Double Your EV Charging Speed at Home - Fiat 500e - EV Doubler
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- Опубліковано 5 сер 2024
- #fiat500e #fiat #electricvehicle
Combining two 120v sources from each different rooms into one 240v for double the charging speed. Faster than Level 1 but not as fast as Level 2.
You can get the EVDoubler here: amzn.to/3uy4wbC - Авто та транспорт
Just got mine in the mail yesterday. Gonna get this working this weekend.
Did it for the first time this weekend. Works awesome.
I'm so snagging one of these. Thanks!
Wow…cool. Thanks!
Thats a very cool tip. Thanks!! I'm always looking for ways to tinker with my 500e
What have you done to your 500e?
@@thefastlane1 Nothing major yet, but soon I'll be replacing the 12v acid battery for a Lithium 12v battery. Should shave about 30lbs. Secondly, I have to replace that awful tom-tom stereo unit.
@@mrguzman4G the stereo is the worst!
parallel wiring white on white and black on black gets the same voltage. what's the correct wiring to get 240V?
That is a good tip. Never thought about charging from 2 outlets. If anyone has a Fiat 500e they are looking to sell, reply to my comment. I may be interested
@theFastLane Where do we buy that splitter? Thank you.
I bought it from Amazon: amzn.to/3uy4wbC
What's to stop you getting electrocuted from the exposed pins from 1 cable in the y-split when the other cable is plugged in and turned on? And also you might want to uncoil the the fiat charger lead from being in a circular coil or it might overheat and melt through ; )
There is no danger (no voltage present) if you plug in the EVDOUBLER then the EVCharger,
If the charger works with 240v couldn't you just get an adapter from a 240v dryer socket to your charger instead of tapping 2 120v lines? I suspect you need to have the 2 sockets be on different lines on your fusebox rather than just being in different rooms.
i actually don't have a working 240v dryer socket. most of the time i just slow charge with the 110v and only use the splitter with 2 110s if i need a faster charge
What are the two different extension cords you're using?
just regular cords that are routed into the plug that fuses both into a 240v for the charger
Will this damage my stock 120 volt OEM fiat 500e charger when using this set up?
supports 240v: www.fiat500owners.com/threads/level-2-240v-charging-with-the-level-1-120v-oem-charger.143049/
Hi
Where can I find that Y doubler to buy, did you make it yourself or original purchased like that.
And does it still work
Thanks
I bought it from amazon
@@thefastlane1 Can you please send me a link which one you purchased. Thanks for reply
@@dn-wy1rf www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07SKN6V5C/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B07SKN6V5C&linkCode=as2&tag=1justguy-20&linkId=2ae8640bfa14163b9804fc1d46100cfc
I didn't get 240V with the splitter. How is wired to get 240V?
you don't get the full level 2 charging rate, but a rate that is double the 110v since there are 2 110v plugs going into the splitter
Great! What range do you get after 37000 odo? The battery still good?
Almost as good as new. Haven't noticed a real drop.
@@thefastlane1 good to know. Thanks 👍
Me 2 - 56k mi
I'm thinking of purchasing a used 500E, but the whole home charging options confuse me. Your video has me wondering, just how fast a home charger option can be,
It stated officially everywhere that with just a regular household 120V outlet, it can take apx 23 hours to charge the 500E from zero to 100% full charge,
so was wondering in the demonstration you provided, with adding two 120V household oulets, would that mean the total time charging would be
exactly doubled, or cut in half going from 23 hours apx to 12 hours apx if the battery was completely at zero charge?
Correct, it would be about 12 hours for a full charge based on my video
@@thefastlane1 Have you ever looked into the best Level 2 at home charging kits for your Fiat 500? (assuming you would have or want to upgrade one of your regular 120Volt outlets) What I'm trying to figure out is, can this car be charged from zero battery to full battery in a home setting in under 6 hours with the equipment?
@@flolou8496 with any true level 2 charger, it can be charged to full in 4 hours.
Hi. I just bought my 500e in Holland. I’ve got a question.. what’s the normal charging time for the 500e level 2? When I plugged in the cable in the charging station, it said it would take about 8/9 hours for a complete charge, when the battery was almost empty. Isn’t it supposed to be faster? I’ve got a 32a charging cable. Thanks!
Here in the US, it's about 4 hours from 0 to full at a level 2 charging station. Perhaps you might be at a charging station with a slower speed.
@@thefastlane1 thanks for your fast answer! It should be possible to do it faster.. also here in Holland. But I think maybe it’s my cable quality or something like that. I can’t believe it wouldn’t be possible to do it faster. What kind of cable do you use if I may ask?
@@NatureOfVoices I don't think it's the cable as they are all the same. I think it's the station you are at. Congrats on the 500e!
@@thefastlane1 thank you! Yes.. I think you are right. Most of the public chargers over here are 16A and 11KW.. so with 1-phase loading you will only get 3.6 kw / hour. Sad but true haha.
I think 220v16a is almost 8 hr
The outlets would have to be on different phases, no easy way of telling other than trial and error.
I never heard of using the stock charger at 220 v, sounds risky, but apparently it works.
Better get the biggest gauge extension cords you can. I had a extension cord plug weld itself from overheating. You're not supposed to use an extension cord.
If you can get a 220v charger on a dryer outlet, (make sure you get the right plug type) or spend on a level two install it's a better option. Getting a 220 volt outlet installed is another option, then if you want to switch chargers you just unplug.
www.fiat500owners.com/threads/level-2-240v-charging-with-the-level-1-120v-oem-charger.143049/
Read #4
The EVDOUBLER only works with specifc EVCharger. We publish the 'List of 240V compatible Vehicles' . You do not need a heavy duty extension cord because the current is only 12A (about the same as a vacuum cleaner)
Fiat probably uses the same charger in the US and EU and it just switches modes automatically when it senses the voltage.
That means charging the fiat in a country with 220v from the plug should work simple ?
Probably not, you have to consider amperage
@@thefastlane1 ooo right !
Dammit I was planning to get that license plate
Great minds think alike
On Amazon it says to connect them into two non-cgi sockets. Yikes
you mean non-gfci or gfi
Easier to just purchase a 16amp level 2 charger. I have been using an inexpensive one for over 2 years now with no issue. Better than extension cords all over the place.
sorry but I'm engineer and I know that is not working at all. you put in parallel and is same circuitry .
Apparently it IS working, since his car shows its getting 240v and the time to charge drops by 2 hours. I believe this is possible because its on two separate breakers, which is the point he makes by taking one extension cord inside the house.