The Juicy Brucie EV Cable

The answer is not the same for everyone. The cable can charge (or provide) up to 3000W. The speed of charge is limited by the hardware in your Motorhome or Campervan. If your battery charger charges at 6A, then you will only be charging at 6A (84W) per hour. If you have a Victron Multiplus 3000KVA, you could charge your batteries at 120A (1680W) per hour. It depends on what your ‘system setup’ can achieve.

A basic measurement is, whatever rate you can charge at while on a campsite hookup point, or while plugged in at home, is what you will get while plugged into an EV charge point.

The cable is designed to the exact specifications of all EV cables. You will be limited to using a non-tethered*, Type 2 charge point delivering anything from 3KW to 22KW.

You CAN NOT use the fast-charge DC charge points. These charge points are usually greater than 22KW.

The app of choice is Pod Point charge stations found in most Tesco Extra car parks.

The cable is currently NOT compatible with BP Pulse!

* Non-tethered charge points are where you provide the cable and plug it into the charge point yourself. Tethered points provide the connected cable for specific EVs only.

The short answer is, ‘No!’ Your vehicle is a diesel (or petrol) guzzling machine and is in no way an electrical vehicle.

Parking in a restricted EV bay could not only get you a penalty charge notice but it will also give motorhome and campervan owners a bad name and will just mean potential future restrictions.

“Don’t be a Dick!” is the best approach to take. If you are using an EV charge point and someone with an EV arrives and there are no charge points available, I would urge you to do the right thing and offer to unplug and let them use the charge point for the purpose it was installed.

No. The cable will charge any battery your battery charger is setup to charge. The charger dictates what power is needed from the cable.

Obviously, we know that Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries are hugely more efficient at charging (especially when nearly fully charged) than AGM or other lead acid batteries.

The length is 10 metres; this is so that you can park next to dedicated EV-restricted parking bays and still reach the EV charge point.

The cable used is a 2.5mm² H07RN-F specification cable; the exact specification used in all good quality EV cables. This specification cable means it can be used in temperatures of -25ºC to +80ºC and has excellent UV protection from the sun. The cable sheath or outer covering is reticulated using an elastomer (rubber) construction which makes it mechanically and chemically resistant.

This is not something I can answer as all parking providers have different restrictions.

I know that most Tesco Extra parkings have a 3-hour limit (not all) and some require you to make a £5 minimum purchase and scan your receipt to validate your parking.

You’ll need to make sure that you read all parking notices and limitations when you arrive at your charging point and ensure you follow (to the letter) the limitations laid out.

Also, be cautious at all times. Because you have parked and read the terms and conditions before, don’t get complacent; read the terms again and confirm that they haven’t changed.

I have not had any success using BP Pulse. I have tried reading up on why but it seems they must need more information from the vehicle than the cable provides at the moment.

I strongly recommend sticking to Pod Points.

When you charge is up to you. I recommend using the charge points when it is quiet; this is generally later in the evenings or very early mornings.

I like to charge once a week on a Sunday at 7:30 am, giving me 3 hours before the parking fills up. It also gives me 30 minutes of shopping time before I have to vacate the parking bay. The best time, I find, is at 3:30 pm on a Sunday afternoon. I can plug in to charge, do some shopping and then sit in an empty car park and do some work on the computer or even do some cooking while I charge up.

When you plug in a cable, the charging point generally locks the plug in place. It will unlock when you stop charging. When you are in an EV, the vehicle sends a electronic signal to tell the charger that the vehicle is no longer charging and the plug can be unlocked. With the Juicy Brucie, this signal needs to be done manually with a key; just insert the key turn it off and the plug will unlock.

Some inferior cables don’t have this release system and the only way to unlock the cable is to contact the charge point provider and ask them to release it for you. This is a nuisance to the provider and an inconvenience to you. It could also push you over your parking time limit.

I like to check when I first arrive. I plug in the point and check that it locks and unlocks. I then know that I can confirm my charging session and know that I can disconnect whenever I want to and without any issues.

Again, this is not something I can answer without understanding your Motorhome’s or Campervan’s system setup.

The possible answers are you could get a 16A to 13A fly lead converter which will plug into the 16A end of The Juicy Brucie cable and turn it into a standard 13A socket. This is used when you have a battery charger with a standard 13A plug on the end of it rather than it being wired into your Motorhome or Campervan.