Beginner's Guide to EV Charging

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EV Charging is probably the most confusing part of EV ownership - and even after owning my long range Model 3 for over a year and a half, and driving 20,000 miles, there are still some things that trip me up with it.
There’s different power levels, different plugs, different looking stations, and all of that is really confusing if you’re coming from a gas vehicle where everything is pretty standard.
So if you are a new owner or looking at switching to an EV, this video should help you out a bit. This isn’t going to be an in-depth technical video either, but if you finish watching this and want some more details about how charging works, let me know and I’ll make that happen.
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-Chapters-
0:00 Intro
0:33 What charges a car?
1:09 The Power Levels of Charging
1:39 Level 1 Charging
2:22 Level 2 Charging
3:20 Level 3 (DCFC) Charging
6:33 Charging Plug Types
6:50 J Plug (SAE J1772)
7:19 CCS (Combined Charging System)
7:38 CHAdeMO
7:59 Tesla
8:26 My Thoughts on Charging
9:20 Optiwatt Ad Break
10:07 Outro
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@brucewilson2763 11 ай бұрын

For EV’s to have a more successful future, charging stations and methods need to be standardized and simple.

@mnml 3 ай бұрын

Thanks. Well explained without extra fluff, time wasting, and only the important points

@eugene4294 Ай бұрын

Fellow Columbus resident. Just picked up a Ford Lightning a few days ago and can tell you that charging is super easy. I’ve been converted, EV for life! 🔋

@Sibs Ай бұрын

Love to hear it! Definitely join the Drive Electric Columbus group so you can come to our events!

@nukem384 2 жыл бұрын

Great straight forward explanation of all the different chargers and how they work! Hopefully we'll start seeing more level 3 chargers on more routes so travelling in an EV is even easier!

@Sibs 2 жыл бұрын

For sure! I think that infrastructure is going to be huge for those without home charging

@lurcharoni 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent, simple explanation ... thank you for this!

@gerardboulin6324 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Alex!

@sadiquabynum6879 Жыл бұрын

This was very helpful! Thank you so much for this video.

@LearnEnglishWithMatta Жыл бұрын

Great video brother 💪🏽

@andyprescott5573 Жыл бұрын

Super helpful. Thank you, Alex.

@Poteluz 10 ай бұрын

Precise information, great content. Thanks!

@iamYork_ 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you... I just picked up the Model 3 a few weeks ago and i live in Manhattan... Ive been charging at Tesla superchargers on the road and when im visiting friends/fam outside of the city using wall plugs... Thanks for the tips...

@Sibs 2 жыл бұрын

Congrats!! Hope you enjoy the car!

@realnicksutton 2 жыл бұрын

Not sure if this was mentioned, but another thing to add would be that some public chargers charge per minute and others charge per kWh.

@williamhirsch1001 5 ай бұрын

Thanks a real help in understanding plug types

@DrCh0ngo 6 ай бұрын

That was great. Thanks for the info

@antonthompson7838 2 жыл бұрын

Great video dude lots of useful info; I heard earlier today that Tesla is opening up their charging infrastructure to non-Tesla EV’s!✌️ All chargers should have universal connectors so everyone can charge wherever.✌️

@geobolt8788 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, very clear concise presentation. Have a Bolt about 3 years and just had the battery replacement. Noticed when public charging I am getting a lot more queries about EV's then ever. This video would be very helpful in explaining about the charging part of owning a ev.

@Sibs 2 жыл бұрын

That is the goal!! Feel free to share this with anyone you'd like

@EverydayEV 2 жыл бұрын

Yooo I recognize that ID.4 and home charger ;) haha fantastic video Alex!

@Sibs 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Brandan!

@jasonedwards243 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic video, ev charging was explained in an easy way. I am in the UK and very new to EV vechiles. I just bought a Nissan Leaf and have been researching as many videos as possible. Thanks for your insight. Ps to anyone out there EV's are not as complicated as you intitially think. Think of it in a modern way and as easy as charging your mobile phone. Keep the good work going.

