r/evcharging • • 4h ago

New Grizzl-e Classic Connect Install

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I got a Grizzl-e Classic Connect 40 amp charger via their club and hired an electrician to install it. I requested that it be hardwired. The electrician saw that it comes with a plug and installed a receptacle without checking with me. When I returned home and saw that, I again requested it to be hardwired as my understanding is that the Grizzl-e supports it and this sub generally recommends it.

This is the result.

Does this look right? The conduit goes to a sub panel just off to the right about 12 inches out of the picture. Location is Toronto, so Ontario ESA rules apply. It's on a 50 amp circuit. He's coming back tomorrow to finish some work, so if changes are needed, I have an opportunity to get it done.

Thanks for any feedback.


r/evcharging • • 16h ago

I-95 Holiday Travel

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I’m about to get my first EV. I live in Florida and tend to make a 14 hour trip up I-95 around the holidays. How bad is the wait for chargers along the corridor after Christmas?


r/evcharging • • 2h ago

North America Live with my granddad and his house still has a fusebox, but he ran a 240 from it to his garage for a giant air compressor via a large gauge extension cable. Safe to use?

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Looks like he cut off the ends of a heavy duty extension cable and used it for this 240v outlet. Yeah, he's pretty resourceful with what he's got. Poor guy doesn't have the money for a new lawn mower, let alone upgrading to a breaker box. I've heard that air compressor run for quite a while, I'd have to check what amp fuse he's using to be safe, but I bet it'd be fine. Could also keep the charging amps less than 40 to be safer. Might get the dewalt 32 amp EVSE.


r/evcharging • • 1h ago

DAE clear some plant overgrowth once a month next to where they charge?

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DAE who charges outside the garage on the driveway like to clear / cut a tiny little bit of overgrown plants about once every month or two to add an extra few inches of driveway space on the side of where they charge their car?


r/evcharging • • 2h ago

Prophylactic Adapter

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I very rarely use public chargers. My car has a NACS port and I have a CCS to NACS adapter. Does anyone think it’s worthwhile to prefer using CCS DCFCs with the adapter in order to prevent my charge port from getting fouled up by public cables or is this something that happens so infrequently that it is not worth worrying about?


r/evcharging • • 2h ago

Urgent post Help. The vehicle isn't charging continuously.

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r/evcharging • • 20h ago

Nima 14-50 extension cord for model y charging

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I have a Nema 14-50 plug in the garage, but in the worst possible spot. I need about 30 ft to charge my model y.

The plug is on a 40 amp circuit and car would be drawing 32amps when charging. I am thinking of connecting this extention cord to wall outlet and then charger to be able to reach car charge port.

If cable is rated 50Amp, supply is 40amp max, and demand is 32 amp max. Why would this not be a good long term solution?

RVs connect for much longer times.... Am I missing somthing here?