Pod Point
Lidl-Hamstead
Birmingham, B42 1DT
7 kW AC, bring a cable
Lidl-Hamstead is a Pod Point charging site in Birmingham, City and Borough of Birmingham, with 12 charge points and a top speed of 7 kW. Bring your own Type 2 cable. Not every Tesla comes with one in the UK. The nearest Tesla Supercharger is Birmingham-St Andrews, 4.8 miles away. At 7 kW you add roughly 25 miles of range per hour of charging.
- Address
- Old Walsall Road, Birmingham, City and Borough of Birmingham, B42 1DT
- Coordinates
- 52.53209, -1.93053
- How to charge
- Bring your own Type 2 cable. Not every Tesla comes with one in the UK.
- Access
- Public - Membership Required
- Status
- Operational
- Cost
- £0.40/kWh
- Phone
- 020 7247 4114
- Website
- pod-point.com
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Send it to your phone, sat-nav or Tesla
- Any map app (Android)
- Google Maps pin
- Apple Maps pin
- what3words square
- Bing Maps
- OpenStreetMap
- GPX (sat-nav)
- KML (Google Earth, My Maps)
Send to your Tesla: open the Google Maps or Apple Maps pin on your phone, tap Share and choose the Tesla app; the car picks it up as its next destination. The what3words link gives the exact 3-metre square, handy for meeting someone at the right bay or telling a breakdown service where you are.
Connectors
| Type | Count |
|---|---|
| Type 2 socket | 8 |
Fastest DC: Speed not listed. Fastest AC: 7 kW. 8 connectors in total. Listed as: 8x Type 2 (Socket Only) 7kW.
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3 closest chargers to Lidl-Hamstead
If this charger is busy or out of action, these are the nearest alternatives.
- Beeches Pub1.1 miles east · ChargePoint
- Address
- Thornbridge Avenue, Great Barr, Birmingham, B42 2AE
- How a Tesla charges
- AC, bring a cable · 4× Type 2 socket
- Access
- Public - Membership Required
- Cost
- Not listed
- Phone
- 1-408-841-4500
- Website
- chargepoint.net
- MFG BP Great Barr1.3 miles north · The GeniePoint Network (EQUANS EV Solutions)
- Address
- Birmingham Road, Birmingham, B43 6NT
- How a Tesla charges
- Rapid DC · 1× CCS2, 1× Type 2 tethered
- Access
- Public - Membership Required
- Cost
- £1.00 + £0.30/kWh
- Phone
- 0800 999 4240
- Website
- geniepoint.co.uk
- BP Great Barr1.3 miles north · The GeniePoint Network (EQUANS EV Solutions)
- Address
- 76 Birmingham Road, Birmingham, B43 6NT
- How a Tesla charges
- Rapid DC · 2× Type 2 tethered
- Access
- Public - Pay At Location
- Cost
- Not listed
- Phone
- 0800 999 4240
- Website
- equans.co.uk/ev-solutions
More chargers nearby
- Bcfa BcfaRay Hall Ln, Birmingham, B43 6JEAC, bring a cable, ChargePoint1.5 miles
- Golden HindGolden Hind, Hockley, B44 8JRRapid DC, Osprey Charging1.7 miles
- MFG BP Handsworth9 Holyhead Road, Birmingham, B21 0LARapid DC, The GeniePoint Network (EQUANS EV Solutions)2.0 miles
- Ionity West BromwichBirmingham Road, West Bromwich, Birmingham, B71 4JHRapid DC, IONITY2.2 miles
- Tesco Superstore-Aston LaneAston Lane, Aston, B6 6QRRapid DC, Pod Point2.2 miles
Nearest rapid charger
Nearest Tesla Superchargers
Charger fault or car fault?
If a charge won't start, try another connector, then restart the session in the operator's app or call 020 7247 4114. If your Tesla fails at more than one charger, charges far slower than usual everywhere, or shows a charging alert, the car may need looking at. The nearest Tesla Service Centre is Tesla Service Wolverhampton, about 9.5 miles away. For independent servicing, tyres and bodywork, find a Tesla specialist on TeslaService.co.uk.
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