Electrify America “fries” EVs at charging stations
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Electrify America “fries” EVs at charging stations
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#2Looking forward to a teardown of an EA charger by someone familiar with power circuits. I wonder if they are shorting primary to secondary and getting 2400V AC straight into their car battery... Probably welding the plug to the car too.
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#3This is particularly disturbing because often EA chargers are the only reliable fast chargers around for CCS, so it's not like you can just avoid them for another network on a long trip.
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#4Ok, wow, another day, more bad news regarding EA?
https://old.reddit.com/r/electricvehicles/comments/10o33jo/e...
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#5This is particularly disturbing because often EA chargers are the only reliable fast chargers around for CCS, so it's not like you can just avoid them for another network on a long trip.
I’m somewhat surprised there aren’t more EV (DC) charging companies around.
There are dozens of various oil companies who have their own gas stations (subsidized by the oil industry?). Why don’t we see more electric companies building their own charging networks as well?
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#6Gas pumps get periodic state issued inspections. Why not EV chargers?
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#7Some dirt in charging port may increase resistance between surfaces, create more heat and even arc. Ports probably got welded together.
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#8I will never buy a Tesla, but the CCS network is pretty garbage in the U.S. right now. EA regularly has outages, their newer models (which I have not used) fry vehicles or fail in cold weather, I've only heard bad things about EVGo but never used them.
Fortunately I stick to home (Metro Boston) and haven't had any serious problems with ChargePoint stations heading up to Mount Desert Island in Maine, the farthest trips I've done.
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#9This is particularly disturbing because often EA chargers are the only reliable fast chargers around for CCS, so it's not like you can just avoid them for another network on a long trip.
I’m somewhat surprised there aren’t more EV (DC) charging companies around. There are dozens of various oil companies who have their own gas stations (subsidized by the oil industry?). Why don’t we see more electric companies building their own charging networks as well?
Gas stations are usually franchises. Gas is sold on the thinnest of margins; it's the snacks inside the store and other things that actually generate a profit, and none of that but the franchise fee for the name actually goes to the oil company.
Re: Electrify America “fries” EVs at charging stations
#10This is particularly disturbing because often EA chargers are the only reliable fast chargers around for CCS, so it's not like you can just avoid them for another network on a long trip.
I’m somewhat surprised there aren’t more EV (DC) charging companies around. There are dozens of various oil companies who have their own gas stations (subsidized by the oil industry?). Why don’t we see more electric companies building their own charging networks as well?
I think the profit margins suck. Especially since a lot of states have regulations about selling power without exceptions for EV chargers. Also people aren't usually willing to pay much for charging. This is why you mostly see EV chargers at hotels and shopping centers that can earn indirect revenue from attracting customers who are waiting for EV charging.