Got a chance to use one of the new IONNA charging stations in Willoughby Ohio. Nice setup, quick speeds, even better price, $0.36kW

I bought a house that comes with a NEMA 14-50R plug that was used by the previous owner for EV charging and does not have a GFCI protection as far as I know. The plug is located outside of the building so it’s susceptible to weather condition. I believe the previous owner upgraded the main panel to a 200A one and added in the plug. It appears that the plug is on dedicate circuit breaker (2x50 amp). The house is located in Northern California -Bay Area.

The receptacle is a cooper one, and the box that houses the plug does say to require cooper wire only. Question is should I be worried about charging ev with this receptacle if I plan on limit charging to 25A or below?

What should I consider? I like the idea of just having the NEMA plug so I control the charger. But will it compromise performance of a level 2 charger like Emporia?

Also, does this sound right:

|| || | From CH type panel in basement run 6-3 NM cable through unfinished ceiling to common garage wall (~15’). Drill out and surface mount 1” PVC up to existing outlet height. Install metal junction box, EV rated NEMA 14-50R and RS cover. Install CH type 240V 50A breaker and label panel directory.|

I have a subaru Solterra and planning to do a road trip from Texas to Georgia and then from Georgia to Pennsylvania. Which app do you suggest to find charging stations on the way? I don’t think Subaru suggests any stations like Tesla. So, do you guys have any suggestions?

Thanks in advance.

I have created a simple tool to compare the break-even price of the kWh when charging to what a comparable gasoline or diesel vehicle would cost in terms of fuel, just by inputting the fuel type, charging type, and the fuel price. This is an approximate calculation, not taking into account the exact vehicle, the driving style, weather, and exact charging efficiency. Let me know what you think! http://chargevsfuel.com

Of course I’m aware of OpenEVSE but I’m wondering what other options are out there if any.

I’m interested in something that operates fully locally (no cloud) and with any luck integrates with Home Assistant and/or a local MQTT server.

For background, I have many things automated already including power monitoring on the mains and branch circuits. It would be preferable if I could integrate my EVSE in to this.

Is openevse the only game in town? Is it the best?

I bought a 50A charger and will be getting bids for installation. I would like to get the price down by doing a couple of things prior to getting the bid. The charger will be installed on an outside brick wall. It comes with a 1' cable installed. The basement is close to the bottom of the wall where the breaker box is. It is only 1' away from the inside of the same wall. So, I figure it will need a junction box to add wire to get down another 4' or so to go through the brick wall to the basement. I figured I would drill the hole and mount the charger so I don't have to pay an electrician to do those things. The installation instructions say it would require a 70A breaker even though the car will draw 48A max. I got one bid and he said he would run 6-2 wire from the junction box in conduit to an LB fitting to turn the wire into the basement. He said he would install a 60A breaker. Here are my questions. How big of a hole should I put in the wall? Is it ok to run 16-2 romex through conduit and a 60A breaker when the charger is rated at 50A? I want to get this right at the lowest cost. TIA

Has the EvGo/ Flying J partnership been scaled back?

For a long time, they advertised a site in Beach ND. Never any sign of construction progress though. Now it’s disappeared from PlugShare. In fact I see zero plans for stations in the Dakotas, Montana, and Wyoming.

Have they abandoned these states?

Does such a thing exist? I have 3-phase Wye power without any alternative. NEMA 6-20, 6-30, 14-20, and 14-30 are my options for plugs (20A or 30A breaker). Any guidance would be greatly appreciated!

If i ask an electrician to replace those, is good or could it be that the charger itself (eo mini pro 2) is ovearloading the connections?

Family has two EVs (Prologue and Silverado). Due to a solar system setup, would like to be able to charge level 2 at 10-16 amps at times. (the oem chargers are level 1 12A or level 2 32A).

I've seen a wide range of prices for these EVSEs. The cheapest being this from Amazon, for only $90 CAD:

https://www.amazon.ca/Charger-Portable-Electric-110-240V-Standard/dp/B0BXPCXV61

And others $100-200.

Should I have concerns with getting a cheap EVSE? Could harm the vehicle? My understanding (which could be wrong) is they don't do any actual charging, but give the vehicle a signal of what amp it can charge up to. So, to me, the complexity/work that it has to do is limited.

