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My newly-installed Emporia Level 2 smart charger immediately recognized my Emporia Vue Utility Connect, and began charging my Lightning using only excess solar energy. The truck seemed to accept a lower rate of charge without any problems. Today I’ve been watching the Emporia charge my...

Yes, my Tesla Wall Charger must be a Gen1. It definitely doesn't have a WiFi interface, so it's not a "Smart Charger". Using a TeslaTap Mini adapter, it's been working well for almost three years. But all adjustments to the rate and timing of charging have to be done manually or via the EV...

I just purchased an Emporia Level 2 EVSE for my system, which includes 36 rooftop panels and 3 Tesla Powerwalls. I've been using a Tesla wall charger left over from when we had a Tesla Model 3. That has been working fine, except that it's not a smart EVSE and will only charge at 40 amps...

Fascinating, thanks! Looks like in almost any case, most of us are better off using the solar energy we produce than selling it back to the grid utility. Smart chargers like the Emporia Level 2 EVSE solve the problem of not being home to manually charge your EV when the sun is shining. You can...

Good points, although my focus on cost-savings is driven in part by my desire to recoup my solar investment as quickly as possible. It appears that my utility (PGE) pays me retail rates for solar power used to offset the grid power I consume each month. But any excess solar energy I produce...

Does your Lightning (or other EV) throw a charge fault when the Emporia charger varies the rate of charge according to solar production?

Apparently the Emporia Level 2 EVSE has the ability to vary the charge rate based on solar production when paired with the company's energy monitors.

Having just expanded my Sun Power rooftop solar array and added a third Tesla Powerwall battery to my house, I'm trying to figure out the optimal charging plan for my three EVs (Lightning and two Mustang Mach-Es). Previously, with 20 solar panels producing 6 kW maximum, I wasn't able to charge...

The air-to-air refueling analogy only works if the Lightning and the Tesla are driving while connected and charging! 😂

I only use this charger when I go camping and have access to a 50-amp hookup. But as I recall from last summer, this mobile charger easily matched my Level 2 charger at home. I'll see if I can find a screenshot from the charger's app, but as I recall it was close to 10 kW.

Sounds like a plan. Remember, however, if you need to connect to a 30-amp hookup to charge your truck, you'l need the appropriate adapter as mentioned here. Some campsites come with only a 30-amp hookup, so it's wise to be prepared.

Drawing 40 amps from a 50-amp hookup, the truck will charge as if it was connected to my Level 2 charger at home. That is, depending on the state of charge when you arrived, it should be fully charged overnight or slightly longer.

When camping, I always try and book campsites with 50-amp hookups. 30 amps is just too slow for charging my truck. Remember you can only charge at a continuous load of 80% of rated capacity (e.g., 40 amps from a 50 amp hookup). Anticipating a major camping trip, I purchased this mobile charger...

Where does one buy them? Anyone have a link?

Nice! Did you buy a kit or just paint it yourself?

Congratulations! My wife was also reluctant at first, but we have three EVs now. We've learned how to charge on frequent road trips. And with our expanded solar array, we can now charge exclusively with solar power at home. I just love cheating both Chevron out of oil profits and my power...

Coming to the Bay Area in late June, too. Might be fun to see some of the OEM demos.

Safety at charging stations, particularly at night and in urban areas, is a serious issue. Many women have told me they're reluctant to purchase an EV because charging takes a long time and unlike gas stations, you cannot simply drive away if threatened by someone. Seems like the EV industry...

I just recently got my 22,000 points for a Lightning purchase in early March. I bought my 2022 truck Gold certified pre-owned, but still got the points.

Navy Federal Credit Union had better rates than Ford Credit when I bought my Lightning.