HERE Is How To Charge at Electrify America! Important For New EV owners!

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Make the most out of your first trip to Electrify America and join Evan as he presents a detailed guide for charging at Electrify America.
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[@briansun4587]

very helpful video for 1st time EV owners, thank you!

[@goneelectric]

Thanks, you’re welcome!

[@johnlyons1330]

My first EV charge (Bolt EUV) was at that exact EA station at the Vons in Seal Beach in July 2023. I had about 50% state of charge but wasn't sure if a charge would be successful so I didn't want to let it get any lower. Nine months later, all the charging anxiety I had buying the car is gone. Totally dependent on public charging. Rarely had an issue charging, and where I did, there's another charger not too far away.

[@goneelectric]

That’s great to hear! Reflects my experience as well. We do have issues on the road occasionally, but experience in troubleshooting builds confidence.

[@coreyschmidt734]

Have you gotten the update for plug and charge? I had 4 stops from Southern California to the pnw and initializing the charge was easy and flawless.

[@ronb4633]

Nice training video Eric, one comment is that at 11:35 you said 8 mph of charging which would be quite pathetic. It was 8 mi./min. 😊 Also, thanks for getting the trashcan there. That is a great improvement. I did actually use that station once myself when I was in Irvine, and the one at spectrum was busy as it always is. Walked across the street to the Starbucks while charging.

[@goneelectric]

Thanks! I’m sure that’s not the only time I misspoke, but yes, that’d be pathetic. I actually like that spectrum station- I guess I got lucky the one time I used it.

[@Kmack0080]

Thanks very helpful

[@lbpoundie3507]

Super helpful!

[@goneelectric]

Glad it was helpful!

[@tommason8104]

Nice info…I’ve been using EA for a while now and can concur that your info is accurate. In fact I picked up a tip or two that I wasn’t aware of. Thanks.

[@goneelectric]

Glad you found it useful. You’re welcome!

[@Prodigious1One]

Is Electrify America not charging chademo anymore? I cannot figure out how to start a charge for my Nissan Leaf with an EA charger. The charger still says 19 cents per minute. But the app doesn't show a charger to choose. I wonder if I have to use my debit card at the machine to start the charge instead of the app?

[@goneelectric]

EA is still accommodating CHAdeMO, but they are planning on phasing it out in the next few years. I’d try debit, or call customer service; they’re usually responsive.

[@Prodigious1One]

@@goneelectric OK, thanks. I wonder why the app didn't work.

[@rockstarmax]

Great video on electrify America. I am with Cennox a national company that does repairs installation and turnkey solutions. I would like to get a hold of you to maybe partner so if you could please respond and we could exchange emails. Thank you. Max my name is Max as well.

[@goneelectric]

Hi Max. You can find my email address under the 'About' section of my KZbin page. Appreciate your interest.

[@MaggieStasny]

How can I charge my 2023 Bolt EUV with OUT a smart phone?? What EVCSs just take VISA card like a gas station??

[@goneelectric]

You can charge as a “guest user” at EA. You’d use your VISA on the card scanner (as long as it works)

[@MaggieStasny]

@@goneelectric Are all the charge stations that way = "Guest User" & use a visa? We only see two trips that we would like to take in the Bolt that are out of the range of a full charge. Also can you verify that at a RV 50 amp plugin is the same as a Level 2 charging outlet, they are the same connectors? Up here in PNW I see mostly BLINK chargers. We bought the Bolt for it was affordable & most of our trips are well within an 70% charge & the 2008 AVEO5 is showing its age/miles. We are in our late 70s & love this ride.

[@carlossantamaria2478]

What is the function for the buttons at the bottom?

[@goneelectric]

I’m not quite sure what their function is other than redundancy- you can either use the touchscreen or those buttons for basic functions like ‘start/stop charge’ or ‘continue’.

[@Ryan-rr5fg]

Congratulations on the trash can!! We don’t have any in my area!!

[@goneelectric]

Maybe someday you’ll have one too…

[@IroonieLA]

plug share gives no results to me, no matter how many filters I have turned on or off.

[@goneelectric]

I’ve experienced temporary bugs/glitches with PlugShare that resolve either by re-booting the app or my phone, or by waiting a few days for them to fix it. Quite annoying, but it’s part of the public charging game.

[@AnimeRoot]

How To Charge at Electrify America! = Oh it's Broken, just like the last one, just like almost all of them broken in some way. I've never had any luck with Electrify America. They really need to fix these problems, or people will continue to not buy EVs.

[@goneelectric]

This is not just an EA problem. Agree there is a long way to go before public charging infrastructure is adequate to meet the various needs of EV drivers.

[@pkftw4166]

Kinda long for the data covered. Didn’t complete video. Looking for shorter and more concise one. Props for doing this.

[@markc6714]

I don't remember needing an app to check the status of the petrol pumps at my local station before I arrive......

[@jiujitsujedi]

Would be useful

[@markc6714]

@@jiujitsujedi why? They all work, all the time.....

[@harveyhenry3598]

If noticed the charge that was featured here was free of a fee. If I could find an app that would lead me to a free gas station I would defiantly use that app with every fill up.

[@markc6714]

Why would you sit inside an expl#sive vehicle (EV) while charging? It's the most dangerous time

[@ronaldgarrison8478]

Audio is really bad. Lots of distortion, and blasting. Very irritating.▼

[@goneelectric]

Not sure what you’re referring to. Might want to check your audio settings.

[@ronaldgarrison8478]

@@goneelectric No, it's not my audio settings, or everything else would have the same problem. If you don't see the problem, nothing I say is likely to help.

[@goneelectric]

I don’t hear what you’re hearing. Thanks for watching.

[@marciapearce7006]

@marciapearce7006 58 seconds ago Very helpful, thank you Evan! Going to first charging station this morning with Ida, my new ID.4!