Nicely done!! I have one question about level 2 public charging stations. I read the “terms of usage” agreement for using the station near my home and in the terms was the statement that the charging station could not be used by a home built EV. Is that true for all public charging stations or just some?
I have no idea. But would not be surprised if that was standard language for liability reasons. If I were in their shoes, I would not want to deal with home built EVs either. However, home built EVs for the most part are improving. All of that being said, I have never had an issue using a public charging station with one of our conversions.
The level 2 public station is nothing but an outlet for delivering the same product as a 240v outlet at home but with lots of bells and whistles designed to create a potential revenue stream for those who own the hardware. That is Ok but punishes the products like the Elcon chargers, AVC2, J1772 plugs, etc. that are providing the class act devices for use by the DIYers that you so admirably educate.
You touched on using solar/grid to charge the battery. With solar would it be converted from DC to AC and back to DC for the battery? That sounds inefficient. Is there a reason you can't just do DC to DC charging at home?
Well done; as usual. If the key is off while charging, can the motor spin? By the way, I loved how you checked yourself in the usage of the word cheap vs in expensive.
I absolutely love that board layout. Awesome educational tool for your workshop attendees to really “see” it.
Thanks, I like your educational videos.
Nicely done!! I have one question about level 2 public charging stations. I read the “terms of usage” agreement for using the station near my home and in the terms was the statement that the charging station could not be used by a home built EV. Is that true for all public charging stations or just some?
I have no idea. But would not be surprised if that was standard language for liability reasons. If I were in their shoes, I would not want to deal with home built EVs either. However, home built EVs for the most part are improving. All of that being said, I have never had an issue using a public charging station with one of our conversions.
The level 2 public station is nothing but an outlet for delivering the same product as a 240v outlet at home but with lots of bells and whistles designed to create a potential revenue stream for those who own the hardware. That is Ok but punishes the products like the Elcon chargers, AVC2, J1772 plugs, etc. that are providing the class act devices for use by the DIYers that you so admirably educate.
You touched on using solar/grid to charge the battery. With solar would it be converted from DC to AC and back to DC for the battery? That sounds inefficient. Is there a reason you can't just do DC to DC charging at home?
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Well done; as usual. If the key is off while charging, can the motor spin? By the way, I loved how you checked yourself in the usage of the word cheap vs in expensive.
If the charge cable is plugged in, the controller is disabled. That way you can not drive away with the charge cable connected to the vehicle.
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Contact is via email. info@EV4Unow.com Thank you.
I really wanted to see the car in the thumbnail
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