How long will it be before insurance companies specifically exclude anyone charging their car without a certified charging outlet? (oh wait, they probally are wriggling out of claims by default as we speak….)
(oh wait, they probally are wriggling out of claims by default as we speak….)
Citation please
exactly.
I dont think they'd have much ground to stand on. I can plug an 8-10A oil heater in, no issues. Why can't I plug in a 8A car charger? Into a 10A rated socket?
The EVSE importers ALREADY get out of warrenty replacements if you use an extension lead tho (also: don't use an extension lead if you don't have to - not over a long time anyway. Ask me - and the $500 hit my CC took for a new one - how I found this out!)
TBF, I got an outdoor rated, 32A-cabled (tho only rated to 10A otherwise, I just want to avoid running more cable if we ever upgrade) 3pin plug near where the car is. No extension lead needed, and a lot tidier. I wish I could get a decent power monitor on it, but oh well.
I’m mainly referring to the use of extension cords via windows or under garage doors and across paths etc or ad hoc ways to charge your car without an appropriate solution installed.
Not a lot of people would get or spend $$ on a decent outdoor rated one. If somthing then occurred then would be easy pickings for said insurers to deny claims.
And the more people who do have incidents, then ultimately rules get tighter…
Goosey: I’m mainly referring to the use of extension cords via windows or under garage doors and across paths etc or ad hoc ways to charge your car without an appropriate solution installed.
Not a lot of people would get or spend $$ on a decent outdoor rated one. If somthing then occurred then would be easy pickings for said insurers to deny claims.
And the more people who do have incidents, then ultimately rules get tighter…
So no actual evidence then? Just hairsay and assumptions?
Goosey: I’m mainly referring to the use of extension cords via windows or under garage doors and across paths etc or ad hoc ways to charge your car without an appropriate solution installed.
Not a lot of people would get or spend $$ on a decent outdoor rated one. If somthing then occurred then would be easy pickings for said insurers to deny claims.
And the more people who do have incidents, then ultimately rules get tighter…
So no actual evidence then? Just hairsay and assumptions?
He did say "probably" so seems obvious that it was simply casual speculation.
How long will it be before insurance companies specifically exclude anyone charging their car without a certified charging outlet? (oh wait, they probally are wriggling out of claims by default as we speak….)
Firefighters are responding to almost a fire each day in Melbourne caused by rechargeable lithium-ion batteries that commonly used in electric vehicles (EVs), FRV said.
Some of the main reasons batteries catch fire include using non-compatible charging equipment, overheating, damage to the battery, short-circuiting and battery cell malfunction.
...travel adaptor connected to an aftermarket charging lead
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That is plain silly, and nothing to do with it being an EV being chaged. Using a travel adapter for any continuous high currernt load is asking for trouble. There's a huge variation in quality of these things, some of which are complete junk. Even the good quality ones should only be used for low current temporary use.
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