wildbean cafe — Restaurant in South Island

This hidden gem is a breath of fresh air to the electric vehicle pioneers in the Tasman District. This should be a model for all charging stations! Four charging bays, two chargers, three CCS ports and one CHAdeMO port. Free WiFi while you wait, and a short walk to Richmond Mall. Don't wander too far; these charging stations put out 75kW, or 50% more than the Network Tasman charging station we all know, love, and tend to wait for. Be prepared: the 75kW charging cables are noticeably heavier than those at other public stations. You notice this when you pull out the cable and plug in. The bp EV charging app speeds up payment, but you can wave a payment card (BP?) if you left your phone at home.

As of this writing, the charging station does NOT appear on the GPS navigation maps on a Hyundai. It opened in April 2023, so BP needs to toot its horn a bit to...

Pre ordered coffee this morning, Sunday at 6.30, 5 minutes before getting to site, normally coffee is made, or at least started, this morning the staff seemed more interested about talking about their weekend, no other customers, and coffee not even been attempted to be made, and then it was just average, I thought the whole idear to pre order was to skip the que, can't even do that when no que to...

To be honest, I feel a little bit sorry for petrol stations; at the end of the day they're pretty much all the same - you drive in - fill up - pay up - and you're on your way. This station is new / modern - quite busy, but lots of pumps - and lots of goodies to choose...