Supercharger yet? Now that France and Norway have joined the experiment and Netherlands has All Superchargers Open to All!
Martin Bolliger on Twitter: "Hi @BoredElonMusk @elonmusk here is how to save space at #multibrand #sc. #Regular: Charge port rear left side or front right side of the car: line up from left #Goofy: Charge port rear right or front left: line up from right #Universal: nose or rear: fill spaces, do as U like.… https://t.co/zqFPpAOkiS" — twitter.com
“Hi @BoredElonMusk @elonmusk here is how to save space at #multibrand #sc.
#Regular: Charge port rear left side or front right side of the car: line up from left
#Goofy: Charge port rear right or front left: line up from right
#Universal: nose or rear: fill spaces, do as U like.”
KEMPOWER (FI) COMING TO THE NETHERLANDS
THIS IS @AVIAweghorst
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Introducing
@KempowerOyj (!!!)TO THE NETHERLANDS!
Opening later this week with 300kW max, at:
Enschede, nearby Germany.
— Felix Arthur • electricfelix (@electricfelix)
2:49 PM • Jan 31, 2022
Testing the new Kempower setup in Enschede (NL)
Short video introduction of the AVIA VOLT Kempower site in Enschede, will be back soon!
SUPERCHARGING IN FRANCE TO SAVE YOUR ROADTRIP
I've spoken about IONITY Hauconcourt (Metz, France) many times on the blog (as we speak still 4x350kW and triple charger), in this newsletter and so on.
Tesla opening up several sites in France, with one being probably the most important/popular: the launch (late January) of Nancy V3 Supercharger with 28(!) stalls.
The Charging Desert of Metz/Nancy will never be the same again thanks to Tesla.
Here We Go!
#PublicSuperchargingInFrance
— Felix Arthur • electricfelix (@electricfelix)
1:55 PM • Jan 31, 2022
VOLTA FREE CHARGING LAUNCHING IN EUROPE
VOLTA charging has launched in France with Germany to follow!
Today @VoltaCharging jumped across the Ocean!
Starting with France & Germany, VOLTA is offering ADS during (cheap) 22kW AC charging.
@FFA@FFAUVE1 there to witness and test the charger in Annecy! 📸
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#nev#neverenoughadsw#alwaysbechargingOL#VOLTAchargingur#europea#francep
— Felix Arthur • electricfelix (@electricfelix)
6:12 PM • Feb 2, 2022
DUTCH SUPERMARKETS TO OFFER DC CHARGING
Alpitronic coming to Albert Heijn (Dutch supermarkets)!
120 #HighPowerChargers incoming at @albertheijn (NL&BE) Supermarkets!
Finally, some "competition" for @Lid@LidlNederland️⚡️⚡️
@Ene@Enecol take care of the rollout.
#fas#fastchargingf#infrastructuret#netherlandsl#belgiump
— Felix Arthur • electricfelix (@electricfelix)
1:22 PM • Feb 3, 2022
BIGGEST IONITY HUB YET, TO OPEN IN UK
Biggest IONITY to date to open in the UK (soon?!)
Yes yes! @IONITY_EU to build another MAJOR UK hub!
12x350kW #incoming at #MagorServices (M4)⚡️⚡️⚡️
Hats off to @voltonomics for the tip!
Cardiff, Newport, Bristal triangle people should be all toooooo pleased!
#alwaysbecharging
#IONITY
#expansion
#GreatBritain
#fastcharging— Felix Arthur • electricfelix (@electricfelix)
6:06 PM • Feb 3, 2022
ID.BUZZ IS ON THE WAY (VISITING AMSTERDAM)
I watched while the ID.BUZZ was going around town:
Especially impressed, it's not much bigger than the e-NV200.
FAST CHARGING PRICING UPDATE NETHERLANDS
Maarten made a beautiful layout for Fast Charging pricing in NL:
Ik heb een overzicht van voordelige aanbieders voor de snelladers in Nederland gemaakt.
Details van de aanbieders vind je uiteraard op laadpastop10.nl.
Delen wordt gewaardeerd.
@Evrijders@NissanElectricC@TeslaOwnersNL@Bright@electricfelix@RolandTameling
— Maarten Hachmang (@Hachy_1)
1:08 PM • Feb 4, 2022
GERMANY MAKING A MISTAKE WITH RESTSTOP INFRA?!
Is Germany headed for a fast charging infrastructure disaster (like Belgium?)
Building chargers when you're not even allowed to offer a sandwich, you think I'll send my patrons to stations without snacks?!
E-Auto-Stationen an Autobahnen: Nicht mal einen Kaffee beim Laden? | tagesschau.de — www.tagesschau.de
Verdreckte Toiletten, nichts zu trinken, nichts zu essen: Schon jetzt mag kaum jemand auf nicht bewirtschafteten Rastplätzen des Bundes halten. Ausgerechnet hier sollen viele neue E-Ladestationen entstehen.
