#evcharging

· 1mo ago

Managed to fix my EV charger (Anderson Charger , Renault 4 E-Tech)I charge overnight on Octopus Go (cheap EV tarrif overnight) but 2 days in a row found that my car has only charged a small amount. A bit of digging and it runs out it was charging at 1.9KW instead of 7KW. After fiddling with the limited settings on the car and charger in the end unplugged the car and then reset the charger by turning off at the breaker and volia back to 7KW. It worries me how little control you have even though the apps look fancy, there isn't a restart the charger button in the app for example. #EVcharging #EVcharger #ElectricVehicles

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Alfred Chow - Maker of Things @Maker_of_Things@cupoftea.social

· 2mo ago

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We have arrived in Winchester with 50% battery after two charge sessions when we stopped for tea breaks. No stresses (aside from the toot above) regarding range anxiety. I think we could easily do longer journeys than this, without concern, if we are on the motorways. I am a little less sure with cross country A and B class roads. #EVCharging

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Alfred Chow - Maker of Things @Maker_of_Things@cupoftea.social

· 2mo ago

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We are on our second rest ant tea break, en route, and charging Midge. It is scary panic when you realise the charging bay extends past the charger, so the car sticks out in the road. So you do a quick stop of the charger so you can move the car forwards a bit, and the car throws up a 'System Fault, HV battery off line' and refuses to move! 😱 Anyway.... All sorted now. I think the 'computer' did a stack overflow as too many things were done too quickly. Note to self: Next time, do things really slowly, and one action at a time. #EVCharging

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RantingCanuck @RantingCanuck@mstdn.ca

· 2mo ago

#Calgary and many other cities have built Park and Ride lots for #PublicTransit to increase transit useage in cities whose infrastructure is car centric. It is time for out cities to take the next step and start installing #EVcharging in those lots. One of the most common concerns people have about getting an #EV is not knowing where they can charge (not everyone has the option of charging at home). If cities installed level 2 chargers in the park and ride lots, and enforced the usage rules of those spots, it would give people who can't charge at home a place to charge their car while at work. It is also municipal budget friendly as the cost to charge can be set at exactly what it costs the city, thus making it a revenue neutral infrastructure installation.

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Alfred Chow - Maker of Things @Maker_of_Things@cupoftea.social

· 2mo ago

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@Janet_52square@sunny.garden @suearcher@toot.wales We decided to stop at Leicester services to see if the Applegreen Electric chargers play nice with Midge. They do, and we have been charging at 40-49.7kW. This is a good option for us now. Also, the chargers, not on Electroverse, only took £1.00 from my card before charging. That is a lot better than £30-£45 from some other chargers. #EVCharging

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