Electric Vehicle (EV) charging points in Fuerteventura

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

IKEA - is this a charging point? Looks a bit different to others I've seen.

[Captain Sensible]

There are three charging points in the underground car park at the Mercadona on the Costa de Antigua industrial estate.

[Rasputin]

Since posting in feb about having a PHEV I grabbed the nettle and went fully electric in the form of a Kona 64 which had a reported range of 450 Km which I would prefer to consider as a range of 400km. I got this car I mid June and have clocked up approx 8000km since. This car is extremely fast and economical but after a few excursions in sport mode I returned to the more sedate economy mode. 
Still lively enough it has to be said. 
About once every month I do a round trip of about 600km and find when I get down to about 150/200 km I recharge up to 80%. This takes about 40 minutes at a 50kw charger. The last 20% takes a lot longer to fill so I only charge to 100% over night at home. A nice cup of coffee and a walk about plus a visit to the Houses of Parliament and your on the way again. Motor way driving and cold Weather reduce your usable range but this is to be expected. It’s worth noting that with the larger battery you increase your range but it also takes more time to charge up. With more high speed chargers coming on stream and charging times being reduced to 6/10 minutes this should be less of an issue
 I would be interested to know the charging speed of the chargers on Fuerteventura as there seems to be a number of them coming on stream according to reports.

[bedouin]

About once every month I do a round trip of about 600km and find when I get down to about 150/200 km I recharge up to 80%. This takes about 40 minutes at a 50kw charger. The last 20% takes a lot longer to fill so I only charge to 100% over night at home. A nice cup of coffee and a walk about plus a visit to the Houses of Parliament and your on the way again. Motor way driving and cold weather reduce your usable range but this is to be expected. It’s worth noting that with the larger battery you increase your range but it also takes more time to charge up. With more high speed chargers coming on stream and charging times being reduced to 6/10 minutes this should be less of an issue

You can't charge an electric car any quicker than it's been designed to charge, even with high-speed chargers.  Your Kona, for example, will accept a max 7.2kW charge at an AC charger, taking over 10 hours for a full charge.  With a DC charger it will take a max 77kW charge, taking about 40 minutes to charge from 20% to 80% capacity.  That's the quickest it will ever charge, regardless of the power of the charger.

So high-speed chargers are only of use if you have an EV which can take a high charge rate.  The Tesla Model 3, for example, can charge at a max 250kW.  The new Porsche Taycan can charge at 270kW max.  

The IKEA charger in Tamara's pic is an AC charger, so would be rather slow to recharge most EVs.

[Spitfire58]

About once every month I do a round trip of about 600km and find when I get down to about 150/200 km I recharge up to 80%. This takes about 40 minutes at a 50kw charger. The last 20% takes a lot longer to fill so I only charge to 100% over night at home. A nice cup of coffee and a walk about plus a visit to the Houses of Parliament and your on the way again. Motor way driving and cold weather reduce your usable range but this is to be expected. It’s worth noting that with the larger battery you increase your range but it also takes more time to charge up. With more high speed chargers coming on stream and charging times being reduced to 6/10 minutes this should be less of an issue

You can't charge an electric car any quicker than it's been designed to charge, even with high-speed chargers.  Your Kona, for example, will accept a max 7.2kW charge at an AC charger, taking over 10 hours for a full charge.  With a DC charger it will take a max 77kW charge, taking about 40 minutes to charge from 20% to 80% capacity.  That's the quickest it will ever charge, regardless of the power of the charger.

So high-speed chargers are only of use if you have an EV which can take a high charge rate.  The Tesla Model 3, for example, can charge at a max 250kW.  The new Porsche Taycan can charge at 270kW max.  

The IKEA charger in Tamara's pic is an AC charger, so would be rather slow to recharge most EVs.

That’s one of the reasons (apart from the prohibitive initial cost) that I really think in most situations as yet electric cars are as much a fashion/environmental statement as much as anything else (no offence intended Rasputin 😁)
Until such times as they come into the “ordinary” drivers price range & become as versatile as combustion engines I will likely never even vaguely consider getting one !!

