Fast chargers

[Wannabeswede]

After the trip from Hell yesterday when I couldn't understand my butt from a hole in the ground I have realized I am public charging stupid.

If I'm in PlugShare and I want to find a fast charging station for the e-Golf what am I looking for? From my research it seems CCS is our fast charging standard but the articles I read sometimes seem to contradict themselves.

What do I look for in the description of a public charging station that means it has a DC fast charger that I can plug in?

My lack of knowledge and other factors resulted with myself and my 9 year old son sitting at a level 2 charger at midnight waiting for a flatbed to tow us home, I had arrived at the station with 6 miles left of range to find it occupied by someone who had left their car to charge for the night I guess. This was after I charged up in Dublin at the VW dealer until range said 37 miles for my 21 mile trip home. I have since read up and realize range is not something you can trust, which I understand with load and elevation changes.

So I needed a fast charging station yesterday but for the life of me didn't know what "term" I should look for in either PlugShare or just going to different charging companies websites.

Also Car-Net doesn't know what level charging stations are just that they exist and we can charge at them.

Finally got home at 1am this morning so I have a really tired 9 year old ;-)

Tack (Swedish for Thanks),
Kevin

 

[sweetwagon]

In plug share go the filters. Under connector, disable everything except for the SAE Combo. Also, only show the available chargers. Unfortunately, there aint that many - not like Chademo.

 

[miimura]

Go to Plugshare.com on a computer browser, not a phone browser or their app, although it can be done there.

To get this view of the fast chargers that are compatible with the e-Golf...

Click "More Options" in the Legend dialog box. Set it like this...

Sign up with NRG EVgo here because all the fast charge stations in the Dublin/Pleasanton area are theirs. The Dublin Kia dealer is apparently not friendly to other makes even though they have a dual-standard fast charger. The EVgo Flex plan that has no monthly fee will cost you $10.95 for a 30 minute session ($4.95 + $0.20/minute). Even if your car could take more energy, I think they will stop at 30 minutes and if you want to charge more, you have to pay the $4.95/session fee again.