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To: Red Badger

come up with a Plug standard.

The Euroversion sucks - backkwards compatible to stuff that no longer runs.
Tesla’s plug works great cuz the magic piece is on the car, not the phookin handle.

diesel and petrol have two different size spouts.
fine.

But pick a plug standard so a nation wide rollout could be easier.


8 posted on 09/22/2022 1:30:53 PM PDT by Macoozie (Handcuffs and Orange Jumpsuits)
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To: Macoozie
Here in the U.S. there seems to be a standard for all chargers not named Tesla. Either CSS plugs for DCHC fast charging, or J1772 for Level 2 AC charging, or Chademo for older charging.

Like Tesla, my Hyundai's "magic piece" (the charger controller) is in the car. What we call the "wall charger" is really just the EVSE (Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment) putting AC into the car's port leading to the car's charge controller. That lets me comport to generic standards with equipment outside the car -- but let me have the Hyundai-specific cool configurations with charging once the power is inside the car.

Like right now it's charging at only 5kW so that my house load doesn't exceed 18kW while I'm also running my oven and clothes dryer (and various incidentals). I set that within the car, not at the EVSE on the wall. Same with charge stop amount (i.e. 80% or 100%), scheduling (i.e. after peak hours if I was charged time of day rates and didn't have solar), and departure time (i.e. if I want it charged to 100% but time it to being fully charged right before I leave for a trip, while you're at it run the A/C to cool the cabin too right before I depart).

18 posted on 09/22/2022 2:12:00 PM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: Macoozie

New charging adapter - CCS Combo 1 (CCS1) to Tesla proprietary standard is $250 to use others charge points. Remember when we paid money for the gasoline station adaptor..... 🤣🤣🤣🤣


25 posted on 09/22/2022 3:01:09 PM PDT by Lockbox (politicians, they all seemed like game show hosts to me.... Sting)
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