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Do you know of anything coming to NC?

Happy Christmas Eve Walter! The free ccs to nacs adapter for Hyundai EVs news just hit.........I might be more excited than you were when your Lyriq got it's first sip of Muskrat juice. I am tickled pink, best x-mas gift and new year EVER! 20,000 more reasons to drive anxiety free across this great USA!

Crock of 💩 i can not charge my 2020 Kia Niro PHEV

Well done! I have the EV Dance NACS-CCS1 adapter. Came in handy, as I used my cousin's Level 2 Tesla charger while visiting over the Thanksgiving holiday

I genuinely get excited when I see a new upload from you. I truly appreciate all of your videos 😃

Thanks! BTW: Ruidoso is pronounced roo·uh·dow·sow.

Keep up the good work Walter. Thanks.

I stopped by the pilot in corsicana Texas today. No construction. However, there is an area of the parking lot directly in front of the gasoline pumps that has been marked off and separated with fencing. I also stopped by the Plano, Texas Chisholm plaza site. Chisholm plaza is a decrepit old shopping center. However, just across the street is an out of business gas station and next door to it is what appears to be an old closed Sonic. Ionna will have competition at the Chisholm plaza location. There is a Shell station across the street that is installing four electric car chargers. The chargers at the Shell station appear to be Chinese. A shipping crate had star charge label on it. The chargers are labeled "hyper fuel"

Ok, just got back from my Costco run down to Springfield and swung by Flying J and charged there, and went by Bucees and saw both the Mercedes and Tesla SC site. There is signage on the interstate saying EV charging for the Flying J, I did not notice any signage for EV charging for Bucees. It was good to see a sign. The charger worked as expected. I pulled in to find a Lyriq charging. I thought dang, Walter beat me to the site! It is canopy site that they extended the gas station canopy down over the EV chargers. No issues with getting the session to activate. My Tesla didn't know we were going to charge so it was cold gating from the 20-30 degree temps from the trip down. By the time the battery warmed up it was time to leave! LOL Thought I was back in my Bolt again! Oh, the price tag at Flying J, 65c per kwh! Outrageous. I have EVgo credits to us or I wouldn't have charged there. I have pics for you if you would like them. The Alpitronics are in the ground and have been activated. I got some pics of those. Tesla is at the end where the entrance is going into that ZOO and is very congested. The Tesla SCs were HOPPING today. It was almost packed and they will coming in as fast as they were leaving. It is a bad place to be able to turn into that parking lot because of the volume of traffic coming into and out of this place right at the entrance. The Mercedes are at the opposite end of the complex. Much less traffic and a much more peaceful experience over there. They are VERY NICE. But no one was charging on the Mercedes chargers. The rates are high. They put a $50 hold on your credit card per the card reader display and then release it afterwards. It is 52c per kwh + state sales tax. That is a ripoff if you are a resident of the state we already have to pay for an alternative fuels sticker so I prepay more than my share of taxes already and to get gigged for more tax at these chargers is insane. They had a couple of the chargers setup for ADA access. There is no canopy for these chargers. They do have trash cans. The Mercedes charging is slightly closer to the Bucees store so I would assume it would be faster to get inside, use facilities and get out from that part of the lot than the Tesla side. Interesting to see 2 CPO's sharing turf. I was in a hurry so I didn't get time to run inside the Bucees. So Mercedes is in fact live at Bucees in Springfield. As a comparison the Tesla SC cost for a Tesla owner is 33c kwh compared to the 52c at Mercedes. I don't know what the non-Tesla rate is at that site. But at that sort of price difference anyone who can use Tesla will. But if you are stuck waiting to get a charger and don't want to wait the Mercedes chargers appear to be very nice experience and in a nicer place!

It was good to hear they are putting the hammer down to get these things in the ground fast!

I stopped at Hope Hull, AL location about a month ago when I bought my new Equinox EV. The first one quit working for some reason so I had move my car to another charger. I didn't have any issues with the 2nd one.

Thanks Walter for asking the CEO about plans for Canada. I live in Ontario and the fast charging infrastructure along our major freeway (401) is terrible with broken chargers and very few chargers above 200 kws. BC and Quebec do it right so I hope Ionna targets Ontario for their rechargeries. PS I enjoy your Pilot Flying J updates. I will be using them next week on my snowbird trip to Florida.

