Wife off to devon / cornwall today

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Mr Gus
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Wife off to devon / cornwall today

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Had to give her a bit of a telling off for being a pansy yesterday, she was contemplating taking the yeti instead of the tesla..

Currently an hour away from Plymouth (stop to pick up kiddo) she is finding that superchargers shown on my phone are not visible on the in car map? ..anyone?
So whilst she has been splash n' dash & very happy to find an extra bunch of tesla chargers on the route down (keeping it to very short charges) it has not been a whining media ponces PR delight (Coren) ..next stop exeter (the one not showing)

Journey has been a breeze, she's simply going into the mobile park just outside of Looe (cheap digs) as charged as possible, a few alternate charge points at the ready & has taken a waterproof 13 amp extension lead to hand out of the window & charge overnight, ..she did try several times to ring the park site, but no messages able to be left, so "sod em" :twisted: ..she'll just say you brought this on yourself & all leccy is stated as free during the duration of the stay as per booking confirmation & advertising, maybe that will encourage the place to pull it's finger out & install a few chargers.

Anyone with local knowledge as to cheaper, reliable chargers feel free to recommend a few potential sites "the free-er the better" :lol:

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Mr Gus
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Re: Wife off to devon / cornwall today

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Update:

So Wife used the new superchargers (not on her car map) which I verified as being there, got her down to plymouth & beyond nicely (SR+ remember) with plenty of charge left for pottering about..

There are Superchargers at Lifton (not far from "Tavi" )
Exeter North & south..
Camborne ...all open to NON tesla BEVS on the map.

Both she & nipper visited eden centre & used the car park chargers (may is low season, so the 4 hour limit did not apply, verified in person) ..when I checked the car remotely it was on it's own as a BEV in a wilderness of tarmac, ..no worries.

It does concern me that once again with the internet being damnable down there, that eden centre insists on online bookings, especially for disability access & the likes.. today wife is off to see if a local coffee shop has useable internet to sort something listed & sold online that doubtless she now wants me to pack & despatch, ..having just had the recycling bin picked up ..snarls

Today, wife is going to the tv scenic (thank god you cannot smell the fish) Looe harbour for some crab to wean kiddo off crab flavoured surimi :lol: where there are 2 chargers? in the car park area, a bit iffy apparantly but possible, suffice to say after eden charging not needed.

Low season, maybe the trick here is to pay for the 1 year pass, visit twice (half & half) if not down the lower end of the map. do not anticipate any charging problems with this arrangement, there is easy access to Eden-acres even when closed (so reports state, which makes sense as why block off chargers which take & make money)?

Only thing, cabin overheat does suck energy, wife ha not got any deflectors with her... something to bear in mind if off on a jaunt to Kernewek Brittonic language region(s) :twisted: ..as it will only stress out the easily stressed further :roll: ..so. yeah, I "don't think" my wife will be regaling a fictional panic-ed second home with kids tale across numerous media platforms ..unless the money is right & she fancies being called out as a liar down the line!

Exeter is not a bad gateway location (16 bays)
Plymouth superchargers estimated by sept 2024, more "down sarf" power points, ..B-right-on still in a mire of uncertainty as to works in any shape or form!
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