12 February (Part 1) - Electrifying news
Local
electric vehicle users have said on their Facebook Group that Bexley’s 13
charging posts are all now operational. If they are I have not seen a Press
Release from Bexley Council.
At your domestic tariff these charging points will deliver about a poundsworth
of electricity per hour, good for something between 15 and 30 miles depending on
which car you have and how aggressively you drive it.
The chargepoints are part of the BPchargemaster network, it used to be called
Polar until the BP takeover and the original name lingers on.
To use these new charge points you must
sign up for a Polar Plus card which
costs £7·85 a month after a three month free introductory period. Having got one, Bexley’s chargers
are free to use. Not a bad deal if you have no charger at home, can’t easily go
to Sainsbury’s or Lidl (totally free) and live within a very short walk of one of the 13
public charging posts.
If you satisfy those conditions and have only a short commute each day they may
be useful however if for any reason they are already in use when you arrive
there you may have to book a day’s leave.