I personally wouldn't be using a charger that isn't UL Listed

Walter, The breaker for your 14-50 outlet doesn’t look like it is a GCFI model. That should have been included in your $1000 install, and may have been required by code if installed after your local authority updated to the latest National Electrical Code.

$1000 for 14-50 just two feet from the breaker? Wow, I would expect $400-500 for that. However, the latest NEC requires a GCFI breaker for outlets used for EV charging. That adds enough cost to make a hardwired EVSE less expensive in total than a 14-50 plus portable EVSE.

Three times now I’ve heard both the CEO and the infrastructure guy say “all locations will be a minimum of 12 chargers with a few exceptions”, and yet all I’m seeing is 10 and 8 at what is so far known.

I have a 40amp circuit but currently just running a old 16amp Clipper Creek I had for 10 years. I have other higher amp units but I like the older one for its small super thin charging cord. I charge 3 cars with it.

Love the focus on local businesses. #shoplocal

Thanks for the content, Walter

$1000 seems excessive for such a short run being next to the electrical panel like that.

Thanks Walter. I have learned so much with your videos. Thanks again. 👍🏽

I can’t believe it. Sulpher Springs, Texas opened today, after sitting idle for over 6 months. My trip to kids is now all Pilot/Flying J

Thanks, Walter! When I had my NEMA 14-50 installed about 8 years ago with a 4' feed, it cost me $200. I guess it helps to hire a local electrician in a small community.

Nice work on the video and the interview! Glad to see that Ionna is coming to fruition and that it wasn't just an effort that fizzled before getting anything done.

I could not find any mention of a temperature sensor in the 14-50 plug, which I believe is important to prevent connector damage or fire. The website mentions thermal protection on the mainboard of the charger, but does not say anything about the plug.

Take all the progress we can get!

Since you have two EVs, it makes sense to have a 2nd level 2 "charger" in the garage. And it makes even more sense to have one of them portable, for when and if you are on a roadtrip. I had to install a second "holster" like you did in a stud, but I bought one that let's me plug it in from the side so that it doesn't stick out so far. I noted, by the way, that you use the same J1772 adapter on your HPWC that I have on mine. I might recommend that my daughter take a look at EVDance's solutions for her new (used) Ioniq 5.

This IONNA progress makes my day! And speaking of days, Happy Solstice to you, Walter!

Really appreciate your efforts with the updates Walter. One thought about the Garner, NC site... There may be a need for a soil remediation if the tanks come out. This would extend the project's timeline. If anyone with experience in such matters would care to provide some insight into this, it'd be very welcome info.

That Brockville ON station was ready and waiting for more than 7 months, I think it was waiting for the power connection

Have a 32 amp level 2 charger - all I need. 40 amp circuit. Can derate to 24, 20, or 16 amps.

Hi Walter, great videos. Have you seen the ConnectDER behind the meter? I think it will save people a lot of money. If you could go more in-depth into ConnectDER? That would be nice.

My concern now is, does the grid surcharge fee, make it impossible for smaller operators to make a profit and hence will slow down independent players from joining the market? Ionna is starting off great. Really surprised.

Thanks for the video. It might be a good idea to get an infrared thermometer and check the temp of the outlet (and the breaker) from time to time. It's just another layer of insurance. The connections can work loose over time and have high resistance, leading to excessive heat and possibly a fire.

Is Ionna planning anything for Canada?

I'm really jazzed at the opportunity you and your kiddo had to visit IONNA! It's cool to see so many sites well-underway to being built. I'm wondering if it would be helpful to have a national map with pips (similar to your PFJ updates) to help contextualize the buildout both geographically and over time. Like, what would the first national map look like in January vs July vs December?

Thanks Walter! I’m really ready to see that “Coming Soon” list explode! A map like Rivian does would be awesome. Maybe? They seem to be SLOWLY emerging from their “stealth mode”. This IS happening fast. So glad too!

Hi! great video! - What adapter do you use for NACS to J1772 on the wall connector? Thank you.

Is Las Vegas, Nevada even remotely a possibility?

Is there an App for Ionna? I can't seem to find it.

Huber Heights is not that far from Springfield.