Stranded! *temporarily (DC Fast Charging Issue?)

[GDN]

When I look in PlugShare at the metro area nearest to me, I see several DCFCs at car dealers….Chevrolet, Kia, Hyundai, Nissan, even a Harley dealer. But no Ford!

Check your filter - no one has a DCFC at a dealership yet. DCFC are "Level 3" - high speed. Most any of them have and guaranteed for Harley, they are Level 2 at best.

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[Zansurf]

Sorry to everyone yes level 1 was a typo I meant level 2.

 

[Heliian]

Check your filter - no one has a DCFC at a dealership yet. DCFC are "Level 3" - high speed. Most any of them have and guaranteed for Harley, they are Level 2 at best.

There are 3rd party level 3 chargers at some dealerships that I've seen, I would imagine there's lots I haven't seen too.

 

[Maquis]

Check your filter - no one has a DCFC at a dealership yet. DCFC are "Level 3" - high speed. Most any of them have and guaranteed for Harley, they are Level 2 at best.

They are all 24KW DC with CCS connector.
In my book, L2 describes an AC J1772 connection.

I guess the “FC” part is questionable. But in the context of this thread, these would suffice for a dealer to check his DC charging problem.

 

[GDN]

They are all 24KW DC with CCS connector.
In my book, L2 describes an AC J1772 connection.

I guess the “FC” part is questionable. But in the context of this thread, these would suffice for a dealer to check his DC charging problem.

Thats fair for the context - but DCFC is defined as 50kW and above.

https://www.transportation.gov/rura...t speed,,percent in just 20 minutes to 1 hour.

 

[TaxmanHog]

I'm getting reports from various angles about how folks are perceiving this exchange, at times it's a bit over the top, remember to be respectful while sharing your opposing POV's.

 

[Maquis]

I'm getting reports from various angles about how folks are perceiving this exchange, at times it's a bit over the top, remember to be respectful while sharing your opposing POV's.

I hope it wasn’t about the back and forth between @GDN and me. I was cool with everything he said to me, and I hope he feels the same.

 

[MickeyAO]

There are no Level 3 chargers available right now according to SAE. There are Level 1 and 2 AC chargers (what you normally find at your home) and Level 1 and 2 DC Fast Chargers. The requirements for Level 3 on each are still undefined.

 

[GDN]

I hope it wasn’t about the back and forth between @GDN and me. I was cool with everything he said to me, and I hope he feels the same.

Indeed the same.

 

[MickeyAO]

There are no Level 3 chargers available right now according to SAE. There are Level 1 and 2 AC chargers (what you normally find at your home) and Level 1 and 2 DC Fast Chargers. The requirements for Level 3 on each are still undefined.

I stand corrected! Just checked and AC Level 3 HAS been defined.

You can't buy one, but it has been defined.

 

[Zansurf]

So we have a resolution and it’s not nearly as exciting as one would think. Apparently there is an actuating pin in the charge port that only gets deployed for L3 DCFC. The pin is easily broken if you don’t unlock the charging handle properly at DCFC and all future DCFC is disabled. They are replacing the actuator. There is some TSB for this so apparently it’s not an uncommon issue.

 

[Heliian]

So we have a resolution and it’s not nearly as exciting as one would think. Apparently there is an actuating pin in the charge port that only gets deployed for L3 DCFC. The pin is easily broken if you don’t unlock the charging handle properly at DCFC and all future DCFC is disabled. They are replacing the actuator. There is some TSB for this so apparently it’s not an uncommon issue.

Fantastic! Glad it was something simple. Do you know if it just broke or was it a plug mishap?

 

[USA EV]

The pin is easily broken if you don’t unlock the charging handle properly at DCFC

Good to know, thanks! I've had some issues getting DCFCs to "let go" and have yanked pretty hard a couple of times. I'll be more deliberate making sure charging is fully stopped, etc.

P.S. You were definitely left stranded.

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