• wander1236@sh.itjust.works
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      5 hours ago

      There are 3 charging levels. 1 is basically just “plug your car into a wall outlet”. 2 is more powerful, and usually involves installing a little charging box with a cable, but it’s still AC and fairly slow. 3 is the DC fast charging that operates at crazy high voltages and currents.

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      7 hours ago

      that’s a first-gen chevy volt from 2012-2013. it can’t fast-charge at all, it’s limited to line voltage only. a full charge takes five hours, give or take. thankfully it’s a hybrid.

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      10 hours ago

      Most EVs can charge off kf a regular socket using a dedicated cable.
      It can take days to charge.

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        Can confirm. Mine will take about 3 days to charge from very low to full on a regular wall outlet. Still worth it sometimes though, like when I’m visiting family or camping or something. If I’m gonna spend the day somewhere (like 6+ hours, let’s say) it might be worth it.

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      My guess would have been strain relief if something tripped over the wire and pulled on it. Instead of putting pressure on the port on the car, it will instead put pressure on the knot by the tire.

      But looking at the other answers I guess I was wrong lol.

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      7 hours ago

      because the chevy volt uses a J1772 charge plug which, unlike the Type 2 used in Europe, doesn’t have a lock in it.

      this is a very annoying fact about the chevy volt.