charging

Calling all EV drivers! I'm Diana - and I'm conducting a stated preference survey on electric vehicle charging preferences as part of my Master's thesis at the University of Waterloo, and I need your help to shape the future of EV infrastructure! It only takes 10–15 minutes, and your...

Hi all, My 2019 Kona EV has recently developed an issue where the locking mechanism on the charge port does not engage. This does not seem to affect L1 or L2 charging. However, I have tried multiple L3 charger stations and all have failed with an error reported from the car. I don't have...

Has anyone had issues charging on the Shell Recharge Network in North America? About two months ago I tried to charge at a Shell Recharge station for the first time. I plugged into a 180kW unit. It charged for 5 minutes or so (to around 30%) and then abruptly stopped. There was no error on the...

Today, I got a letter from BMW revealing our MINI Electrics will be able to charge (with a certified adapter) on the Tesla Supercharger network in 2025. Here's the key paragraph in the letter: In a continued effort to provide the best possible electric vehicle charging experience for our...

Charging cross compatibility? Are you of your mind? What should that actually be? It's could be the ability of any EV outlet (also called charge port) to accept any charging protocol, existing through a simple hardware adapter, while the BMS (Battery Management System) acts like a cosmopolite...

Hi all, I'm currently working on a project to develop an accessible, user-friendly, and comprehensive guidebook for new EV owners in my region. Atlantic Canada is lagging in EV adoption but is now making moves towards the early majority stage. The guidebook aims to offer accurate guidance...

Hi everyone, I'm Den, Product Manager at Green Cars Compare. Back in 2019, I shared the first version of this electric vehicle charging calculator with the InsideEVs community, and the feedback I got really helped us improve. Now, I'm excited to share a completely redesigned and enhanced...

A couple of days ago, our 2022 Niro EX EV was unable to charge at five different chargers: I tried both ports on an Electrify America charger (and the EA support tech rebooted the charger); two different EVgo chargers (I was unable to talk with their support techs, my calls kept getting...

I’m looking for help with the Mini SE app for charging. I plugged in yesterday for the first time, set the charging times to 12:00-5:00am for my cheap rate electricity and departure time of 7:45am. This is through a 3-pin charger until we move house next week. I woke up in the night and...

I checked the ChargeX website https://inl.gov/chargex/ a couple of days ago and found their first working group products. While they are definitely Nerd Level 9000, I have not seen or heard any discussion on this and thought I this might be of interest to some, and perhaps spark discussion in...

After more than 4 years of flawless behaviour my charging has gone a bit wonky lately. On two occasions my scheduled charging (to 80%) has initiated properly but has stopped short at 70% both times. I get a Blue Link notification that my scheduled charging has finished... it has not. Then I...

I'm looking into making an off-grid EV solar charger so I'm wondering: What is the slowest possible AC or DC charging possible? Is it possible to charge at 100w for example? More specific: What is the lowest wattage (or amps*voltage) that can be communicated to be available from an EV charger...

Here is the issue: I have a Chargepoint charger at my work which I have successfully used in the past. In the past two weeks my Clarity has stopped charging at this charger; two colleagues who both drive a Nissan Leaf have been able to charge without issue. To forestall the questions which...

I know battery temps are important and battery level as well, but what are the conditions? I have a 2021 Kona and according to sites it says "Fastcharge Power (max) 77 kW DC" I have a hard time getting over 50 kw let alone 77kw. A few days ago i plugged into a 50kw charger and was at 8%...

I’ve read most of the threads that discuss using Tesla chargers to power up the Clarity. And most (wisely) say you cannot or should not use a Tesla Supercharger. But is that really true? I’ve pretty much come to accept that in regards to tech, if someone says it can’t be done, somebody...

What I'm looking for is a way to have some sort of notification send (from the app, an email, a text, ifttt) when I forget to plug in my Mini SE. Ideally, I would love to do this through the Mini app, but ifttt or writing a custom script would also be good (I would just need access to theMini's...

A user over at the Cadillac Forums has captured the first Charging Session with a Lyriq at a 350 kW EA Station. @Domenick The conditions were not ideal and they didn't get a full battery precondition down before charging but it's still good info. Thread can be found here...

Hello everyone, I am currently working as part of an industrial project to design a new EV charging unit. We have created this survey to get an idea of what users value in their current products and what they would like to see in future models. Please take 2 minutes to complete this survey as...

I have posted my experience using a BM2 monitor to examine the defective Ioniq 5 12-volt battery management system. https://tinyurl.com/ycx7m997. Several times my car has had a dead 12-volt battery because of the failure of the traction battery to charge the 12-volt battery. Two dealers have...

In this video I feature the EV6 version of the port cover in this video, but Guillaume makes them for a wide variety of EVs and has them listed on his website, hence the reason I posted this in the General section instead of under Kia EV6. I hope you like it...