Pod Point
Tesco Extra Highwoods
Colchester, CO4 9ED
50 kW Rapid DC
Tesco Extra Highwoods is a Pod Point charging site in Colchester, Essex, with 9 charge points and a top speed of 50 kW. Plug straight in. Rapid DC charging (CCS2 or Tesla connector). The nearest Tesla Supercharger is Tesla Supercharger Colchester, 5.9 miles away. A 10 to 80% charge on a Long Range Model 3 or Model Y takes roughly 75 minutes here, depending on battery temperature, the car's own limit and whether stalls share power.
- Address
- Eastwood Drive, Colchester, Essex, CO4 9ED
- Coordinates
- 51.90927, 0.91962
- How to charge
- Plug straight in. Rapid DC charging (CCS2 or Tesla connector).
- Access
- Public - Membership Required
- Status
- Operational
- Cost
- 7kW £0.44/kWh 22kW £0.49/kWh DC 50kW £0.62/kWh
- Phone
- 020 7247 4114
- Website
- pod-point.com
Phone is the support line for the charging network.
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 |
|---|---|
| CCS2 rapid | 2 |
| Type 2 socket | 8 |
Fastest DC: 50 kW. Fastest AC: 22 kW. 12 connectors in total. Listed as: 1x CHAdeMO 50kW; 1x CCS (Type 2) 50kW; 4x Type 2 (Socket Only) 7kW; 2x Type 2 (Socket Only) 7kW; 1x CHAdeMO 50kW; 1x CCS (Type 2) 50kW; 2x Type 2 (Socket Only) 22kW.
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3 closest chargers to Tesco Extra Highwoods
If this charger is busy or out of action, these are the nearest alternatives.
- VendElectric St Helena Hospice0.2 miles south-west · Vend Electric
- Address
- Myland Hall Chase, Barncroft Close, Colchester, CO4 9JU
- How a Tesla charges
- AC, bring a cable · 4× Type 2 socket
- Access
- Public
- Cost
- From 42 pence per kWh
- Phone
- 01205 724754
- Website
- Rolecserv.com
- Porsche Centre Colchester0.6 miles north-east · Unknown operator
- Address
- Porsche Centre Colchester, Colchester, CO4 9HA
- How a Tesla charges
- Rapid DC · 4× CCS2
- Access
- Private - For Staff, Visitors or Customers
- Cost
- Not listed
- Halfords EV Chargepoint Centrica Scanandcharge GBS_43580.8 miles south-west · Business Owner at Location
- Address
- Unit B, Colne View Retail Park, Cowdray Avenue, Colchester, CO1 1YN
- How a Tesla charges
- AC, bring a cable · 1× Type 2 socket
- Access
- Private - For Staff, Visitors or Customers
- Cost
- Not listed
- Phone
- 0330 332 0097
- Website
- support.powerradar.energy/en
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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 Chelmsford, about 21 miles away. For independent servicing, tyres and bodywork, find a Tesla specialist on TeslaService.co.uk.
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