Autonomous Automatic "no hands" Charging is Here

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If you live in Washington State or Portland OR area, "NoCord" is available now. If not, the DIY version will be here THIS Summer.

https://daveinolywa.blogspot.com/2019/04/automated-charging-is-here.html
 
Very interesting! Is it actually NEC compliant? The videos on his site (nocord.com) make it a bit easier to understand. Looks like you have to provide your own EVSE as well, so definitely not cheap, but worth it for some. Makes a lot of sense for anyone with a garage.
 
No details on certs or anything like that but guessing Stuart has his t's crossed and what not. It is a rather safe design since it relies at least partially on the J-1772 protocol.

As far as spendy? If you want an expensive automated charging system, I have one!

https://youtu.be/Bbzw8AEeYh0
 
WOW! Looks like Doc Brown from Back To The Future has been working on this... Seems like a lot of hardware and work to save not plugging in..

I think that the future is more an inductive pad on the ground of some kind of connect that is low to the ground.
 
powersurge said:
WOW! Looks like Doc Brown from Back To The Future has been working on this... Seems like a lot of hardware and work to save not plugging in..

I think that the future is more an inductive pad on the ground of some kind of connect that is low to the ground.
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Induction sounds good but lower efficiency is an issue. It would matter little around here (last bill 8.6 cents/kwh) but no so much in areas that see over 25 cents per kwh.

Besides, talk of inductive charging has been going on for a while now. Know anyone who is using it?
 

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