PORSCHE OPENING FIRST SPANISH PUBLIC DC HUBS
Another How it started/How it's going, this time in Spain by Iberdrola: (for more photos of the opening, see here).
BMW iX AS A RENTAL AVAILABLE IN EUROPE
Looking for a Luxury Rental? Luxembourg/Switzerland got news for you:
THIS is Sixt in Luxembourg.
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When in Germany?#BMW
#iX#rentelectric
Thanks #SamClayton for the photo.
— Felix Arthur • electricfelix (@electricfelix)
11:31 AM • Feb 11, 2022
XPENG ARRIVED IN NETHERLANDS (and SWEDEN)
I spotted the Xpeng back in October '21 along the Amsterdamse Grachten (Canals of Amsterdam), last week they opened their first Dutch store, reservations with delivery end of year can be made!
FAST CHARGING 2022 - A FIFTEEN MINUTE BREAK
A fifteen-minute charging break in 2022? 35kWh or more is the norm:
Big Batteries
Big Charging Curves
as tested by @BjornNylandFifteen minutes charging break gets you 45kWh with iX/EQS
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#bosscharging
#alwaysbecharging
#fastcharging
#2022— Felix Arthur • electricfelix (@electricfelix)
10:45 AM • Feb 14, 2022
PAY AS YOU GO (NORMAL IN UK, HEADING FOR EUROPE)
Payment terminals coming to Fastned outside of France:
At @Fastned Ruygenhoek-West we are testing a payment terminal. You can now pay for your charging session with your bank card.
In France, this is already possible at every Fastned station.
— Luc (@lucbronk)
4:07 PM • Feb 17, 2022
CIRCLE K (NORDICS) OFFERING 1000+ PLUGS
Did you know Circle K in the Nordics hosts over a thousand chargers? And that 60% of those are IONITY/Tesla?!
It's #CircleK today!
They announced a total of over 1000 chargers running on their forecourts
60% of those are operated by @TeslaCharging@IONITY_EU and others!
#alwaysbecharging
#europe
#infrastructure
#fastcharging
#HighPowerCharging
I visited their new site in CPH last summer— Felix Arthur • electricfelix (@electricfelix)
11:55 AM • Feb 21, 2022
DUTCH TESLA SUPERCHARGERS OPEN TO ALL
Never a dull moment at the Dutch Superchargers nowadays:
When you invite the whole world to charge at your Fast Chargers, but you don't plan your charging grid for it.
This is Tesla. (In The Netherlands they've opened all 35 Superchargers "for all").
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Thanks Dennis Roet 📸
#SuperchargingTheTaycan
#PublicSuperchargingInNL
#Taycan— Felix Arthur • electricfelix (@electricfelix)
1:27 PM • Feb 18, 2022
KNOW THAT ROOF FROM SOMEWHERE?!
Fastned coming to Spain? Nope!
TESLA VS IONITY, ROUND ONE (FRANCE)
Given the choice, will Tesla or IONITY prevail?
A l’air de Vendée se côtoient des superchargeurs @Tesla et @IONITY_EU. Pour le coup, on a le choix et y’a de la place. On a déjà vu deux stations service concurrentes sur la même air d’autoroute en France ? Moi, jamais.
— Ulrich Rozier (@UlrichRozier)
8:52 AM • Feb 27, 2022
GREENWAY TO OFFER FREE JUICE TO HELP FLEE
Half the world probably knows about Tesla offering free juice "in the east" (at four Supercharger sites), but how many people know that GreenWay offers free juice across all of Poland/Slovakia?
Leaving #Ukraine in an #ElectricVehicle? Transporting goods/people to/from the border? Use our #charging stations for free. Contact us: #poland: +48 58 325 10 77 / [email protected] #Slovakia +421 2 330 56 236; [email protected] #StandingWithUkraine
— GreenWay (@GWOperator)
11:47 AM • Mar 1, 2022
IONITY ADDING NEW BRAND OF FAST CHARGERS
IONITY to add a new brand in the lineup, this charger is supposed to offer more than one plug. But is that what IONITY will use?!
Up next!
@IONITY_EU to deliver hundreds of chargers made by
#EkoEnergetykaCan't wait to test these!
Pretty huge change: first IONITY chargers that can power two vehicles at the same time!
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#IONITY
#Nevron
#alwaysbecharging
#fastcharging
#HighPowerCharging— Felix Arthur • electricfelix (@electricfelix)
1:46 PM • Mar 1, 2022
EVWAY NOBLE DEED
Using the evway app can get you around many countries for free to help people escaping the war zone: Poland, Slovakia, Romania:
With the flick of a button @GoEvway became the app/charging card to #StandWithUkraine️
You can now travel with your EV to help, and anywhere you can roam with #Evway, the cost will be €0
Countries with zero tariff: Poland, Slovakia & Romania.
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Big gesture, Evway. http
— Felix Arthur • electricfelix (@electricfelix)
9:21 PM • Mar 2, 2022
See you at a fast charger soon!
And of course the YouTube channel, or LinkedIn.