Faulty Charging Cable

I love your avatar! The AA-looking batteries sticking out of the trunk is very cool / fun!

 

Some people are perfectly happy calling them charging cables. You must be a joy to talk to at parties.


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I think the 'charging cable' discussion is akin to "I could NOT care less" and "I could care less". We know the first phrase is the correct way to say it, but both have come to mean the same thing in dialogue. Not a big deal.

 

I agree with the first part, because the actual "charger" is always built into the EV, but the second part, "charging cable," seems to make sense--at least in the US. I suppose it would be more correct to say "portable EVSE" or "active charging cable" to contrast with charging stations in Britain and Europe don't have cables, you must bring your own cable. Speaking of "charging stations," what would be the verdict on that phrase? (This took me a half-hour to write.)

 

They will not let me out to go to parties..........shame we could have so much fun!

 

They do it on their site as well. Much like the pre-conditioning term it's used interchangeably in their usage. So I won't correct someone when they use what they read. In IT I don't correct as it never ends well and confuses them more

 

I had a feeling it would be more painful than, "See? Red light is on...Thank you for the replacement charging cable, goodbye."

 

Well that's annoying! Pity they cannot make it an easier fix!

 

I've been keeping an eye on another Mini SE forum (mostly UK users) and saw an actual SE mechanical problem fixed under warranty: they had to replace the "KLE Charging Unit" because the Mini would not charge. But I believe that is the first major problem I have seen posted in 6 months, other than this thread with the bad cable.

 

I like the Tesla terminology I cut my EV teeth on: "connector."

The superCHARGERs are the big, 100kW+ highway (and some city) stations that Teslas pay to use (or receive as a purchase incentive). They pump DC directly into the car's traction battery.

CONNECTORS are all other units, either wall mounted, outdoor post mounted, or plugged into the wall, that use 120-240VAC and *connect* to the car's internal *charger*.

 

Any updates yet?

I will say BMW has rubbed off of service in a good way. I've always had good experiences taking my car in.

 

Oh wow! As a person who has worked in and closely with Information Technology my entire career, I am just now realizing that the car I have ordered is landing really close to IT! "Have you tried rebooting your car, Mr. Smith? Have you downloaded the latest firmware?" I guess I better get used to this type of thing with EV tech. "It's working now? Let us know if it happens again."

 

I'm a software QA analyst now, but I had 14 years of hardware/software support. Yep!

 

Yes! I was not really a car head but ever since getting the SE I've been obsessed with everything, because to me it's a computer on wheels. Or maybe a robot, writing software for robots would be my dream.

 

I'm also an IT person. You really need to watch the IT Crowd that was quoted here.

"Have you tried forcing an unexpected reboot" gets me along with the is it plugged in?

But yes, cars are often more electrical/tech than they used to be for sure!

Seriously my favorite TV show I've seen

I like the idea of a robot!