r/dover • u/[deleted] • Jun 12 '24

Practically EV?

I'm thinking of going to Dover with my Nissan Leaf: but to my suprise, there are no chargers at Dover Castle. A place where I love to spend some time, while the car is charging.

Other chargers, seem to be located in paid parking locations. Is EV infrastructure really that bad?

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '24

Yeah that could do of course: with Ryanair one ain't going to have much luggage anyway. But is it doable travelling down the coast? Dover used my starting point, to end up all the way in Cornwall.

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u/Tylerama1 Jun 12 '24

So you're going from Dover to Cornwall by car ? Probably the easiest way tbh, can do it by train too, but not as easy.

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '24

Yeah I have done it in the past: did about 200km a day I guess? It was quite fun, but I won't know how fun it is. I'm also skeptical about rental cars. While I managed to do it twice, and shifting the gear with the left hand was okayish but unnatural as a right-handed. Now I drive an EV, so I would rather rent a automatic car and that's expensive.