@louiserothman6566 Жыл бұрын

I m not sure that the electricity Rao over here are different at different times?

@jackchinook 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks - future EV owner here. I'm currently shoping for what will probably be my last gas/diesel powered car, given I live in a rural area. This was a super helpful overview of some things I'm researching about to determine if I have already purchased my last gas vehicle. Thanks posting this.

@Sibs 2 жыл бұрын

Happy to help! Best of luck on your car journey!

@UBenHad Жыл бұрын

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@UBenHad Жыл бұрын

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@johnreese3762 6 ай бұрын

Well done, thanks!

@PMitchell106 Жыл бұрын

Great video. The other aspect of charging that doesn't often get discussed is the charging network. Who do I need to open accounts with to charge an EV? Are the prices the same at every charger on the network? Is public L2 charging cheaper than DC fast charging?

@zoeazsss5035 Жыл бұрын

Perfect explanation, thanx. :)

@Sibs Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

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@Steve_in_NJ Ай бұрын

New EV driver and owner here. It's been 1 1/2 weeks and my ChargePoint Level 2 home charger won't be installed until June 10, 2024 but I probably can hold out 4 weeks on a charge but just in case, found 2 local public chargers within 15 minutes from my home in case I need to charge up before my installation date. Once I get my home charger installed, I'll venture out further with my EV as I know I'll have a charger at home upon my return. Oh, and I have a KIA Niro EV.

@ThereseDuffy Жыл бұрын

Wonderful video! I am in the beginning research stage. This video explained EV charging both at home and away in a simple and complete manner that makes me feel competent to ask appropriate questions at the EV dealership. Thanks for sharing your insights. I do have a question, on long trips is waiting for an available charger a problem or do you have to wait for hours while others charge their EV?

@Sibs Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video and found it informative! I've never had to wait hours to charge my car - at most around 10 minutes, which has only been twice in 3 years of ownership and 50,000 miles.

@krunktina69 Ай бұрын

thank u so much

@GarbanzoBeansFan Жыл бұрын

nice 👍

@brucer6239 Жыл бұрын

Yes. Please provide more info videos

@toner37 11 ай бұрын

I now someone that has the Bolt and has never looked back. He is my go to for all things EV and charging. He does say that he always plugs in regardless, but he does live an hour outside the city/work. So that's maybe why he always plugs in. With newer EV models coming out like the Equinox EV and it's Ultium platform. Is it really needed to plug in all the time? Is there a temperature range that the battery should be plugged in to keep in conditioned in the warmer months? I know come winter when it hits around -15c( I live in Canada) then it's a plug in all the time. Also I live in an apartment and have already enquired to my property owner about down the road EV charging.

@altoclef6688 11 ай бұрын

Great video, but it applies to the United States and countries with the same standard, so it could be a good point to mention that in the beginning. Europeans will be very confused, since Europe uses the Mennekes 7-connector plug which handles 3-phase electricity, and Mennekes + CCS for fast DC charging. This is referred to as a "type 2" connector. Some older EV:s have the one-phase J1772 ("type 1") but I doubt you will find it on a public charger anymore, you will need an adapter. Also Teslas have the Mennekes. The level 1-3 are instead called Mode 2-4 (mode 1 is charging from an outlet without any current limiter, like you do with normal household appliances, it is abandoned for EV charging for good reasons). Mode 2, a trickle charger with a current limiter built in, Mode 3 destination charging (usually 11 kW, sometimes 22 kW), Mode 4 fast charging. One difference is that the max current for destination charging is reported by the car AND cable by a predefined set of resistances. AFAIK, there is no such thing in the cables for the J1772, where it is possible to have a to thin cable and overheat it.

@mariagardner3107 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I am brand new to EV charging, so you talked about a lot of things I had never even thought of. I will keep watching. Mostly, I want to know how the battery works. I heard charge at 80% because you don't want to over charge your battery. Also, I heard that you don't want to top off your charge if you are in a store or just parked for an hour. Any thoughts on this? Thank you

@Sibs Жыл бұрын

Here is my video on battery care: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f82Hpa51rty-oKc.html As for topping up for an hour, there is no reason you can't. Etiquette-wise, you **could** be blocking someone else from charging, so I generally try to avoid plugging in unless the site is completely empty or I do need to charge up. But the charger is there to be used, no one really has priority over another.

