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Re:Hertz to Sell 20k EVs in Shift Back to Gas-Powered Cars by toyg on Friday January 12, 2024 @06:35AM (#38966890)
There is exactly one Ionity charger for the whole of Greater Manchester, with the other nearest ones being more than an hour drive in two directions.

Not a realistic suggestion for anyone not living in London.

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Re:Hertz to Sell 20k EVs in Shift Back to Gas-Powered Cars by jasoncartwright on Friday January 12, 2024 @07:10AM (#38967143)
There are 12 Ionity chargers in Greater Manchester, plus 18 Tesla ones. I've used both sets.

You seem to be confusing home/destination chargers and rapid chargers - which is a common mistake for non-EV drivers to make. Unlike petrol, electricity comes to you.

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Re:Hertz to Sell 20k EVs in Shift Back to Gas-Powered Cars by michaelt on Friday January 12, 2024 @08:18AM (#38967578)
> You seem to be confusing home/destination chargers and rapid chargers

Well, or they went to https://ionity.eu/en/network/network-status or https://www.zap-map.com/live/ looked at Manchester and it listed only one Ionity charger, "Manchester East".

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Re:Hertz to Sell 20k EVs in Shift Back to Gas-Powered Cars by jasoncartwright on Friday January 12, 2024 @08:33AM (#38967712)
Doesn't really matter, but that's one location that contains multiple chargers.

Of course, very few people that live in Greater Manchester would use a really fast charger like those there whilst in Greater Manchester. Maybe if you're a taxi driver, or caught short somehow? This is the confusion I was talking about.

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Re:Hertz to Sell 20k EVs in Shift Back to Gas-Powered Cars by toyg on Friday January 12, 2024 @09:37AM (#38968461)
> that's one location that contains multiple chargers.

It's still one location. If I live in Trafford is easily a 45 minute drive, much worse at peak times.

> very few people that live in Greater Manchester would use a really fast charger

Because obviously we all have driveways and we can leave the car there overnight. Fuck 'em terraces scum. /s

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Re:Hertz to Sell 20k EVs in Shift Back to Gas-Powered Cars by jasoncartwright on Friday January 12, 2024 @09:47AM (#38968596)
Like many UK EV owners I don't have a driveway either and use a lamp post charger overnight.
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Re:Hertz to Sell 20k EVs in Shift Back to Gas-Powered Cars by toyg on Friday January 12, 2024 @10:13AM (#38968962)
Good for you, but I'm pretty sure there isn't a lamppost for every car out there.
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Re:Hertz to Sell 20k EVs in Shift Back to Gas-Powered Cars by jasoncartwright on Friday January 12, 2024 @11:38AM (#38970232)
Luckily not every car needs charging every day, plus there are extender bollards for the gaps
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Re:Hertz to Sell 20k EVs in Shift Back to Gas-Powered Cars by toyg on Friday January 12, 2024 @08:24AM (#38967627)
This.
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