Apologies if this has already been answered somewhere (if so, please share the link). I recently purchased a used 2017 Bolt, which only has the J1772 port (does not have the two additional sockets below, which I believe enable CCS1 DC charging). From the layman’s perspective, it appears that the top part of a CCS1 EVSE is identical to a J1772 EVSE, with the only difference being the two DC ports in the oval portion of the CCS1 charger.
So is it possible to use a DC fast charging station with a CCS1 outlet with my non-DC Bolt? My hunch is no, because, when I went to plug in, the two bottom prongs on the CCS1 would get in the way. If that’s true, is there an adapter to covert CCS1 to J1772, which would transmit energy through the top/circular portion of the charging port, and not through the bottom/oval portion of the port (sort of like the adapters you can buy for a grounded three-prong 120v plug that enables you plug into an old-school outlet without a ground port)?
I realize that this would reduce the charging speed to level 2 rates, but in a pinch, would open a wider range of charging options. Case and point: this weekend we visited some friends that are about 120 miles away. We brought our ICE vehicle because the round trip was just over the max of the Bolt’s range (especially with highway driving). Level one charging wouldn’t have added enough range because we were only there for a few hours, but level two charging would have made it possible. Low and behold, there was a charging station a few blocks from their house, but it was DC fast charging with a CCS1 port that (I believe) won’t work with our Bolt. If we had a CCS1 to J1772 adapter (or some other workaround), would could have used the charging station as a level-2 charging station and brought our Bolt instead of our ICE vehicle. Maybe?
I realize this might violate charging station etiquette, as I would have been parked at a DC fast charging station for much longer than it is typically used for. In this case there were multiple charging stations in a row, so I wouldn’t be blocking someone from the one and only charger.
I’ll also note that I purchased the car assuming that I’d only be able to use level 1 and 2 charging. That’s fine, as it’s primarily used as my daily driver on my 80mi round trip commute, and because our second car is an ICE vehicle that we planned to continued using on longer trips. For us, the savings for the non-DC Bolt were worth it, and by the time our ICE vehicle needs replacing, we might be inclined to go electric with both cars.
So is it possible to use a DC fast charging station with a CCS1 outlet with my non-DC Bolt? My hunch is no, because, when I went to plug in, the two bottom prongs on the CCS1 would get in the way. If that’s true, is there an adapter to covert CCS1 to J1772, which would transmit energy through the top/circular portion of the charging port, and not through the bottom/oval portion of the port (sort of like the adapters you can buy for a grounded three-prong 120v plug that enables you plug into an old-school outlet without a ground port)?
I realize that this would reduce the charging speed to level 2 rates, but in a pinch, would open a wider range of charging options. Case and point: this weekend we visited some friends that are about 120 miles away. We brought our ICE vehicle because the round trip was just over the max of the Bolt’s range (especially with highway driving). Level one charging wouldn’t have added enough range because we were only there for a few hours, but level two charging would have made it possible. Low and behold, there was a charging station a few blocks from their house, but it was DC fast charging with a CCS1 port that (I believe) won’t work with our Bolt. If we had a CCS1 to J1772 adapter (or some other workaround), would could have used the charging station as a level-2 charging station and brought our Bolt instead of our ICE vehicle. Maybe?
I realize this might violate charging station etiquette, as I would have been parked at a DC fast charging station for much longer than it is typically used for. In this case there were multiple charging stations in a row, so I wouldn’t be blocking someone from the one and only charger.
I’ll also note that I purchased the car assuming that I’d only be able to use level 1 and 2 charging. That’s fine, as it’s primarily used as my daily driver on my 80mi round trip commute, and because our second car is an ICE vehicle that we planned to continued using on longer trips. For us, the savings for the non-DC Bolt were worth it, and by the time our ICE vehicle needs replacing, we might be inclined to go electric with both cars.
