Helpful video as I expand my knowledge of the EV world. Please keep making the basic videos to help more people catch up with this quickly evolving technology.
Thanks Martyn, another great episode and a good looking haircut. Since electric vehicles in the USA are only about 11 years old, it will take another 25 years to figure out a charging standard that works for all vehicles around the world. In 25 years the technology will change so drastically that whatever we’re doing today will seem as quaint as hand pumped gas pumps.
Thanks Larry! You're right about the tech changing so rapidly. We might not even have charging cables in 25 years...we just take wireless charges in car parks and at traffic lights, etc. Thanks for the comment!
A industry standard that's adopted internationally regarding charging sockets and plugs is to be applauded, rather than having a plethora of systems requiring multiple charging cables to be carried and generating less confusion among EV adopters.
Even though CCS seems to becoming 'the' standard, here in the states there appears to be inconsistentancy experienced by how some chargers interact with various manufacturers. Granted I have a unicorn Chevy Spark EV which is an early adopter of the CCS standard but it seems many of us Spark EV owners experience unsuccessful charging that appears to be with certain fast charging manufacturers. I wonder if all charger manufacturers fully implement the standard or if certain auto manufacturers expect a certain 'handshake' response before accepting input from a given charger which causes charging to fail. Not a good thing if you are counting on a particular charging station to work if you take a road trip short or long to get you back home.
It's definitely an issue Bill. That 'handshake' isn't mentioned much. I remember hearing a charging company say that sometimes their units are labelled as broken, but in fact it's the car refusing the charge.
@@BestElectricVehicle I'm interested in if Tesla cars have communication issues on the Tesla charging network and also if Teslas now using CCS experience any charging issues going forward. The funny thing is here in the states EVgo's chargers OS is based on Windows and my Sparks underlying OS is also Windows based so much for the early start to the IoT "internet of things". Typically, it seems a reboot of the chargers resolves most of the connectivity issues.
@Dany Bougie yep, holding the connector can help but sometimes it takes several attempts to get a successful charge. I just read a review on the new Mach E and it too occasionally had a bad charging session so it appears something is not consistent either in the timeing before the car accepts the handshake from the charger or the current sent is not consistent within the ranges the vehicle will accept.
Yeah, spot on. But these days everyone just refers to the unit you pull up to as the charger. So we'll just roll with that we suppose! Thanks for the comment!
@@BestElectricVehicle I find this super frustrating to drive up to a charging station and not be able to use it. I understand advancing technology but not abandoning those who bought in the beginning. Electrify America is now at Fred Meyer (US grocery store) and I can't use it. Thanks for the info.
That was about as plain as day, as plain as day gets. Then again, I already knew. I'd like to read comments from people who didn't know before. Did that lift the mist for you?
Thanks for the comment Andy. It's hard to judge what level to pitch it at. Suppose this section of the channel is about informing newcomers to the EV world.