@malekkhelifi5116 2 жыл бұрын

in the EU Tesla, Model 3 use CCS, and old Model S / X use different plugs so EU superchargers have 2 cords

@Sibs 2 жыл бұрын

I have seen that! I usually stay US focused with these videos since that's where a majority of my audience is

@dustyrusty2572 2 жыл бұрын

I have 2022 Hyundai Tucson hybrid. I use L2 charger at stations to fast charge my car. Question, is there an adapter that can connect to an L3 charger n the other end of the adapter is L2.? And will it speed up the charging time?

@tamilbiker 11 ай бұрын

how to use chademo dc charger with testla converter. Can you make a video I have Chevrolet menlo and I don't know how to use DC

@larryduvall5971 6 ай бұрын

How much does it cost at these charging stations?

@LFCRVNTS Ай бұрын

We are starting to switch the L3 to have Tesla chargers NACS

@Jake__X Жыл бұрын

CCS connectors are now available for tesla charge ports

@Sibs Жыл бұрын

Yes 🙌

@althomas6045 3 ай бұрын

how much battery life is lost when using level 3 fast charging vs level 2 charging?

@HarryFenigal Жыл бұрын

Electric vehicles can be charged using both fast-charging and slow-charging methods. Hybrid vehicles, on the other hand, can only use slow-charging. Slow charging typically has a lower power output and longer charging time, making it suitable for recharging during longer periods of vehicle downtime. Fast charging, with a higher power output and shorter charging time, is suitable for emergency recharging needs.

@glennclarke9442 Жыл бұрын

Does optiwatt work with any EV...say a Kia EV6?

@rjpollard2012 11 ай бұрын

Technically power is measured in Watts, kilowatts are simply one thousand watt unit i.e., a 7 kw supply is actually a 7,000 watt supply.

@samanthamiller2981 Жыл бұрын

7:24 just purchased a plug in hybrid that came with the slow charger. If I took it to a charging station that has a level 2, will I be using their plug?

@Sibs Жыл бұрын

Yes you should!

@otrnam1 6 ай бұрын

Have a 2023 Jeep hybrid. Need a charging adapter for charging out in the wild. That was not supplied by Jeep.

@Sibs 6 ай бұрын

Using which stations? If it's non-Tesla you shouldn't need an adapter

@otrnam1 6 ай бұрын

@@Sibs When I’m on the interstate. All I see are Tesla charging stations. That’s why I need an adapter

@alnagel4517 4 ай бұрын

Next video please

@Eggroll_kinggg 11 ай бұрын

Can you elaborate or hook a link to the charger that you were talking about at 3:11 mark please?

@Sibs 11 ай бұрын

Here's what came with my car - unfortunately it is not included anymore. shop.tesla.com/product/mobile-connector?sku=1763817-00-A

@Eggroll_kinggg 11 ай бұрын

@@Sibs thanks for the link 🙏🏾🙏🏾

@MrWoodhaven11421 Жыл бұрын

Even waiting for 20 minutes it's still a lot of time, that's just people waiting before you makes no sense, and what people do to charge their cars if they live in apartment, got to be a better system than that ,that's why nobody will be giving up there gas powered cars anytime soon

@Uriah625 10 ай бұрын

If you can’t afford to buy a house, you shouldn’t be buying a new car. Problem solved.

@michael2826 Жыл бұрын

How does the charging unit get their power

@Uriah625 10 ай бұрын

UPS delivers energon cubes. Then the station service person installs the energon cubes.

@vaughngina Ай бұрын

I’m renting an electric car for a week. Should I be worried about charging it?

