Well, not even one day together and we're already having problems! No, not with the car, thank goodness. I haven't had much time driving Pepé. But for the short while we drove around, it was great! However, when I came home last night, parked Pepé into the driveway and plugged him into my home Charge Point - NOTHING! Yep, my home Charge Point doesn't work! Frak! Here I am on Good Friday, the ESB ecar division (responsible for the roll-out of the charging infrastructure) isn't re-opening til Tuesday and I have no way to charge my car!
Well, fear not, the embryonic Irish EV community is here to the rescue. One of my very new friends, with whom I made contact during our attempt to put pressure on the government to move forward with the grant scheme, called over to my house this morning to help me figure out what was going on. After realising that the problem was indeed the charge point and not the cable nor the car, he very kindly offered me the use of his charge point for the day! His neighbours must have thought he had won the lotto with not one, but two Nissan Leafs (Leaves???) in his driveway.
Add this wonderful act of kindness to the phone call I received from the ESB late Friday evening to apologise and send out the contractor to replace the faulty unit! On Holy Saturday! In Ireland! A Semi-State! Amazing. Thanks Oisín, Philip and Nigel for your help this weekend! I really appreciate it.
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