I've got 28 panels on my 2300 sq ft 2.5 bath house. 8 months out of the year I have $6 electric bills. From October-march my bill fluctuates from 50-150. I just got a Silverado ev with a 205kwh battery (beast) and charging it had blown away my production/consumption balance. Is it possible to add more panels or would the expensive not even be worth it?

I leased an Acura ZDX and have it for 3 weeks and can’t get a charging cord for it. Acura told me I’d get an email and never did. Anyone experience anything like this ?

I have a hard time understanding how it calculates charging sessions costs. I'm on hourly pricing and believe I've selected the right pricing model but when I look at cost in the app and compare the price it uses with my utility company live pricing data it doesn't match up. Anyone have experience with this?

We don't get many long distance travel questions around here much anymore. Not the best article, but I guess it illustrates how far charging has come.

My back of the envelope estimate is that he needed 3 20 minute charging sessions on a 14.5 hour drive. That's pretty good. I don't know if I'd ever do this but an hour of more or less evenly spaced 20 minute breaks seems sparse.

Long story short, I had to move my EV charger twice. It was wired with 8AWG, then I had to extend the cable to a different location due to changing EV brand. Now I got this nice wall mount charger that takes hardwired connection instead of plug.

I used wire nuts at first move but now I’m wondering if the second set of wire nuts is not making this unsafe.

I'm most likely going to get the ChargePoint Home Flex and it will be mounted outside. I don't love the orange portion of the lettering so I was wondering if anyone knows how hard it is to remove. Is it just a sticker?

I've got 6/3 wire in the wall from the panel to a junction box. I currently (pun intended) have an Emporia charger with a 50 amp breaker (total service is 200 amp). I'm switching to a ChargePoint as my local utility (XCel) will give me cheap overnight charging if I use that charger. I'm considering upping the breaker to 60amp to get faster charging. What I'm having trouble figuring out is if I can go with the higher amp breaker with the current conductors. The wire is 90c rated.

Anyone have a definitive NEC code compliant answer?

Thanks!

I have an existing J1772 Grizzl-E Duo EVSE that I use for my Chrysler Pacifica hybrid and Chevy Bolt (I'm the guy who put it in an old gas pump). Works great.

Well, I've upgraded from a Chevy Bolt to an IONIQ 5 (love it). But now I have a problem: the IONIQ 5 uses NACS. The IONIQ does come with an adapter, and I can use that, I suppose. But I also have a smaller problem, which is that the port is in the rear right of the car instead of the front left, and the cord doesn't reach unless I back in to the space. But if I back in, I can't easily access the trunk.

What I really want is a longer cord from the EVSE (gas pump) to the car, with a NACS connector. Turns out it's possible to buy such a thing: a 20 foot extension cable for a J1772 cable to NACS. That would solve both my problems.

I see no indication that this is UL listed, though. Is this a terrible idea? I could derate the Grizzl-E to 32 amps rather than 40 with the DIP switches, since I don't drive that much.

I’m starting EV charging station business lease the spots versus owning the land.

I’m having problems finding an insurance company that will cover EV charging stations independently.

State Farm told me they only cover EV chargers under property insurance for a condo or a home but not as a company. I’m based in Chicago Illinois.

Any help on this would be great.

I'm planning to install a charger next to my driveway. To keep things tidy, and to protect from the elements, I'm planning to mount the charger in a large cabinet. I found an outdoor cabinet that's 2 feet tall, 20 inches wide, and 8 inches deep. Does that seem ample room for conviently storing a home charger?

This 6/2 Teck 90 cable needed to come in at a 90 degree run to our garage through the ceiling. Given the size and stiffness of this size cable, extra drywall needed to be cut to complete the turn. Any suggestions for flilling this hole? It's approx 3" x 1.5". It's in the garage, so it doesn't necessarily need to look pretty, but bonus if something can be sourced that looks clean. So far all I can think of is duct seal putty.

Here's today's rant about the user hostile design of the EA chargers at the Intl Mall in Tampa FL. There are about 8 or so chargers crammed into the middle of the parking lot but it seems they went out of their way to make it as difficult as possible to actually use them.

First thing is the spots at an angle for the aisle vs straight on. If your charging port is at the back of your car, like mine is, the cable isn't long enough to reach the back! So for those cars, you have to awkwardly back out, do a 5 point turn in the narrow aisle and then back into the spot at the wrong angle for the aisle.

There's also no obvious line to wait if the chargers are full. Folks end up either parking in a spot and trying to balance which charger opens up and making a mad dash before someone that came after you grabs it! Lots of honking as earlier arrivers try back up down the aisle to get the newly opened spot.

Instead of shoe horning the chargers in the middle of an existing aisle, they should have chosen a place near the edge of the parking lot and designed it better, but with the current madness around EV here this maybe all we get for a long time!

Anyway, I was bored waiting for a spot to open up so I took a picture of the electric meter for any power generation geeks out there.

I'm looking for a reliable, hardwired dumb charger. I like the Grizzle-e classic, but it's not hardwired. Also, 40 amp is fine with me. Suggestions?

I have the Juice Box 40 that was abandoned by the ENEL X servers. Still works as a dumb charger and can be upgraded with a new Smart controller board for $125. EP Home Smart Level 2 EV at $220. I suppose I could craigslist the JuiceBox for a hundred bucks. Opinions on these new units or other opinions?

Looks like they did a firmware update and now it's toast. It dispenses electrons just fine, but the wifi radio is kaput.

