Your cable is too short? That sounds like a personal problem.

 

People have a dryer outlet in their garage? Is this a "land where it doesn't freeze" thing?

 

1960's stuff in the PNW is this way.

 

Even when a manufacturer claims their cable is 25ft, it's open to interpretation. This especially applies to the no-name brands on Amazon, but sometimes to major brands as well. Looking at GM's listing for their portable charger I don't even see the cable length specified.

The main "trick" that I've seen is that they'll include the length of the AC cable that plugs into the wall and add it to the length of the cable the exits the charger to the car. They might even include the length of the charger itself and the J1772 connector length. Even adding all of that, I've still seen cables shorter than specified in their description.

So until an industry standard is established, it's still the wild west out there in EV cable land.

 

So until an industry standard is established, it's still the wild west out there in EV cable land.

Good reason to check State of Charge reviews of chargers.

The Grizzl-E Mini has a 25 ft cable, as does the Juicebox I am trying to replace. I had assumed the OEM EVSE would as well, so it was frustrating that it didn't reach the truck's charging port.

The OEM EVSE does not have the ability to program charging times or record any data. That is why I ordered a Grizzl-E Mini. Unfortunately, it wouldn't connect to my home WiFi initially. They say it can only connect to a 2.4 ghz only network but it couldn't connect to the one all my other 2.4 ghz devices are on. I tried another network with both 2.4 ghz and 5 ghz bands and it did connect but only charged at 2.5 kW and I still couldn't access the app to change the charging settings. I sent it back.

I also learned that the app only works if the Grizzl-E Mini is connected to the WiFi your phone is on. That means all the app features are lost when you are away from your home. Frustrating. I suppose you could connect to the truck's WiFi (while you have OnStar) but then the truck has to be ON to do that.

So, we are stuck with "dumb" EVSE's when away from home.

 

You can connect to the mini's wifi when away from home to adjust the settings from a browser. IP is 192.168.4.1 This is also where you can adjust the 120V current to 24A.

 

Have you done that when away from home? Their tech support told me I couldn't.

Have spoken to two tech support people. The one in India was useless. He told me it had to be on a dedicated network with no other devices on it

 

I tested it a few hours ago and the charger wasn’t on my home network.