Ihopethisworks
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cctop said:What model eGolf do you have?
As f1geek says, some models lock the EVSE plug when you lock the car.
If you have a model such as the 2016 SE which doesn't lock, you have a couple of options.
If it's just an occasional thing, put the brick of your charger in your trunk and close the hatch on your cables. Doing it in the corner of the hatch will cause the least crimping. This method creates extra heat that over time can melt your plug, so it's not a good long-term solution. Also don't do it when it's raining or else you can get water in your trunk. (I speak from experience about both of those issues.)
For a more permanent solution, use a padlock. You can loop the EVSE cable around your wheel and lock it to itself, or feed a bike cable through one of the wheel spokes then lock your cable to it.
cctop said:Side question: are you outside of the U.S.? The 2016 SE model I had in the U.S. didn't lock the plug, and in the U.S. you're not likely to find a NEMA plug for a portable Level 2 EVSE outside of your home or an RV campground.
Ihopethisworks said:cctop said:Side question: are you outside of the U.S.? The 2016 SE model I had in the U.S. didn't lock the plug, and in the U.S. you're not likely to find a NEMA plug for a portable Level 2 EVSE outside of your home or an RV campground.
I have a 2016se, am in the US, and just confirmed that the plug is locked when the doors are locked. I pressed the button on the plug handle while it is charging, and tried to pull it out. It is held in place by something I cannot see - the lock.
How do I confirm the car has DC charging capability?
Edit: I called the dealership and they said all 2016se models have dc charging. He also told me that all 220outlets are dc, I did not know this.
Ihopethisworks said:How do I confirm the car has DC charging capability?
cctop said:Ihopethisworks said:How do I confirm the car has DC charging capability?
Post a picture of your charging port and we can tell you if you have DC charging capability.
All eGolf ports have a circle with 5 holes. That's the J1772 port, for Level 1 and Level 2 AC charging.
Below that circle some eGolfs have a removable cover hiding an oval with two silver pins. That's the DC fast charge port, sometime mistakenly called a Level 3 charger. See pic below.
The DC fast charge port was a $1500 option on the 2016 SE, not standard equipment. If your car doesn't have the bottom oval with two silver pins, just the top circle with 5 holes, then you have the standard slow charger and can't use a DC fast charger. Also note that a full Level 2 charge takes twice as long on the standard 2016 SE slow charger, about 8 hours as opposed to about 4 hours for those who have the faster charger.
My 2016 SE which had the standard slow port didn't lock the plug to the car when it was charging. My 2019 SE which has the faster charger does lock the plug.
Spektre said:Ihopethisworks said:cctop said:Side question: are you outside of the U.S.? The 2016 SE model I had in the U.S. didn't lock the plug, and in the U.S. you're not likely to find a NEMA plug for a portable Level 2 EVSE outside of your home or an RV campground.
I have a 2016se, am in the US, and just confirmed that the plug is locked when the doors are locked. I pressed the button on the plug handle while it is charging, and tried to pull it out. It is held in place by something I cannot see - the lock.
How do I confirm the car has DC charging capability?
Edit: I called the dealership and they said all 2016se models have dc charging. He also told me that all 220outlets are dc, I did not know this.
That is simply not true. Your L2 home charger connected to 240V (two legs of 120V AC) is most certainly not DC.
In North America, the plug that you put into the car with the round end is a J1772 plug. This is AC charging.
When it is combined with an oval-shaped connector with two pins underneath the round J1772, it is called CCS1, or Combined Charging System 1. This is DC charging.
See: https://evcharging.enelx.com/eu/about/news/blog/552-ev-charging-connector-types
Ihopethisworks said:When you say "two legs of 120v ac" I am interpreting that as it plugs into 2 normal outlets simultaniously.
However, if we plug in something to a single 220v, like what your dryer uses, or what a 5th wheel trailer uses, then it is DC. This is what the tech was trying to say; and I question the accuracy of this.
Thank you very much for the link, the info combined with the pictures really makes it clear. I am CCS2 capable.
Ihopethisworks said:inner stuff clipped...
So, my question is about preventing theft of a cable that costs hundreds of dollars.
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