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I’m looking for advice: just got a 2021 Bolt, installed a Level 2 charger at home, and I often have to drive over 200 miles away to spend the night in an area with no DCFC and no 240v outlet installed. (So the battery would be dead and with L1 charge it wouldn’t be full again for days.)...
Hello,
today I faced a weird issue where I could not unplug the Bolt from the charging station. 3 years with no issues until now. Last nighto had a bu ch of issues plugging in. The car would say that the plug was not fully inserted which seemed wrong. At one point the latch locked the plug and...
My 2019 Bolt (post battery recall) has the battery propulsion error , check engine light and won't charge. Been at the dealership for 30 days. All I get for updates is the runaround and "we're waiting for the inside tech to tell us what to do"
Yes I have read the thread about disconnecting...
So I plugged in to charge at a public level 2. Come back 8 hours later to find another bolt there! So awesome.
I finish my charge and am so excited to plug them in. Like a good samaritan, I hook up their car to the level 2 charger. I notice three flashes and exclaim “wow they are already 75%...
I have a HCS-40 Clipper Creek hard wired charger for sale, it works great and the 25 foot cable is a plus. I decided to go with a level #2 plug in charger so I can use it at our multiple locations. It's about 1.5 years old $350.00
Here is a link to it...
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