Sunday, September 30, 2018

I-Pace customer deliveries start in France

Blooweels electric car hire got an I-Pace for their fleet last Friday (28th September 2018)


They have multiple branches across France.

Saturday, September 29, 2018

Tesla Supercharger network progress - 2017 plan


Planned for end 2017 (as at Dec 2016)



Actual built, as at end Q3 2018

If we put these together, it's possible to tell which locations were promised for 2017, but not yet built

Tesla Supercharger network progress - 2016 plan




US Superchargers planned for end of 2016




US Superchargers planned for end of 2016, with chargers still unbuilt in pink (as at Q3 2018)

      US Superchargers - actual network at end Q3 2018



If we put the first two maps together, it's possible to tell which locations were promised for 2016, but still not built.



US Superchargers planned for end of 2016, with undelivered stations in pink  (as at end Q3 2018)



Jaguar I-Pace registrations start in Norway and UK


This graph uses data from the Norwegian car registration system.

The first car is registered in May.   Registrations take off on the 18th of September.


Similar data is available for the UK.

At the end of June, there were 3 registrations.
A few days ago there were 29 registrations, and today there are 95.

"But there's no Charger infrastructure!" (Scottish Edition)


Scotland seems to be pretty well covered, certainly for most people.


Monday, September 24, 2018

State of the CCS charging network in the USA, Sep. 2018

A map of the USA, showing every CCS charging location.  (southern Canada and northern Mexico also shown)

CCS charger locations in the USA, with EPA range of Chevrolet Bolt and Jaguar I-Pace shown as circles.

Saturday, September 22, 2018

"But there's just no charging infrastructure!" (US Edition)

The network is more developed in the USA than it is generally given credit for.

I've said it before, and I am sure I will say it again: the charging infrastructure can be improved in lots of ways - and it needs to be.  But it does exist. Right here, right now.


Here's the North East - you can drive to Bangor, Maine or even to the far end of Nova Scotia

EPA range of Jaguar I-Pace and Chevrolet Bolt, with CCS DC Fast Chargers around the North-Eastern US



Florida, like the USA as a whole, has twice as many CCS locations as Supercharger locations.
EPA range of Jaguar I-Pace and Chevrolet Bolt, with CCS DC Fast Chargers around the Florida, in the South-Eastern US


California is well catered for, and there's a corridor through southern Nevada to Utah.  Arizona is even within reach, if you have a light foot.
EPA range of Jaguar I-Pace and Chevrolet Bolt, with CCS DC Fast Chargers around the South-Western US

The Pacific North-West
EPA range of Jaguar I-Pace and Chevrolet Bolt, with CCS DC Fast Chargers around the Pacific North-West


Things get highly problematic in the Mid-West

EPA range of Jaguar I-Pace and Chevrolet Bolt, with CCS DC Fast Chargers around the Mid-West








Maps generated using http://chargehub.com Many thanks!

"But there's just no charging infrastructure!"


So often, people claim "but there's just no charging infrastructure" when new Battery Electric Vehicles are launched.

Then someone from the Netherlands published a graphic something like this one:
Jaguar I-Pace's range, with CCS DC Fast Chargers around the Netherlands
This picture shows all the CCS DC Fast Chargers in the Netherlands, and shows the Jaguar's range drawn over it as a big circle. (I've used the 240 mile estimated EPA range, in this case).

But what about the UK?

Jaguar I-Pace's range, with CCS DC Fast Chargers around the UK
The charging infrastructure can be improved in lots of ways - and it needs to be.  But it does exist right here, right now.

Maps created with http://ccs-map.eu and http://zap-map.com. Many thanks!