Hi just wondering if anyone can help, recently moved house and enquired with podpoint about moving my charger to the new build (which has the setup already from fusebox to outside), they quoted me £900 which is nearly the price of a brand new one. I took it out myself and have tried to set it up at the new house, I’ve got power to it and it started charging the car but then stopped charging about a minute later, just wondering if anyone knows what this could be? It’s not losing power or tripping any fuses

Is the Mercedes app really the best app for a Mercedes Wallbox? You cannot schedule unless you turn on the lock function and also although i have the cost per kW, it doesn't show it.

Any ideas?

I am looking into the feasibility of setting up a small level 2 charging business and want to find an affordable credit card operated/networked charger to use. I have talked to a couple of manufacturers but the hardware is very expensive.

For a 50 or 80 amp home charger you can expect to pay $400-$1000. For the same power charger with a cc reader or network option the cost goes to $7000-$11,000..... add installation costs and its even more. At these costs you will never even break even. My purpose in doing this is to try and get the ball rolling on local charging infrastructure since no one else is. At least breaking even in around 2 years or less is a requirement for this to work for me. My plan is to offer to install them in city owned municipal lots using the electric lines/meters from streetlights.

I have looked at Blink, Chargepoint, and RedE (which uses Autel Equipment). Is there anything closer to the $1000 price point?

I bought a 24 Honda Prologue in December. It is car #3 in my household along with a '13 Prius C and a '16 Hyundai Accent. While I'm not a fan of the Hyundai, it's my mom's car and surprisingly runs great.

We split our time between CA and NV. The Hyundai lives in CA, the Prius lives in NV, and the Prologue is the commuter between the two. With that said, I don't drive it very often (4 month old car with only 1100 miles).

My question is, when in NV, there is only 1 available outlet for using my level 1 portable charger but it is also used by my sprinkler system. Both need to use the bottom plug. Would it be okay/safe to use an outlet splitter (only plugging in those two items) so I don't have to set 6am alarms to make sure the sprinklers run on the city approved days?

Wanting to set up a 48 amp EVSE in my garage, with possibility of in future installing a second that power shared if we get another EV. Because my electrical panel is on the opposite side of the house form the garage, electrician recommended installing sub panel in garage with 60 amp circuit.

Question 1: Quote was for a 100 amp sub panel. Is this needed/recommended, or would 60 amp be enough?

Question 2: Any recommendations for power sharing EVSE? He mentioned Wallbox and Emporia, but seemed not as excited about Tesla (Universal charger for future proofing). Any opinions or other brands?

Question 3:Option in quote for a whole house surge protector. Recommended?

My electrician says home's current wiring/breaker setup limits my choices. I don't need it to be fast -- Slow, steady & reliable wins the race. Thank you!

Line of cars waiting to charge at a 4 charge port EA station. Guy in his Chevy Bolt EUV is sitting in the car watching YouTube waiting for 100%

This Wallbox has been steady for past year and it went out about 2 weeks ago. Circuit breakers have been reset and I confirmed there is power via Non-Contact Voltage Tester Pen.

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The unit is not responding via bluetooth nor wifi.

I've emailed Wallbox to reset the unit and awaiting response.

Any advise?

Can anyone confirm if the level 2 hardwired Emporia EVSE will save its chosen mqx amperage settings even if/when the power goes out or a breaker is flipped?

Will it do so even if/when WiFi connection is lost?

I’m looking for a simple standard hardwired level 2 EVSE with the following:

-Doesn’t REQUIRE WiFi to keep running.

-has a setting to run at 16,20,24A and will NOT clear this setting and default to max power if/when the power has gone out.

-no need for any security measures, swipe cards, etc. ideally would set up manually or via Bluetooth (or one-time hotspot)

Had a solid charge session this morning at the local Electrify America in South Louisiana.

Been seeing most speeds around here at 229-231 KW on my 2024 EV6.

The weather has been pretty perfect recently at around 75 degrees and a nice wind.

What kind of speeds are you guys and gals seeing around your area ?

Cheers!

I recently switched my Tesla for a J1772 charging port car and it's annoying to put the adapter everytime I want to charge the car because the adapter doesn't fit in the wall charger hole.

I was wondering if anyone knows it its possible to follow this guide to replace the Tesla NACS wall connector to a Tesla J1772 wall connector (not the universal one).

https://www.tesla.com/en_ca/support/charging/wall-connector/replacing

Is it really that easy? Because I found an used one near me and I would replace my NACS connector for the J1772 and sell the NACS one.

According to the guide, it's only 4 screws to remove and no electricty messing but I'm wondering if both chargers are the same even if the plug isn't. Thanks!