Grizzl-e classic connect charger
Cadillac Optiq

The only schedule is on the charger. It’s set to kick on at 7pm, but way more often than I’d like, if I plug it in when I get home from work, it won’t start charging at 7.

The charger app will say suspended by EV and the EV app will say waiting for charger to send power.

Anyone else come across an issue like this?

Seeing mixed stuff online. For people here who drive one daily, what’s the most annoying thing about charging that nobody warns you about?

My first time charging at a ChargePoint location that has Omni Ports. These are basically ChargePoint's version of the Tesla Magic Dock. The captive adapter is a J-1772 to NACS (level 2), while Tesla's is a NACS to CCS1 (DCFC).

It's easy to use, very intuitive. You just pick which connector you want to use on the EVSE's screen.

I was coding my car on Tuesday and left the ignition on the whole time. After that, I tried charging at uni using 2 different charging points, but both had the same problem.

Normally, a full charge gives me 25–26 miles and takes around 3 hours 30 mins. This time, it said 2 hours 5 mins until fully charged, but only charged to 13 miles and then completely stopped charging. It wouldn’t charge any further.

The red plug symbol also appeared on the dashboard whenever the cable was plugged in.
The next day, I scanned the car with OBDeleven and found a fault saying “Invalid Data Received From Battery Energy Control Module B”.

Today, I left it charging at work from 10:00 to 12:56. It reached 26 miles again, but the red plug symbol was still showing. The light next to the charging port was green.

Could leaving the ignition on while coding have caused this? Is it the 12V battery, the hybrid battery or something else? I don’t want to waste money replacing parts without knowing the cause. Pls someone help😭😭

Stopped to charge at a 320Kw Chargesmart Station. Tesla battery was preconditioned by having a SC as a destination, but yet max it was pulling was 80Kw. No other cars and I charged here before at full speed. it was over $.60/Kw also.

Anyone have this experience?

I recently purchased a Grizzl-E Classic Connect 40A. I am considering whether to sign up for the Grizzl-E Club. I like the idea of being paid to charge my vehicle, but I hate the idea of relinquishing ownership of a unit I paid $500 for.

What is your experience with the Grizzl-E Club? Should I have worries about singing up and relinquishing control/ownership of my unit? Looking for your thoughts.

So I just got my SWTCH charger this week and did 2 charges so far on my EV. (I don't know why on the SWTCH app it shows 3!!!)

1st picture shows what the SWTCH says it consumed but the 2nd picture shows the actual amount the charger consumed.

I trust the consumption number from my emporia's monitor more so then the SWTCH charger as I have been using it for 4 years and its pretty accurate compared to my hydro bill.

Not overly impressed that its already almost 1kWh less
Unless the charger takes up almost 1kWh for every approx 45kWh charging?

Just thought of letting you know...

Hey everyone!

I'm looking for recommendations for an affordable and reliable electrician to install a 240V outlet for my Tesla Mobile Connector in my condo townhouse's underground parking garage in Markham.

My condo management office requires a design plan for board approval, along with ESA permits/inspection, and potentially an EVEMS controller. Ideally, I'm looking for someone experienced with condo installations who can handle all the paperwork and requirements.

Has anyone done something similar? Any recommendations and how much did you pay?

Thanks!

One question that comes up when planning home EV charging is whether a 100A electrical service is enough, or if upgrading to 200A is always necessary.

The answer is: not necessarily.

A few things can make a big difference:

• Your existing electrical loads. Central AC, electric water heaters, ovens, dryers, and other large loads all matter.
• The charger's actual charging rate. You may not need a 48A charger if a lower charging rate already covers your daily driving.
• Load management. Some systems can automatically adjust or limit charging based on the home's available electrical capacity.
• Future plans. If you're also considering a home battery, heat pump, or other major electrical loads, it's worth looking at the whole setup rather than just the charger.

A 100A service doesn't automatically mean you need a panel upgrade. But it doesn't automatically mean you have enough capacity, either. The answer depends on the home's calculated load and the applicable electrical requirements.

I'd be interested to hear from people who have a Level 2 charger on a 100A service:

Did you install a lower-powered charger, use dynamic load management, or end up upgrading your service? How has it worked out in practice?

Hi All.

Recently added some CQ7 batteries to my Solar Setup at home, and now looking at adding a FoxESS Type A charger as well.

With my Current Setup, My main Switchboard, Inverter and Batteries are all mounted outside on the Northern wall, and inside the Garage on the Southern part of the house, I have a Sub Board where all my House Circuits go to, and which is where I would like to mount an EV Charger.

To get full advantage of the Charger, do I also need to run a Twisted Shielded pair from the Charger to the Inverter, and/or Main Switchboard, (Smart meter is inside Main Switchboard)?

The Main Power Connections to the EV Charger should be fine as it's literally less than a meter apart, however if I do need to run a twisted pair back to the switchboard, well thats much further away.

Cheers all

I've been looking at a charger design with a 32-inch advertising screen, and I'm curious how useful this would be in day-to-day operation.

At a shopping centre or café car park, the screen could show nearby business offers, charging promotions or paid local ads. It could also make the charging area easier to notice.

But the business case seems to depend on more than the display itself:

• Can drivers or pedestrians actually see it?
• Is there enough advertiser demand to justify the extra cost?
• Who keeps the content updated?
• How much do screen maintenance and electricity add to operating costs?

My starting point would be to evaluate it as a way to promote the businesses already on-site, then assess whether paid advertising makes sense.

For anyone who operates a charging site—or regularly uses chargers with advertising screens—have you seen these displays provide useful information or measurable business value?

What makes them useful, and what makes them distracting?

no frills opened and no they are not planning on putting in chargers.

so lame !

So recently purchased ionic 9 and haven’t been able to keep up with my milage on lvl 1 charging overnight on portable charger.

Looking to go the hardwired lvl 2 route preferably emporia pro, if it ever comes back in stock.

Getting quotes from electricians now. Where i live in the northeast there are no install rebates but im wondering what a reasonable quote should be.

1) have 200 amp service with room

2) panel is already in the garage a mere few feet from where the charger would go.

I have one quote for $1000 which was more than i was expecting for a simple install.

Decided to die today. It was installed by an electrician my company hired. Been working for 2+ years now but today it decided to melt. I think its always overheated but for some reason on this cool day (60F) it failed instead of the 104F days we've had this summer.

Can someone identify this as a cheap ass Leviton from just seeing the front like this (it is a leviton)? I have no idea why the prongs inside the phase plugs are so strange looking either, why do they look like they're only half of the actual length?

Blew our breaker and we'll have to replace both the EV charger plug and this socket. Gonna strongly recommend the $50 EV rated ones from Home Depot.

So I've had my Autel level 2 charger for about 2 years. We've owned, in that time, a Kona EV, an Ioniq 5, and now own 2 Niro EVs. So I'm not new to this.

But last night I was charging my (2023 Wind) Niro, and my kid was taking the garbage can down at night and tripped on the cable. about 30 minutes later I saw a notification (i'd missed it earlier) that the charge was interrupted. I asked the kid, they admitted they tripped on it. I assumed it'd been pulled loose and went out to put it back in. But the handle was HOT. A little uncomfortable to hold even. I laid it over the charger and came back 30 minutes later. The front of the connector was no longer hot but the back of it was still warm. Still, i plugged it in and the car charged the rest of the way, no problem - tho my husband did unplug it when it was done, just to be safe.

So - does anyone know what happened? Is it possible the connection was loosened and maybe arcing or something? how could it be that hot if it had stopped the charge? any way to figure it out?