Hi. Just arranged a mini road trip to the West Country. Day 1. Travel To St Austell to stay overnight in 16th century pub. Stopping at Exeter Services for a recharge. Day 2. Travel to The Eden Project, then on to The Lost Gardens of Heligan and Mevagissey. Back to the pub overnight. Day3. Travel to The Cheddar Gorge, stopping at Exeter Services for recharge. Then home. Possibly stopping at Fleet or Cobham Services for a quick charge. Might not sound much but it just takes a bit more organising than just stopping for fuel. This comes down to the problem of only being able to charge to 80% at the moment.

Tony

The Eden project is amazing get in early there's lots to see, make sue you buy some cheese from the shop in Cheddar Gorge it's delicious.

Thanks Richard. I must admit I do like my cheese with a glass of Port.

Sounds lovely. Would love to visit cheddar gorge

Just returned from my mini road trip. first of all didn't know that Audi had put a charge limit on the car. No more than 80%. Therefore I was only getting approx 200 miles per charge. Stopped at Fleet Services to charge as it was a bit tight to get to Exeter, no problems. Stopped at Exeter to charge tried 4 chargers before managing to get one to work. A lot of them had been vandalised (The card reader defaced)  Eventually charged to 80%. Onwards to St Austell. 2nd day. The Eden Project, Mevagissey and The Lost Gardens of Helagan. Realised I didn't have enough in the battery to get back to Exeter, had to return to the A30 Cornwall services to charge. Day 3 Left St Austell and recharged at Exeter, and on to Fleet, recharged again. Arrived Home with 60 miles in the battery. Didn't do the Cheddar Gorge as suffering from range anxiety. Not overwhelmed by the GT range performance. On analysis I did 560 miles and it cost me just shy of £150 in charge fees. Assuming fuel at £6.37 a gallon the car did 24 mpg. Very disappointed. 

22 minutes ago, Anton8 said:

On analysis I did 560 miles and it cost me just shy of £150 in charge fees. Assuming fuel at £6.37 a gallon the car did 24 mpg. Very disappointed. 

I interpret those figures as £0.27 per mile, which is not surprising considering the cost of electricity at most public rapid charge points. It was commonly £0.83 per kWh the last time I looked. The only way to fuel electric cars at a lower cost per mile than diesel or petrol is to charge at home, especially if you can get cheap overnight rates of £0.15 per kWh or less.

Sorry to hear of the poor running costs! Hope you had a nice trip though 

Thanks for sharing info about the trip. Wanna make the same soon. I recently planned a trip using a coach rental example BCS Bus, and it was super easy and convenient. The team helped me pick the right bus for our group and even gave tips for the best route. Travelling by coach was comfy and stress-free, and we could stop wherever we wanted without worrying about driving. It made the whole trip way more fun and relaxed. Definitely recommend this if you want a hassle-free, flexible way to travel with friends or family.

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I did a similar loop last spring and having a comfy trip down made the early starts much easier. For longer hauls later in the year, I booked my flights through https://travelbusinessclass.com and ended up saving a chunk on business seats, so I could actually arrive rested for once. For drives like yours, packing light and keeping a flexible schedule made the days feel way less rushed.

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