So for the first time, my MIL tried to use a public Level 3 charger out in Canmore. It was her and a few friends. The vehicle was sitting around 30%, so driving back to central Calgary from Canmore would definitely sap the remaining charge. Fortunately there are at least four different Level 3-equipped charging stations in Canmore.
It did not go smoothly.
She plugged in the Level 2 charger cable then called because it was taking forever. This is because she just assumed the same cable she uses at home would charge the car at Level 3 speeds. She didn't think it would fit because the vehicle has a rubber filler in the lower portion of the connector effectively hiding it until you want to use it. Thankfully while I was on the phone helping her out, a guy who also owned an EV helped them out and the charging is underway.
Now that she's done it once, I'm sure she'll be fine. But this is a woman who is not completely tech-inept, she can generally figure things out by herself, but for a first-timer, this was a crap experience. EV adoption is going to be a royal nightmare if we can't figure out how to make this easier for people.
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-James
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Originally Posted by Azure
Typical dumb take.
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