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A hard-wired EVSE has its own built-in GFCI, and so does not need to be on a GFCI breaker to be code compliant. I believe that 240V receptacles are exempt from the GFCI requirement (but don’t take my word for it if you’re wiring it up yourself). The issue appears to be when you have two stacked...

The problem is that this is in a paid-access lot that’s 2.5 hours away. So I suppose I could drive 5 hours round trip and pay for a day of parking to test receptacles to see if there’s a problem, but it seems more reasonable to just try and minimize the chances of there being a problem and...

This is apparently a common issue with portable chargers. I’ve seen it reported by owners of other EVs, as well as a handful of discussions on this forum. On the other hand, before I was able to get a 240V receptacle installed in my garage, my only way to charge was an extension cord to an...

To clarify, I’m not talking about an over-current issue. From what I understand. The built-in GFCI functionality in level 1 EVSE equipment can essentially interfere with the GFCI protection in a receptacle or breaker, and cause it to trip erroneously.

I haven’t used it on this particular GFCI, but I have had problems with it tripping others in the past, and I know a lot of people have reported similar experiences. The advice I’ve generally seen has been to put in a new GFCI receptacle, which is less likely to have problems, or move to a...

I know that Rivian’s portable charger isn’t the only one that doesn’t always play nicely with GFCI protected circuits, but are some more problematic than others? I’m going to have to leave my R1T parked for an extended period (roughly 30 days), and will have the option of plugging it into a...

I’d have been happy if customer service said that, rather than simply denying it was supposed to provide a discount at all. Minor issue in the end, but it was annoying.

Different issue. Customer service claimed their basic plan didn’t provide any discount (on standard EVgo chargers), even though I had screenshots showing that it did. Just another instance of EVgo providing poor communication that results in unexpectedly high charging costs.

One nice thing I discovered when starting to plan my route for tomorrow is that ABRP does have the pricing details for this chargers, and is aware that the discount doesn’t apply, so it still has accurate charging cost information. So the Rivian nav should too, assuming it takes cost into...

Yikes! I ended up charging at three of them so far, just because they were the best options (and the most expensive was only 45¢/kWh), and two of those were pull-through. One actually just had extended the canopy for the pumps with a white GM branded canopy, and had two dual-connector charges...

On the one hand, I could have done more research to learn this before, but on the other, this feels slightly deceptive from EVgo. Even though the new chargers at Pilot station are branded as EVgo, you will not receive the normal discount from your EVgo membership. I’m in the middle of our...

UPS says my adapter should be delivered today! November ‘23 delivery.

Same! We stopped at the Wilkes-Barre Supercharger on our way up, mostly so I could confirm my new adapter worked, but I definitely like having a RAN available, so I used it on our way back to Baltimore.

There’s also an EVGo at a Pilot nearby, and a compatible Supercharger in Wilkes-Barre, if you’ve got an adapter.

I just used that one on Sunday! It definitely is not trailer friendly. It also was on the slow side; initially ramped up to about 175 kW, but then dropped to 99. Ended up taking me 50 minutes to charge from 33% to 85%.

I always try for hotels with chargers, but I’ve found there’s very little overlap between hotels with chargers and hotels that allow dogs, for some reason.

Huh. But the Supercharger right by the EVgo charger that I usually use is basically the same price. How does their pricing work?

Well damn. I realized my ABRP settings were having it exclude Tesla except where it was the only good option. Switching Tesla to a preferred network cuts the estimate charging costs on an upcoming road trip by about $300! I guess I didn’t quite understand before when people complained about the...

I didn’t even know about EVGo’s AAA discount! Plus no session fees and significantly discounted level 2 charging! Does the discount stack with other plans? I’ve been on their basic plan, because you just need to charge once for it to pay for itself by eliminating the session fee, then upgrading...

Ok, sounds like I’ll skip it! (Planning a big upcoming roadtrip, so was thinking about options for minimizing charging costs.)