So often I pull up to a charging station and there's some sort of problem with at least one of the plugs. Today pull up to an 8 plug station (4 CCS, 4 NACS), and it took me three tries to get a charge. One the payment was broken, one the charger wouldn't initialize.

It's rare that I pull up to a station where something isn't broken somewhere. Could you imagine if gas pumps were this unreliable?

What about these make them so unreliable. Even payment systems, which isn't new technology, seem to fail on them.

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?

Doesn’t appear to be able to be used as permanent wiring. Is this worth purchasing? it’s about 22 feet long. Any use cases that would warrant buying it?

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.

Came across their ad on instagram for the Miami market. $40 a month unlimited L3 mobile charging. They come to you and charge up your car. Too good to be true ?
Has anyone tried them ?
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Hi everyone,

Recently had an incident at home where the main MCB caught fire. The fire spread to my EV charger's wall mount and the charger itself. Right now, the wall mount is half-burnt and unusable, and the charger cable has melted in a few places.

The car and the damaged components are currently at the workshop, and I am at the stage where Zuno Insurance has appointed a surveyor to inspect the claim.

This is my first time experiencing an accident like this and going through an insurance claim process. Just looking for your overall opinions and advice:

* What should I expect or keep in mind during the surveyor stage?

* Has anyone dealt with Zuno Insurance or a similar charger claim before, and how did the process go for you?

Appreciate any straightforward tips on how to navigate this from here.

I am about to receive my Tesla for the first time tomorrow. I am trying to decide if I need to upgrade my electronic panel for L2 charger or just pay electrician for a simple upgrade for my mobile charger. I live in Southern Cali. I work remote and just drive to gym and places to eat. Any advices would be appreciated. Newbie here lol

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.