Beginners guide to buying the correct EV charging cables for your electric vehicle
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- Опубліковано 31 тра 2024
- This video is intended to help beginners understand charge cables and help them buy the correct cable for their vehicle. It covers the difference between type 1, type 2, single-phase, three-phase, 16 amp and 32 amp cables. It also covers portable chargers which are often called granny cables.
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Timestamps/chapters
00:00 Intro
00:49 Port types (AC/DC)
02:24 Type1 or type2 cables
03:42 Wall chargers (tethered or sockets)
04:42 Cable length and amperage
06:51 Type2 single phase or 3-phase
09:48 Type2 amperage
10:32 Portable chargers
14:00 Home charging
14:41 Outro
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Thanks from new Aussie EV owner, this is very helpful.
Thank you. Glad it was useful.
Thank you so much for clarifying which cable end goes where (at 3:16)! Hallelujah! So many 'experts' say everything but the most important things: which end goes where and in which order (should I plug the car first or the charging post). Again, thank you so much!😎
Glad you found the video helpful.
As a newb the first time I went to a charger it was a nightmare. A video of a newb going to a charger to fill up for the 1st time would be good (we just charge from home). 1st the machine did not seem to work as it didn't seem to turn on, then I had to use a phone to do some of it, then it wanted me to subscribe or not, then there were several different charges (this was a council run car park with a station provide by Source London) in the end I just gave up and have never tried again since.
A video from start to finish dedicated to newbs getting electric for the 1st time might help people.
Plenty have done these videos, but of course the experience is slightly different with every network and brand of charger. But generally now, you just tap your credit card on the contactless payment panel, select what plug you want to use (CCS or Chademo) and plug it into your car. Its as easy as that.
It didn't used to be with phone apps, but those days have mostly gone.
@@GoGreenAutos For me it would not let me just pay and fill. ie from their website "The PAYG option enables you to use Source London charge points immediately without subscribing to any membership and without using a membership card. You will simply need a valid debit/credit card and a MOBILE PHONE WITH INTERNET ACCESS." it was not plug-in and pay. So I take it this is not the usual way at other charging points?
Three phase 22kw charging was a major factor for me buying Mégane. Often cheaper than rapid charger rates and ideal for a shopping trip/cinema visit etc.
Absolutely, but its just a shame 3-phase AC isn't more common in the UK.
Excellent comprehensive tutorial!
The first time I plugged my Masterplug granny charger into the port (located where the petrol cap would normally be on my Fiat), it felt odd because the process had more in common with recharging a cordless vacuum cleaner. Even using the wall charger that was installed nearly two years ago is still a novelty to me, and something of a pleasure compared with queuing at a petrol station!
Thank you and good to hear. Charging an EV is so easy (and clean!) which is something that non-EV drivers don't appreciate. Their assumptions are that its worst.
I haven't splashed any electrons on the forecourt yet!@@GoGreenAutos
This video is absolutely excellent! There are unfortunately quite some parameters to understand and you describe them so we'll. It took me a year to understand what kind of AC-cable that was suitable for my car. This video should go viral!!!
Thank you very much.
Great video very informative, also you will only get cheap rate electricity if you have a 2 rate meter and have that as part of your contract with your supplier
Thanks.
As for the meters, you just need a smart meter as they do half hour readings.
Very comprehensive. I was caught out when I had my 1st EV (with existing wall charger) and found the charger was a type 1 and EV was type 2 😱. Solved with an good quality adapter though 🙂
For futureproofing I'd advise anyone getting an EV with Type 1 to get Type 2 cables and a decent Type 1 to Type 2 adapter.
All Vag group are 3 phase. ID3 etc, the newer Kia ranges, charge at 11kw ac and here in Scotland most of the ChargePlace Scotland offer 7, 11 and 22 kw fast chargers and the 50Kw Rapids have up to 43kw AC tethered plugs.
I find my type2 supplied with my Mégane is too tight on the socket of my dads Zoe (2016) but his lead works on both. have you seen this and do you have any Zoe lead recommendations
Check for a rubber o-ring and make sure its not twisted up. This can happen on the type1 plugs as they age and the o-ring gets twisted up and comes out of its mounting place. The type2 plug doesn't have a o-ring (well most don't) but check to see if there's one in the socket on the car.
I want to fit a 7kw home charger but I measured the distance to my car and it's 15 metres. Is that too far to charge effectively? It will be a type two for an ioniq
You can get 15, 20 or even 30 metre type2 cables. However, I have experienced issues with some EVs when using long charge cables. Not tried on the Ioniq though.
Can you not get the charger any closer? i.e. using a post to mount the charger closer to the parked car. That's what I've done myself.
@@GoGreenAutos thank you for the reply I appreciate it. I wish I could get it closer but my car is parked in a council owned car park so it's not really feasible to put a post mounted charger there, I'm not technically supposed to charge at home there but I would do it using a anti trip cover as the lead would only run across one pavement which is rarely used by pedestrians. Tbh it's the only stumbling block to going ev for me but I think I can make it work.
Maybe it would be with speaking to Hyundai?
@@GoGreenAutos what has been your experience with longer cables? Slower charging? No charging at all? What length and vehicle?
11:30 Is running a portable charger to an indoor socket allowed in the UK? In my location (Norway) it is strictly forbidden to plug any outdoor appliance (including an EV charger) into an inside socket, as indoor sockets does not have as strict ground fault monitoring as an outdoor socket, which is required when operating anything exposed to rain (in case of a damaged cable etc)
Yes it is, in the UK.
Or your house may have already got one
my family and friends would never buy electric cars, No electric car is worth paying more than £3000 because it takes 30 minutes to rapid charge causing inconvenience time consuming and battery damages degrades faster when rapid charging
its expensive to repair ev car when it becomes faulty and out of warranty
in winter ev uses alot of battery for heating same with summer with air con
with cost of living people now have very less money to buy
It’s Not full self driving
I would Not pay any more than £2000 for your car
the battery degrades every year then car become useless and more inconvenience as it degrades
electric cars Not worth it’s value anymore
Thanks
Glad you found the video useful