@soundlikemoneyenttv Ай бұрын

Yeah I got a loaner today im already 65% after a day a moderate driving

@Sibs Ай бұрын

Worried, no, but definitely want to plan and see what chargers will be in the area around you. Get familiar with what kind of charging the vehicle is capable of as well. I'd check out the app "Chargeway" to see what is compatible with the vehicle you're renting.

@kd-bc1lz Жыл бұрын

I've never seen a Tesla that doesn't have a vanity plate.

@valentinaharold1333 Жыл бұрын

How much does it cost? The stations

@Sibs Жыл бұрын

Anywhere from $200 to $100,000 depending on power output!

@geneland 4 ай бұрын

How much does it typically cost the driver to charge their vehicle at one of these commercial charging stations?@@Sibs

@henryhill3778 Жыл бұрын

1. Plan on a LONG time to charge IF you are at the end of your range. AND don't expect the range to be honest. 2. Don't plan on having the kids in the car when charging (It will take more time than you think/want) 3. If you are taking a trip, plan on MANY Lunches after the end of the range. 4. Plan on the charging station to be broken, or all chargers full. 6. Plan on using the car around town only cause of the above.

@MrWoodhaven11421 Жыл бұрын

People waiting at these charging stations to get powered up that'll be a long wait, like if there's two people waiting what empty charging station enjoy the third one you could be waiting at maybe 2 hours that's crazy, with in 5-minute you pump the gas and your out of there

@666angel4 9 ай бұрын

lol i don’t got time for all that

@gabepershall Жыл бұрын

Good video with good info, but not a fan of that shirt. Gas>electric, for now...

@gabe415 Жыл бұрын

Charging an ev should be as easy as putting gas in your car and in equal time. I don’t want to wait 15- 20 minutes or wait half hour for the previous car to leave the charger. And I don’t have a dedicated place (home) to charge the ev. Range is another problem. In winter range is reduced by half. Charging any evs should be all the same. I will keep my gas car. Someone somewhere will come up with a super filter to cut off all CO2 emissions coming out from my car.

@onlythebest3311 Жыл бұрын

Cool story bro, but back on planet earth super charging still takes 20 mins and is not coming down anytime soon, winter does not cut battery by half in any modern ev include Tesla more like 10% or less depends on how cold, there is no filter that eliminates all co2 from combustion engines because you know….laws of physics. Keep your gas car, continue waste money on gas, and do your part destroying your grand kids planet. Carry on

@gabe415 Жыл бұрын

@@onlythebest3311 you are right! We have to clean our mess!

@piarabasra7545 Ай бұрын

I like to see the charger station setup so you can tap your credit card and charge your car. Government should force all charging companies to make it that simple simple .

@PierceHaviland Жыл бұрын

It is not true that all EVs come with a Level 1 charger! My $106k Mercedes EQS came without any charger. Fortunately I was upgrading from a Honda Clarity PHEV and I had a Level 2 charger at home. Don’t assume that all EVs come with a charger when that is not correct.

@Sibs Жыл бұрын

This video is a bit outdated. At the time I made it most, if not all, included a Level 1 mobile charger.

@HOTBOYHOTFINDS Жыл бұрын

Electric bill sounds high

@derekbede3281 5 ай бұрын

How much do you pay per month for gasoline?

@cs1992 Жыл бұрын

After watching this: GAS > ELECTRIC Lithium is not the answer

@Sibs Жыл бұрын

Lithium only needs mined once, gas continuously needs drilled for to fuel gasoline cars.

@Airbender24B Жыл бұрын

Long ahh arms

@jascam1 9 ай бұрын

EV sucks without charging infrastructure, you can’t find a working charger and charging is neither fast nor cheap. Thanks Biden for the inflated gas prices.

@UBenHad Жыл бұрын

US FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL SOON BEGIN CHARGING EV OWNERS HIGHWAY TAX....EQUIVILENT TO THE "GAS TAX" AND SAY THIS WILL BE PAYABLE AT TIME OF EV REGISTRATION!!!!!

@meanmr.mustard3511 Жыл бұрын

Lol thanks for the all caps dude