Champfleury E. LeClerc off the A4

Damn damn damn. Some stupid van has blocked the space.

But he didn’t reckon with the steely determination and passive aggressiveness of the EV driver.

TA-DA. And the borne worked first time.

Aire de Service de Sommesous A26

Our driver is now on first name terms with the guys at the Sodétrel help centre. Aire de Sommesous is the third of their chargers today that doesn’t work first time. Anyway … long phone call short … finally it clunked into action.

Aire de Troyes le Plessis A5

It’s the one with the unending building work. Not for the first time there were some illegal manoeuvres to make it to the (well hidden) charging post. But, for the first time today, the Sodétrel RIFID card worked first time – enabling a ten minute boost of electrons in the winter sun.

Aire de Châteauvillain, A5

Look. No snow. None. But another borne that didn’t recognise the RFID card. Man on phone said this one has a faulty internet connection. He gave me a six digit code over the phone which made it work.

Langres-Perrogney services A31 northbound

3.2km of REx

Gray. MacDonald’s. Excellent coffee.

You go shopping.

This weight is really going to knock the battery …

Besançon

Pontarlier. Eco challenge fail. 15 km of REx right at the end.

Vevey