Recent content by TEConnor

http://www.bge.com/smartenergy/pluginelectricvehicles/Pages/Rate-Options.aspx Looks like there is an informal PIV program for BGE in and around B'more. Let us know if you learn anything useful! Cheers, Tim

Since my experience a few weeks ago, I have had no recurrences, thankfully. I also did a vehicle health report which showed no problems. I'm hoping not to jinx things, but I believe this to have been an anomaly. Cheers, Tim

1) I have had success with delayed charging using my Siemens Lvl 2. I did the 12V disconnect ('reboot') trick, which is simple and may not be necessary, to get Car-net functioning. This, combined with my more recent Car acquisition (April), appears to have done the trick. I will say that...

In the Charger Lock thread someone noted that the charger-lock mechanism was interferring with some of the chargepoint charger handles/trigger clips. Perhaps what you are seeing is that the charger lock on the eGolf is unable to engage because of a clearance/interference issue on the top of the...

I had avoided the delay charging issue these past few months since getting the LE eGolf. Up to this point, I had no reason as we were on solar w/ no time-of-use metering. However, we are getting a second meter (through a state incentive program in MD) dedicated for EVSE and now I thought it...

You are correct, and I failed to mention that I checked the manual when I stopped. That is why I'm asking on here if anyone else has had this experience, because, according to the manual, when the 'exclamation point in a triangle' warning light comes on the center console it will be accompanied...

Driving on the freeway yesterday the exclamation point in triangle warning light came on in the main console. However, nothing appeared above it to explain the reason for the light. I kept watching and drove ~ 10 miles to my destination. Turned the car off, back on again a minute or so later...

Indeed, it was an efacec unit. It worked quite smoothly and charged very quickly with the eGolf. Thanks for the advice. Cheers, Tim

On the East coast (mid-Atlantic) we have a number of EVGo fast chargers, which I've avoided and not needed, but we finally are starting to get other DC fast chargers. Royal Farms (a WaWa competitor station/mart) is installing Chargepoint 50kW fast chargers (with SAE Combo), one of which happens...

We had the PIV home inspection this week and received the go-ahead from Pepco (once we sign the formal application). It turns out that they will want to install the second meter next to our existing Net Meter and then simply run a fused disconnect to the EVSE (Siemens Lvl 2). I verified that...

Our eGolf shutdown on my wife who was driving (I was riding) on the way to the pool yesterday (it's hot back east!). It happened just as we pulled onto our (quiet) residential street. We were going ~ 10 mph and had driven ~ 300 ft. The car just shut down without warning. I slid it into...

8-) Just wanted to report that after implementing the diy charger lock fix, I was able to park the eGolf at a Chargepoint airport terminal for two weeks with great success. I've tried to remove Chargepoint handles from the eGolf in the past and it is not viable without the fix noted above...

Thanks for the insight and thoughts. I did get a clarification from Pepco that the second meter would be installed at no cost to me, so then it's just a matter of whether it cuts into my unused cap of Gen vs Use. We only have the one EV (and have a new Mini / ICE, so no going back there) and...

A hypothetical about the Pepco PIV pilot: We are a net-meter (solar) house and were contacted by Pepco about joining their PIV charging pilot. I think they might have gotten our contact info from the State via the charger rebate app, but I didn't ask. The point of my post is to inquire if...

They seem to make a point of requesting to see the permit in the application. I would not recommend filing for the charger rebate w/o the permit because if the State contacts your permitting service (county/city) then you might have a bit of a headache getting the approval/permit/fine sorted...