Please keep doing these videos. They contain a lot of information that I only figured out after a year and a half of trial and error because most of the "how to" videos talk about what's obvious without addressing what you actually need to know. You videos are informative without insulting anyone's intelligence.
You didn't show that the CPE250 cable is on a swing arm to extend the cables reach. I found an EV blocking two CPE250 to get the cable to reach. I showed them the swing arm. They repositioned their EV, and with the swing arm, they were able to plug in. I was now able to plug in my EV to the now unblocked CPE250.
One tip for stopping charging on the Bolt is to use the infotainment screen in the car rather than the charging unit to end the session. If you have OnStar, it assumes there is a problem when the station stops sending energy and you get an alert. To avoid, go to the green Energy button->charging->stop charging and unlock
You mentioned at the beginning you can get an CCS adapter for Tesla vehicles from Tesla. That is t rue, but you need a Tesla that is CCS enabled which my 2020 Model 3 is not, so you need to make sure your Tesla is that before you spend on the adapter.
How about no annoying stupid apps!?! Stop bending over to these corporations trying to track and make you sign up for crap and sign away your rights!!?!?! NO APPS!!!
All these tips and the reality is that wherever you go and there is a lvl 2 charger, most likely a macbook on wheels is already plugged in, like seriously you have the best charging network... why? That has been mostly my experience with public lvl 2 chargers from chargepoint
It might be closer to their destination, more convenient, it happens to be at a place they go shopping, etc. It's nice to be able to have choices when it comes to charging on the road. Hopefully Tesla will open their network to others that way it won't be just Tesla drivers the ones with multiple choices when it comes to DC fast charging.
@@Takusman Very true. But I don't think people are going to drive 20 minutes away when they can change right there. They bought a product that gives them the option. Others purchased a different product knowing that they were limited to just one option but found that it was worth it to give that away to get something that they considered more important. Now if there is a Supercharger in the same parking lot or within walking distance it would be really messed up to take a charger from those who don't have another option.
The J1772 is always protected either by the plug or the charging port door. the DC charging port however would be exposed to the weather while charging with level 2. I'd assume that's the reason the DC port has an additional cover.
@@WSandig That makes sense. Weird that it design to hang down instead of opening to the side. I think that it might collect rain when charging. If you forget to dump any rain collected, it can potentially go into the change port.
@@steveurbach3093 yeah and it makes sense because it's two separate ports. however, I just noticed in other videos that apparently, Hyundai and Honda also cover both parts, at least in Europe.
Please keep doing these videos. They contain a lot of information that I only figured out after a year and a half of trial and error because most of the "how to" videos talk about what's obvious without addressing what you actually need to know. You videos are informative without insulting anyone's intelligence.
You didn't show that the CPE250 cable is on a swing arm to extend the cables reach. I found an EV blocking two CPE250 to get the cable to reach. I showed them the swing arm. They repositioned their EV, and with the swing arm, they were able to plug in. I was now able to plug in my EV to the now unblocked CPE250.
One tip for stopping charging on the Bolt is to use the infotainment screen in the car rather than the charging unit to end the session. If you have OnStar, it assumes there is a problem when the station stops sending energy and you get an alert. To avoid, go to the green Energy button->charging->stop charging and unlock
This is a very good video with details and explanations. Good stuff. Thank you for putting it up.
You mentioned at the beginning you can get an CCS adapter for Tesla vehicles from Tesla. That is t rue, but you need a Tesla that is CCS enabled which my 2020 Model 3 is not, so you need to make sure your Tesla is that before you spend on the adapter.
Good point - 2022 model years it later are safe for new Tesla’s. Before you’ve gotta check and we might do a video on that
How about no annoying stupid apps!?! Stop bending over to these corporations trying to track and make you sign up for crap and sign away your rights!!?!?! NO APPS!!!
Does the chargepoint station display the price per kilowatt-hour that will be charged before you start your charging session?
All these tips and the reality is that wherever you go and there is a lvl 2 charger, most likely a macbook on wheels is already plugged in, like seriously you have the best charging network... why? That has been mostly my experience with public lvl 2 chargers from chargepoint
It might be closer to their destination, more convenient, it happens to be at a place they go shopping, etc. It's nice to be able to have choices when it comes to charging on the road. Hopefully Tesla will open their network to others that way it won't be just Tesla drivers the ones with multiple choices when it comes to DC fast charging.
@@acolon8999 but at the same time, it is taking a spot from somebody whose option, is that one.
@@Takusman Very true. But I don't think people are going to drive 20 minutes away when they can change right there. They bought a product that gives them the option. Others purchased a different product knowing that they were limited to just one option but found that it was worth it to give that away to get something that they considered more important.
Now if there is a Supercharger in the same parking lot or within walking distance it would be really messed up to take a charger from those who don't have another option.
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technology is so damn cool.
So cards without tap won't work?
Not unless you add them to the ChargePoint app. There’s no swipe or chip readers.
What do you mean “one of the fastest ways to charge your car on the road”? Besides DC fast charging, what else is fast?
Regen in the Hummer EV can exceed 350 kW so technically I consider that pretty fast 😅 -Max
@@outofspecguide This channel is for EV newbies, so I'm guessing most people watching are not driving Hummer EVs.
Why are automakers of EVs putting a cover on the DC fast charge port but not the J1772?
I was thinking the same thing.
The J1772 is always protected either by the plug or the charging port door. the DC charging port however would be exposed to the weather while charging with level 2. I'd assume that's the reason the DC port has an additional cover.
@@WSandig That makes sense.
Weird that it design to hang down instead of opening to the side. I think that it might collect rain when charging. If you forget to dump any rain collected, it can potentially go into the change port.
Leafs do (see the orange cover in the Chademo portion of the vid)
@@steveurbach3093 yeah and it makes sense because it's two separate ports. however, I just noticed in other videos that apparently, Hyundai and Honda also cover both parts, at least in Europe.