Running out of charge stories
The problem of EVs running out of charge is a problem we are seeing more of on our roads today. By speaking with RAC patrols, we have gathered a range of real-life scenarios where an electric van or an electric car ran out of charge before the driver could reach a static charging station.
Airport carpark
Stranded at the airport until Charge Pod provides power boost to the flat EV enabling a family to reach the nearest electric car charging station 6 miles away. A family about to go on holiday drove their Kia Niro PHEV to the airport. The battery of the hybrid became...
Avoiding public transport
A Surprisingly Simple Solution to Flat EV’s... Charge Pod - The Portable Electric Vehicle Charging System As an attempt to avoid public transport, a young lady hired a rental car in central London to drop some supplies off to her family. When she reached her family...
Having a wash and gone flat
Car Valet leaves Customer with Flat Battery and in Need of Quick Charge to get to Nearby Electric Car Chargers. During a routine car valeting service, the valet company shampooed the seats of a Nissan LEAF, after which they attempted to dry the seats by blasting the...
First-class service to Royal Mail
As more and more companies are committing to electric vehicle fleets, it is crucial that roadside assistance companies are equipped with the tools needed to support electric vehicle fleets. Charge Pod provides the critical reassurance that if an EV driver runs out of...
Stranded on the way home
EV Boost Box Saves Stranded EV Driver Three Miles Away From Home After a long day at work, a driver of an EV Renault Zoe thought she had enough charge to get back home. Just as luck would have it, traffic was unusually busy. As a result of the constant stop-start...
Bookings but no charge
Flat hybrid taxi losing money by the minute is rescued by electric and hybrid vehicle technology installed on standard RAC patrol vehicles. With increasing pressures from the government, EV taxis are becoming an increasingly popular alternative to the traditional...
Storm affecting travel
Charge Pod saves rental car user who is unable to find EV charging station amidst Storm Ciara Storm Ciara brought chaos to Britain, exposing the UK to torrential rainfall, hailstones, sleet and wind speeds reaching up to 90mph. For commuters, and those needing to...
Charge Pod boosts membership
Charge Pod Boosts EV Car batteries and RAC Membership Numbers by Addressing Range Anxiety Concerns. This RAC customer was delighted to have made the well-informed decision to join the RAC for their "out-of-fuel" service to electric vehicles when the inevitable...
EV rental car get a boost
The Electric Vehicle Market is Seeing a Sharp Rise in Flat Rental Cars at the Roadside. With legislation beginning to favour the use of electric vehicles for environmental reasons, some rental car companies are working towards becoming fully electric by 2025 but a...
Hospital emergency
Charge Pod Gets Stranded Hospital Patient back to his EV charging station at home. In an emergency, a panicked and ill EV Nissan LEAF owner drove himself to hospital, where the electric vehicle battery had become severely depleted upon arrival. After receiving the...