First long drive in my 4s ST j1.2 [UK]

[ct4s]

Did my first long drive in my ST 4s this weekend.

Overall it was a great experience.
And it was very comfortable too.

RANGE
A full charge would have delivered just under 300 miles, 200 on the motorway.
Not wanting to dip below 10% remaining, meant an effective range of circa 260 miles from a 100% charge.
I had hoped for a range of another 30 miles though.
It averaged 3.1m/kw. So, a little better than my j1.1.
20 degrees outside, so aircon on for the entire journey.

CHARGING
It probably would have got me home with circa 5% to 8% left, so I opted a short charge to avoid range anxiety.
Stopped at a very weird place off the M6 - Osprey charger at the Wheatshef Inn, WV10 7LU.
It's in the car park of a slightly scruffy looking pub - I wouldn't recommend you plan to eat there - but fine for emergency charging.
It's a new setup and of the 8 chargers only 4 were commissioned.
The machines were small, so I had low expectations. However, they added 24.5kWh in 6 mins which is excellent; so a speed of around 250kW. This delivered way more than I needed - a 2 min charge would have been fine.

CHARGING CONFUSION
The charging process was confusing - not sure if this is typical of Osprey because I've never used them before.
As well as using the Porsche charging card to activate the charge, I needed to use the Porsche card to stop the charge too, and it needed several attempts for this to happen.
Also, I had to scan a QR code and register my reg via a website, otherwise I'd risk a £100 "parking" fine. Easy to do, but not an intuitive process.
The Osprey machine showed a fee of £20.09, so 82p per kWh. The Porsche app showed an actual fee paid of £14.46, so 59p per kWh.
I have no idea why the Porsche route / charging plan didn't take me to a £0.39 per kWh charger. Perhaps they were broken / full / not as convenient. For the fee paid it didn't matter.
Confusing experiences like this however are not really acceptable and will hinder wider EV adoption.

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[afhussain]

Interesting to know, I think the J1.2 offers enough range for most journeys without a stop. I have done a couple of long journeys in my J1.1 and if I had an extra 50-60 mile range it would have saved me stopping at least once.

Having said that, the quick charging means its perfectly useable for long trips.

 

[Dabz]

I agree, an extra 50 miles on the J1.1 would make all the difference especially in the UK. I find that when travelling with a 10yr old we usually need a wee stop anyway which is usually long enough to get enough extra charge in to complete the journey without any issues and without spending too much on motorway charging.

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