[Rasputin]

Yes I know all this but the guy with the fast charger in his car would be gone and free up the thing. Also a twenty minutes charge at 77kw and allowing for losses (up to 25% probably a bit much) would add give me about 120/125 km. So half an hour would have me home and hosed.

[Rasputin]

About once every month I do a round trip of about 600km and find when I get down to about 150/200 km I recharge up to 80%. This takes about 40 minutes at a 50kw charger. The last 20% takes a lot longer to fill so I only charge to 100% over night at home. A nice cup of coffee and a walk about plus a visit to the Houses of Parliament and your on the way again. Motor way driving and cold weather reduce your usable range but this is to be expected. It’s worth noting that with the larger battery you increase your range but it also takes more time to charge up. With more high speed chargers coming on stream and charging times being reduced to 6/10 minutes this should be less of an issue

You can't charge an electric car any quicker than it's been designed to charge, even with high-speed chargers.  Your Kona, for example, will accept a max 7.2kW charge at an AC charger, taking over 10 hours for a full charge.  With a DC charger it will take a max 77kW charge, taking about 40 minutes to charge from 20% to 80% capacity.  That's the quickest it will ever charge, regardless of the power of the charger.

So high-speed chargers are only of use if you have an EV which can take a high charge rate.  The Tesla Model 3, for example, can charge at a max 250kW.  The new Porsche Taycan can charge at 270kW max.  

The IKEA charger in Tamara's pic is an AC charger, so would be rather slow to recharge most EVs.

That’s one of the reasons (apart from the prohibitive initial cost) that I really think in most situations as yet electric cars are as much a fashion/environmental statement as much as anything else (no offence intended Rasputin 😁)
Until such times as they come into the “ordinary” drivers price range & become as versatile as combustion engines I will likely never even vaguely consider getting one !!

Hi spitfire, take a look at what’s arriving in the showroom for 2020. A lot of reasonably priced cars with reasonable range which would be ideal for city driving and visiting the mother in law. (I have to go and charge the car up for morning) and as low as €1.50 for 100km fuel cost on night rate. Where would get it.

[Captain Sensible]

There are three charging points in the underground car park at the Mercadona on the Costa de Antigua industrial estate.

Thanks Captain. Can you recall if the charging points are free to use? The one next to IKEA is quite confusing.

I had a look the other day in the Mercadona car park.  There are actually 5 charging points and from what I could understand they are free to use. 2 cars were on charge.

[windermeregolfer]

It may have been there a while and I have never noticed it before but when walking past McDonalds last night I noticed that a new charging point is being installed there, there was still clingfilm wrapping on it, but the parking bays have been marked.

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

from Radio Sintonia:

New charging points for electric vehicles in Fuerteventura.
The Cabildo of Fuerteventura has put into service new electric charging points for vehicles powered by electric motors. The president of the island institution, Sergio Lloret López, and the Minister of Industry, Domingo Pérez, together with the Councilor for New Technologies of the City of La Oliva, Julio Santana, attended today the entry into operation of one of these new recharging points in the town of El Cotillo.

 

In addition, today another similar point has also entered into service in the town of Betancuria. This new dispenser is located in the bus parking lot of the historic town.

Both charging points for electric vehicles are considered fast charging as they have a power of 50Kw and have involved an investment of 66. 340 euros. To use these charging points, users must download the Cable Energía application.

The island president, Sergio Lloret, said that "from the Cabildo we continue to bet on sustainability and the implementation of alternative energies on our island, always respectful of the environment and the population." Lloret added that once the technical problems that have postponed until today the start-up of this new recharging point in El Cotillo have been solved, "from the Ministry of Industry work continues to incorporate the eight existing ones that already work on the island another 18 points more until having a total of 26 "

Today 8 charging points are operational, two of them in the municipality of La Oliva, specifically in Corralejo and El Cotillo. The remaining six are located in Betancuria, Puerto del Rosario, Caleta de Fuste, Gran Tarajal, Costa Calma and Morro Jable.
The Minister of Industry, Domingo Pérez, stated that "from the Ministry of Industry we continue working to have a more sustainable and environmentally friendly island, where we will continue to put into operation more recharging points in order to enhance electric mobility on the island from north to south and we trust in having the 26 recharging points by the end of the year and thus meet a demand from citizens that is increasing."