GorillaPie
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Hi there,
Nice to meet you all! Apologies if this question has been asked a hundred times before, I checked the search function without luck...
Recently took delivery of our first EV, a 2015 Leaf (Tekna 24kw) with 53K miles on the clock and 11/12 battery health bars. Loving getting familiarised with this brave new world so far and hoping this forum will be useful source of wisdom. Car will be almost entirely used for local journeys, nursery run, supermarket trips etc.
We've been happily charging the Leaf with standard EVSE cable so far, via the three-pin plug in our shed. But I want to buy a cable to enable access to fast-chargers when out and about, and also once we get a dedicated charging point installed at home.
Have had some confusing discussions with web retailers and feeling totally bamboozled by the dizzying range out there, yet to fully know my Type 1 from my Type 2 and my Mennekes from my Yazakis. Can someone advise on which one I need to go for? I also tried searching for chargers on ZapMap and apart from the idiot-proof three-pin, already confused by the number of permutations on there too. Not a promising start #LOL
Sorry for what I expect is a classic newbie question but really grateful for any tips!
Cheers!
Nice to meet you all! Apologies if this question has been asked a hundred times before, I checked the search function without luck...
Recently took delivery of our first EV, a 2015 Leaf (Tekna 24kw) with 53K miles on the clock and 11/12 battery health bars. Loving getting familiarised with this brave new world so far and hoping this forum will be useful source of wisdom. Car will be almost entirely used for local journeys, nursery run, supermarket trips etc.
We've been happily charging the Leaf with standard EVSE cable so far, via the three-pin plug in our shed. But I want to buy a cable to enable access to fast-chargers when out and about, and also once we get a dedicated charging point installed at home.
Have had some confusing discussions with web retailers and feeling totally bamboozled by the dizzying range out there, yet to fully know my Type 1 from my Type 2 and my Mennekes from my Yazakis. Can someone advise on which one I need to go for? I also tried searching for chargers on ZapMap and apart from the idiot-proof three-pin, already confused by the number of permutations on there too. Not a promising start #LOL
Sorry for what I expect is a classic newbie question but really grateful for any tips!
Cheers!