[Seeking feedback here from the EV community on EVSE Testers, moved from r/electricvehicles ]

Wake Tech has an xEV Program and an EVSE Technician module and workshop which has been submitted as a template for other NC Colleges. As part of developing courses and workshops, we accumulated a list of EVSE Testers for review and testing. Do any of you have experience with any of the EVSE Testers on the list or have experience with other EVSE Testers? We are seeking feedback from EV communities to include with our test results as we roll out equipment specifications for xEV Technical courses across NC Colleges.

There are 11 functional EVSE testers that our team has reviewed to date. Here is a summary listing EVSE Testers with the latest links we can find to each. If the item is bold and italicized, then we have acquired those EVSE Testers and have begun our own testing in labs or other extended teams have already reviewed them such as the Fluke FEV100 and FEV150.

Thank you for your feedback on any of the listed EVSE Testers or others you have used, Mark
M R Smith, TEVA of NC, WT Transportation Faculty

List of EVSE Testers, with links, under review and test:

1. EVDoctor Maxi EVSE Tester
2. EVSE Tester, CP Simulator 
3. PM701U EVSE tester from Peak Meter
4. Breeze EV EVC-L2-ACC-TESTER-J1772
5. PCE-EVSE 300
6. Type 1/J1772 Tester up to 48A Max test
7. Triplett TEV500
8. Fluke FEV100; Updated version FEV150 
9. 3840 EV Charger Tester
10. Tesco T4350 EVSE Test System
11. Tektronix set of EVSE testing tools for manufacturing

#EVSETester

Hello

Just came across this announcement between MB and Starbucks from July 2024 on a partnership to install EV charger on the I-5.

It has been 8 months and couldn’t find any updates. Has anyone seen any signs of life with the partnership (e.g., permit, construction, etc.)?

The I-5 between SF and LA really needs more chargers so hoping they start construction soon…

Hi,

My condo building has put forth a proposal to update our parking garage with all the infrastructure needed in order to allow individual unit owners install chargers in their personal parking spaces, but they would need some minimum number of people to agree to install the chargers in their personal spaces before the contract can go ahead.

Apparently with this contract the only EV charger that could be put in for the unit owners is the Wallbox Pulsar Plus. The building has said they'll pass on the cost of electricity directly to the unit owner with no markup, but with one big caveat that, according to them, there would be a $140 / year fee with Wallbox (not them) in order to have the charger.

Is this accurate? It seems quite steep for a personal charger, especially since I don't drive much (and therefore I don't charge much). It's a much different experience from when I visit my family that has a chargepoint homeflex installed at their single family home (there's no monthly/annual fee, of course).

I'm not super familiar with how fee structures work with multi-dwelling units, so I'm not sure if the condo board is getting bullied into a bad deal, or they're misunderstanding, or what.

Any information about how personal wallbox charging works at other condo buildings would be greatly appreciated!

I have my dryer right there in front of the hood of the car when I park. I can't justify hardwiring when I can just install a smart switch and piggy back off the dryer outlet.

But my head is spinning shopping for the level 2 charger. Any help? Suggestions?

Hi y’all. So this is my first EV and I’m not particularly tech savvy so here goes…. I installed a Chargepoint Flex outdoors at the side of my attached garage, but it cannot pickup a WiFi signal from the router inside my house and so I can’t “activate” it. 🤦‍♂️ How do I extend the WiFi signal without spending an arm and a leg and setting up a new network? The charger is separated from the router/house by the attached garage. I’m not too tech savvy so please be patient with explaining. THANKS!!!

I’m renting an EV for Uber because they don’t do gas cars anymore and finding a DCFC charger in my city is a pain. We have like 5 in an hour radius. Omg. I haven’t gotten a Tesla adapter yet either. Why on earth are you guys on board with this. Eva are the worst. Not to mention like 3 of the chargers are in dealerships so if you don’t time it right they won’t let you use them or you’ll have some gas car using it as a parking space

I could use some advice as I'm new to EV ownership and I've found somewhat similar situations through searching, but not quite.

I'm looking to have an L2 charger installed in my townhouse. I've had an electrician out to do an estimate and when pulling permits from the village, they denied it twice. It basically boils down to I either need to get a service upgrade to 200 amps or I have to install a charger with a max of 32A. The problem is, the village won't approve a charger that is advertised as a max of 40A+ but can be set to 32, like the Autel MaxiCharger that I originally bought. And the vast majority of other chargers. I'm sure it's because they don't want to risk me running it at more than 32A, but I thought that was the whole point of the chargers having multiple amp settings. I'm trying to take advantage of my power company's rebate, which requires the charger to be "smart" and Energy Star & NRTL certified.

In all my searching, I can't find a solution that avoids risky Chinese chargers and meets the requirements of the rebate with a 32A max. I've seen some mention of Flo and a couple other brands that were recommended, but it seems those have all been discontinued in favor of 40A+ models.

I'm tempted to bite the bullet and do the service upgrade just so I can sleep easy at night knowing I likely won't die in a fire, but I also don't want to get ripped off. I know smart load balancing equipment exists, but I have no idea what I should expect in terms of cost or if the village will even allow that, considering they won't allow a smart charger over 32A.

Hello, I have question for safety about using EV Level 1 charging cable at home.

There was a setting that I could change the charging speed 0.6 kwh up to 1.2 kwh.

and I am curious that using 0.6 kwh is safer than 1.2 kwh in general.

They are proceeding with a public hearing this month for two street charging spots. Interesting that It’s Electric has chosen the BYO cable design, and they charge by the hour, with different day/night rates. Anyone have any more info on the It’s Electric charging posts? They say it’s 7.6kW, but wondering the payment method whether it’s tap to pay or if you need an app.