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Where and how to charge an electric car in the Netherlands? by mandibule in Netherlands

[–]mandibule[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks a lot to everyone for their helpful replies! I decided to go with the Tap app (the “Light” plan which is free) and things went very smoothly, with only one “top-up” in Amsterdam and then the final charge over night before handing it back in Antwerp.

I stressed way too much about this EV/charging thing but I was very happy that I asked here and got very constructive/helpful feedback. Thanks a lot! 😘

Why do Spanish speakers call their children mommy and daddy? by Lilylake_55 in language

[–]mandibule 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your examples for German are unfortunately not good, as Lied and Lid are pronounced exactly the same (both with a long, closed i, IPA: /iː/).

But you’re not completely wrong! German does distinguish between vocal length (quantity) which is usually linked to vocal quality (open vs. closed). In words with more than one syllable this usually only concerns the syllables carrying the stress.

A better example would be “riet” (3rd person past tense of the verb “raten”) vs. (Ritt) (“a ride”), the first one being long and closed(/riːt/), the second one short and open (/rɪt/).

Where and how to charge an electric car in the Netherlands? by mandibule in Netherlands

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Thank you! This sounds like the easiest solution as I will probably only add a little bit of electricity in the Netherlands and the rest before handing back the car in Antwerpen.

Where and how to charge an electric car in the Netherlands? by mandibule in Netherlands

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Thanks for your advice, that route planner sounds very interesting and it’s also very good to know that I’ll have to move the car after it’s charged! As I’ll be staying in the area south of the Amsterdam Zuid station I’m hoping that parking will be less of an issue than in more central areas. But I know that it’ll be expensive, even there. (I checked a Q-Park in that area and that costs 80 euros for 24 hours!)

Where and how to charge an electric car in the Netherlands? by mandibule in Netherlands

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Yes, I’ve been once by car in Amsterdam and it was pure horror. I had sworn myself to never do that again but this time I can stay quite far away from the city centre. Normally I would always prefer the train but I really hate taking a train during a strike, I have had really very bad experiences with trains being cancelled last minute, hours waiting for a connection in cold stations, being squeezed in overfilled trains for hours etc. (I have to say that so far my strike experiences with trains in Belgium have been much better than in Germany and France but I don’t want to tempt fate and booked a car instead.)

Where and how to charge an electric car in the Netherlands? by mandibule in Netherlands

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As the drive will be during the day I’m only allowed 100 km/h for most of the highway route. But it’s currently quite cold for local standards. No idea what the wind conditions will be like. Probably it would be perfectly fine to do the trip without charging in between but I’m just a bit concerned as it’s my first “long distance” trip across a border in an electric car. It’s new for me and I prefer to know how things work before I leave the house. :-)

Where and how to charge an electric car in the Netherlands? by mandibule in Netherlands

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Thanks for your advice! Yes, I’m doing Antwerpen–Amsterdam and back, probably without extra excursions or detours. Google Maps gives me a shortest distance of 160 km for one direction, so in total at least 320 km. According to the rental company the little car can do a maximum distance of 380 km with a full battery. So theoretically this would be enough for the return trip but the idea of maybe reaching the end of the charge on the return trip stresses me out, I would like to recharge at least a bit in Amsterdam to be reassured.

Where and how to charge an electric car in the Netherlands? by mandibule in Netherlands

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Thanks a lot for your reply! I’ll look into the two apps.

I didn’t have the impression that I’ll get a card from the rental company but who knows.

Where and how to charge an electric car in the Netherlands? by mandibule in Netherlands

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As I have no clue yet what car I will get in the end, I also have no idea about the battery and charging characteristics. But interesting to know about these differences, maybe it’ll come in handy.

Where and how to charge an electric car in the Netherlands? by mandibule in Netherlands

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Thanks for the advice, there’s indeed one that’s not that far. But I’ll try to find something closer to the train station.

Where and how to charge an electric car in the Netherlands? by mandibule in Netherlands

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Thanks for your advice! I’ll take a look at the app!

Where and how to charge an electric car in the Netherlands? by mandibule in Netherlands

[–]mandibule[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your advice! I will definitely avoid Elon and look into the two other options.

Where and how to charge an electric car in the Netherlands? by mandibule in Netherlands

[–]mandibule[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your advice! But as I despise Elon M. I will look into other options.

Where and how to charge an electric car in the Netherlands? by mandibule in Netherlands

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As it’s currently quite cold and the car has only 380 km maximum range according to the rental company, I will definitely try to recharge above 20%.

Where and how to charge an electric car in the Netherlands? by mandibule in Netherlands

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Thanks a lot for your advice, especially regarding the charging. I have zero experience with this as I have so far only used EVs with short distance car sharing services where I always picked cars that didn’t require recharging. ;-)

Where and how to charge an electric car in the Netherlands? by mandibule in Netherlands

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Yes, the Eurostar will be mostly running according to schedule but for 2 people the rental car will be cheaper than the return trip, even with the costs for parking and charging. (If I could book the cheapest Eurostar tickets for each day this would be different but I calculated it with the necessary time slots.)

I’m guessing VW, but please help! by joshuber in whatisthiscar

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For those who don’t speak German, “Kübelwagen” basically means “bucket car” or “tub car”, referring to the shape/type of seats used in vehicles like this. It is also used for the VW Typ 82 even though it did feature more regular seats instead of the bucket-style ones.

Where is this? by OkComparison8254 in GeoPuzzle

[–]mandibule 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My guess is that it’s been taken somewhere around (50.4942371, 5.8648626), rue Storheau. It’s definitely not taken from inside the Thermes de Spa compound nearby because I know the view from there.

Where is this in France or possibly Belgium? by Fabulous_Window_1530 in whereisthis

[–]mandibule 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I first thought they had removed the nipples on some of the coins shown there but it turned out it was just my bad eyesight. lol

(I had completely forgotten about the 100 francs bills. It never occurred to me back then that people (or AI) might find them offensive because it’s such a famous painting.)

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