EV charging points for e-bike

[dps21]

Hi folks
Was wondering if anyone had any knowledge or experience of using EV charging points for e-bikes? Looks like you can get an adapter for this online (eg EV Type 2 to 13A, 16A CEE, EU(Schuko) Socket or C13 Plug Adaptor Cable 2.4m, from EVbitz UK) but I have no experience of actually using one.
Any informed helps and thoughts appreciated.
Thanks

 

[macp]

I was thinking about this and how cool it would be if there was a charging network. But then I woke up.

 

[brentonb]

I recently did a 58km ride and carried my charger and charged it at the pub over lunch.
They were more than happy to poke an extension cord out the window.

Next time due to there being 3 of us I would also bring a power board so we only need 1 power outlet and we can charge the 3 bikes easily. The charger also was not noticed in the back pack since there was already a first aid kit water and a couple of jackets in there, made no difference.

 

[Tooks]

Hi folks
Was wondering if anyone had any knowledge or experience of using EV charging points for e-bikes? Looks like you can get an adapter for this online (eg EV Type 2 to 13A, 16A CEE, EU(Schuko) Socket or C13 Plug Adaptor Cable 2.4m, from EVbitz UK) but I have no experience of actually using one.
Any informed helps and thoughts appreciated.
Thanks

It’s becoming a ‘thing’ in the camper van life world, and those adaptors do seem to work on AC posts.

There’s a YT’er who talks about it here, second half of the video is the pertinent bit where he goes to a Tesco PodPoint and demonstrates it charging his Bluetti power station.

Ps. Ignore the thumbnail, it definitely won’t work on Rapid chargers!
Making a DIY lead won’t work, you need one with the electronics in it as the plug and charge post communicate & negotiate with each other.

Most AC EV posts aren’t free these days, and you’ll need to register with an App or have the network RFID card to use them. PodPoint are ‘free’ for 15 mins to give you time to register the charge.

You’ll perhaps get some funny looks from EV drivers and interest from parking attendants if it’s a car park or somewhere, so be forewarned.

For emtbs, all we really need though is a 13A socket, blocking an EV charge point for hours pulling 200w will likely get us some bad press.

Carrying the adaptor and the charge brick on a ride is probably no better than a spare battery, if it’s replaceable on the road, but for long multi day trips I suppose it’s an option, but most of the UK ones are in places you wouldn’t want to stop or leave a bike for a long time charging anyway.

 

[dps21]

I recently did a 58km ride and carried my charger and charged it at the pub over lunch.
They were more than happy to poke an extension cord out the window.

Next time due to there being 3 of us I would also bring a power board so we only need 1 power outlet and we can charge the 3 bikes easily. The charger also was not noticed in the back pack since there was already a first aid kit water and a couple of jackets in there, made no difference.

Thanks for reply. My charger for 700WH battery is quite heavy so not sure how much I would do this. Was also thinking of being a bit more off-grid for a while, but good to know that pub would let you charge the bike

 

[dps21]

It’s becoming a ‘thing’ in the camper van life world, and those adaptors do seem to work on AC posts.

There’s a YT’er who talks about it here, second half of the video is the pertinent bit where he goes to a Tesco PodPoint and demonstrates it charging his Bluetti power station.

Ps. Ignore the thumbnail, it definitely won’t work on Rapid chargers!
Making a DIY lead won’t work, you need one with the electronics in it as the plug and charge post communicate & negotiate with each other.

Most AC EV posts aren’t free these days, and you’ll need to register with an App or have the network RFID card to use them. PodPoint are ‘free’ for 15 mins to give you time to register the charge.

You’ll perhaps get some funny looks from EV drivers and interest from parking attendants if it’s a car park or somewhere, so be forewarned.

For emtbs, all we really need though is a 13A socket, blocking an EV charge point for hours pulling 200w will likely get us some bad press.

Carrying the adaptor and the charge brick on a ride is probably no better than a spare battery, if it’s replaceable on the road, but for long multi day trips I suppose it’s an option, but most of the UK ones are in places you wouldn’t want to stop or leave a bike for a long time charging anyway.

Thanks for reply - will have a look at the video

 

[brentonb]

Thanks for reply. My charger for 700WH battery is quite heavy so not sure how much I would do this. Was also thinking of being a bit more off-grid for a while, but good to know that pub would let you charge the bike

My Levo has a 700wh battery and I used the standard charger that came with the bike, the first aid kit was heavier

 

[jimbo255]

Was in Tegernsee in Germany last week and they have dedicated charging for e-bikes and it’s free!!

 

[Binhill1]

Need to have some lunch the time it takes to charge a Ebike even partly. Plus waiting an hour to let it cool down before charging. I cycled in to Ossian hostel last year 37 miles. Carried charger stayed the night different route out same distance.

 

[hogicid]

It’s becoming a ‘thing’ in the camper van life world, and those adaptors do seem to work on AC posts.

There’s a YT’er who talks about it here, second half of the video is the pertinent bit where he goes to a Tesco PodPoint and demonstrates it charging his Bluetti power station.

Ps. Ignore the thumbnail, it definitely won’t work on Rapid chargers!
Making a DIY lead won’t work, you need one with the electronics in it as the plug and charge post communicate & negotiate with each other.

Most AC EV posts aren’t free these days, and you’ll need to register with an App or have the network RFID card to use them. PodPoint are ‘free’ for 15 mins to give you time to register the charge.

You’ll perhaps get some funny looks from EV drivers and interest from parking attendants if it’s a car park or somewhere, so be forewarned.

For emtbs, all we really need though is a 13A socket, blocking an EV charge point for hours pulling 200w will likely get us some bad press ev charging station.

Carrying the adaptor and the charge brick on a ride is probably no better than a spare battery, if it’s replaceable on the road, but for long multi day trips I suppose it’s an option, but most of the UK ones are in places you wouldn’t want to stop or leave a bike for a long time charging anyway.

We are attempting to create an E-bike charging station at our public park. The trail it is on is approximately an 80 miles circuit. One of the dilemma's for us is accomodating the variety of bikes. Any and all suggestions or recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Binhill1]

We are attempting to create an E-bike charging station at our public park. The trail it is on is approximately an 80 miles circuit. One of the dilemma's for us is accomodating the variety of bikes. Any and all suggestions or recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

As you say tying chargers up for hours could cause a lot of aurguments .. My thoughts are if I was out for a 3 hour ride I need to let battery cool down for an hour I imagine. Then charge for a couple hours that's 6 hours gone already in a day. In an ideal world it sounds great but that's eons away.

 

[Weeksy]

I noticed in Avoriaz in summer they had a charging station, but it was only for Bosch. However it was also free.
I think as time passes we'll find more availability for charging..
Sadly though until manufacturers go single type of port, it won't be generic/easy.

 

[Mteam]

As you say tying chargers up for hours could cause a lot of aurguments .. My thoughts are if I was out for a 3 hour ride I need to let battery cool down for an hour I imagine. Then charge for a couple hours that's 6 hours gone already in a day. In an ideal world it sounds great but that's eons away.

Don't think you need to let the battery cool down before charging, the bms will manage the charging cycle automatically so if it's too hot (or too cold) to charge then the bms won't let it charge, but I think it's really unlikely to be too hot to charge.

I've charged my range extender during a lunch stop, just plugged it in at the cafe we stopped at, and it was fully charged (from totally dead) an hour later.