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Are you new to EVs and EV charging?

I put together a few notes recently on my blog for people new to EV's and EV chargers. I hope you find it useful.

https://evtechplanet.com/what-every-...-need-to-know/

Re: Are you new to EVs and EV charging?

Thanks for the link. I have been using the 110 volt EVSE cord that came with the 2021 Pacifica but it takes around 12 hrs to get a full charge with that if the battery is almost depleted. I am considering a hard wired home 220volt charger but they are a bit pricey. To me the PHEV technology is the best of both worlds (with the present battery technology). I usually take short local trips that are well within the Pacifica's 35 mile battery range so I have not purchased any gasoline for many weeks. Dash readout presently shows 74 MPG overall for around 4500 miles. Really liking this Pacifica! Bought it dirt cheap too plus got a $4,000.Tax Credit (icing on the cake) I have 16k invested in a 2021 like new Pacifica that gets +70 MPG and drives like a dream.... These things seem to be the best kept secret in the used vehicles car marketplace!

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Originally Posted by dnt1010 (Post 278117)

Thanks for the link. I have been using the 110 volt EVSE cord that came with the 2021 Pacifica but it takes around 12 hrs to get a full charge with that if the battery is almost depleted. I am considering a hard wired home 220volt charger but they are a bit pricey. To me the PHEV technology is the best of both worlds (with the present battery technology). I usually take short local trips that are well within the Pacifica's 35 mile battery range so I have not purchased any gasoline for many weeks. Dash readout presently shows 74 MPG overall for around 4500 miles EV Charger. Really liking this Pacifica! Bought it dirt cheap too plus got a $4,000.Tax Credit (icing on the cake) I have 16k invested in a 2021 like new Pacifica that gets +70 MPG and drives like a dream.... These things seem to be the best kept secret in the used vehicles car marketplace!

The other day I used Electrify America and other Brand EV owners came to look at my ride. I need to get to knowledge 101 so to speak more knowledgeable. It seems that EV owners are very knowledgeable about their vehicles , more so than the dealership sales people.

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Originally Posted by stefanrobin (Post 278423)

Yeah these PHEV owners remind me of the Jeep owners. They are into the PHEV thing kind of like the Jeep people are into offroading LOL. Today 9-27-2024 we have driven the Pacifica PHEV approx 10,000 miles, it has had a couple of minor hiccups but we are still very pleased with it. Just bought a new house that has 220 volt plug already in the attached garage so I may step up my charging game with a new fast charge station in the next few weeks. On gaining knowledge on your specific vehicle, there are multiple forums across the vast internet universe targeted towards specific vehicles. Some are good and others not os good you just have to wade thru. I ended up dropping my membership at the last one due to a couple of idiots on there flaming people for no reason other than their own egos. life is to short for that crap. May not be much traffic here but sometimes peace and quiet are greatly enjoyed....