My drive is on a steep slope, and immediately to one side is a drop of about 7 feet at the highest point.
My BMW's charging cable is 6 metres. Because of the (lack of) length of the cable, I have to reverse up the drive to charge it. I don't have a problem with that as such, but it's more hazardous than just driving forwards up it. Especially since the BMW now hauls on its brakes as soon as it detects the marker flagstone that I've put there to prevent me reversing into the garage wall by accident.
So I was thinking - a nice 15-metre cable should be long enough to charge the car if I park it facing forwards. I've found plenty of aftermarket options, but I can't get hold of the parts department at BMW to ask whether BMW themselves do one. Does anyone know whether they do a longer cable, or will a decent aftermarket one do the job just as well?
My BMW's charging cable is 6 metres. Because of the (lack of) length of the cable, I have to reverse up the drive to charge it. I don't have a problem with that as such, but it's more hazardous than just driving forwards up it. Especially since the BMW now hauls on its brakes as soon as it detects the marker flagstone that I've put there to prevent me reversing into the garage wall by accident.
So I was thinking - a nice 15-metre cable should be long enough to charge the car if I park it facing forwards. I've found plenty of aftermarket options, but I can't get hold of the parts department at BMW to ask whether BMW themselves do one. Does anyone know whether they do a longer cable, or will a decent aftermarket one do the job just as well?
