We currently have 2 overnight E Chargers at the Lodge especially for guests who want to bring their own E Car or rent one and make the best use of our fantastic central location between the mountains & the Mediterranean sea as a base to explore Green Slovenia in short Green hops.

We have solar panels installed on the entire length of our long Stables roof to collect the plentiful Slovenian sunshine here on the sunny side of the Alps and we are very proud to produce more power than we all use at the Lodge!

The Lodge is so close to All of the best Green bits in Slovenia that an overnight charge should be enough for most trips..

So we are delighted to prove that point now with the help of Laurent & family from Belgium who stayed this summer at the Lodge for a week and brought their Kia E Niro kWh with them.. And NOT ONCE did they need to to top up or fast charge during the day, any recharging was done overnight at the Lodge!

easy to hook up and charge up..

Laurent was kind enough to keep a log of his recharges and E Car Green adventures over the week to give you some kind of idea what you can get up to from here with your E Car.

The family drove to Green Slovenia from Belgium, stopping off overnight in Munich.. so they had a relaxed 2 day journey here..

So thank you so much Laurent and family.. and here is how you can do it..

From Belgium to Green Slovenia..

Mainly fast charging.. the "Chargemap" tool helped a lot to plan the route and find charging stations on the way..an overnight stop in Munich made for 2 very comfortably short driving days.

Day 1..

Activities.. Arrive at the Lodge, go to local supermarket in Postojna..

Distance covered.. 19km   Battery used.. -4%

Recharged.. 39 kWh   Battery refilled.. +52%.. 

Izola is our favourite place on the Slovenian Riviera and really great for a swim..

Day 2..

Activities.. Hike the secret path to Predjama Castle.. Visit Predjama Castle.. Visit Batcave under Predjama Castle.. Visit Postojna Cave.. Go for Pizza in local Pizzeria..

Distance covered.. 23km   Battery used.. -5%

Recharged.. 17 kWh   Battery refilled.. +22%.. 

here is the path down to the secret Batcave under Predjama castle.. you can see the batcave entrance too..

Day 3..

Activities.. Spend the day at the Slovenian Mediterranean seaside in Piran..

Distance covered.. 141km   Battery used.. -30%

Recharged.. 27 kWh   Battery refilled.. +32%.. 

lovely Piran old town..

Day 4..

Activities.. Visit the home of the Lipizzaners at Lipica Stud farm in the Teran Kras mini region..

Distance covered.. 90km   Battery used.. -20%

Recharged.. 0 kWh   Battery refilled.. +0%.. 

lots of Lipizzaners and baby Lipizzaners at Lipica..

Day 5..

Activities.. Visit the Secret Partisan Hospital Museum at Cerkno.. Do the Mercury Mine tour in Idrija.. Go Bear watching..

Distance covered.. 163km   Battery used.. -30%

Recharged.. 31 kWh   Battery refilled.. +41%.. 

the furthest cabin in the ubermagnificant Franja secret Partisans Hospital, hidden half way up a mountain..

Day 6..

Activities.. Drive up to the Soca valley and hike by the Soca river.. Trip on the Eco Paddle steamer on the Most na Soci Lake.. Build sandcastles on the beach at Kanal upon Soca.. Stop at a riverside Burger bar serving home made "Maxi Burgers", which are as big as the plate..  

Distance covered.. 222km   Battery used.. -46%

Recharged.. 31 kWh   Battery refilled.. +41%.. 

don't miss a sensational boat ride on the Soca lake with Captain Dejan at the wheel..

Day 7..

Activities.. Drive to the coastal Hinterland.. visit Hrastovlje Fortress Church with the Fresco of the Dance of Death.. Wine tasting at the Wine Fountain in Marezige.. Swim in the Adriatic sea at Izola.. Back to the Lodge for a Lipizzaner riding lesson for one of the kids in the arena..

Distance covered.. 167km   Battery used.. -42%

Recharged.. 36 kWh   Battery refilled.. +48%.. 

there is nothing like this fortress protecting a church protecting a rare Medieval Fresco..

So there you have it.. we are absolutely bursting with pride on so many levels here.

Firstly that a guest would be so kind to send us this info and then when you look at all the amazing places the family went during the week with just their E car and on foot!

This itinerary is just one example of so many amazingly different weeks you could spend here at the Lodge visiting all over Green Slovenia.. (by the way we put links to some of the places the family went to from our own "Secret Places to Visit" section, so you can read more, if you like)..

We have a whole page about Going Green in Slovenia and another about NOT even having a Car here at all.. 

We also have a fleet of top quality E Bikes to rent by the day and lots of new routes for this season, so we hope to tell a few more E Bike stories too!

But final thanks once more to Laurent and his family  and he also calculated how much the (fast) / charging would have cost on public rechargers, so here are his calculations..

€ 0,671per kWh on a 22kw charger

€ 0,660per kWh on a 75kw charger

€ 0,872per kWh on a 350kw charger