How To Charge At A Charging Station

[Ruckman65]

I will take delivery of a 2015 model in the next few days. When opening the recharge flap, I see there is only the single plug, not two that are installed on more recent models. Of course, the single plug will allow me to charge at home but will it allow me to use that connection at a public charging station? I am in Australia.

 

[MiPHEV]

You can use an app like PlugShare to find all the nearby Type 2 connections in Australia, these are different than the DC fast chargers like CHAdeMo, but often they are lower cost or even free in some locations like car parks, rest areas, roadhouse, motels and hotels. You can even take your portable EVSE with you and charge on trips using normal power outlets, like at a caravan park or resort.

 

[Ruckman65]

You can use an app like PlugShare to find all the nearby Type 2 connections in Australia, these are different than the DC fast chargers like CHAdeMo, but often they are lower cost or even free in some locations like car parks, rest areas, roadhouse, motels and hotels. You can even take your portable EVSE with you and charge on trips using normal power outlets, like at a caravan park or resort.

Thank you for the advice, MiPHEV.

 

[evman77]

I will take delivery of a 2015 model in the next few days. When opening the recharge flap, I see there is only the single plug, not two that are installed on more recent models. Of course, the single plug will allow me to charge at home but will it allow me to use that connection at a public charging station? I am in Australia.

That single plug will let you charge on Level 1 or 2 at public stations. I use a 16 amp 220v charging station at home.

 

[LowOnCash]

Hello - for the most part, Outlander owners should avoid charging at charging stations since for the same price (or less) you can just run the great Outlander's engine and for a gallon of fuel, cover the same distance with no waiting or dealing with charging. In addition "Fast Charging" uses extreme high amperage which can be dangerous to the Outlander's charging system.

The only safe place to charge an EV or Phev is at home!

If you would like to learn more about your Outlander I invite you to read my In-Depth article which covers charging.

Outlander Review Link:

https://www.myoutlanderphev.com/threads/outlander-phev-in-depth-observations-mike-mas.6174/

Best Regards - Mike

 

[littlescrote]

Sweeping generalisation based on what data?

For which country?

 

[michael8554]

Rough UK figures for my 11kWh model:

11kWh @ 70p/kWh = £7.70 at a charging station.

Which takes you 20 to 25 miles - agreed ?

Petrol is about £7 per gall.

Which takes you about 30 to 40 miles - agreed ?

You have to charge at home, typically at 7p to 15p with the right tariff.

 

[MiPHEV]

The OP does not have CHAdeMo Fast Charging on their car:

will take delivery of a 2015 model in the next few days. When opening the recharge flap, I see there is only the single plug, not two that are installed on more recent models. Of course, the single plug will allow me to charge at home but will it allow me to use that connection at a public charging station? I am in Australia.

I could not find any CHAdeMo stations in the US nearby that were anywhere close to economical to use relative to just buying fuel, probably similar in other countries; these DCFC stations seem to often be priced by the minute, with the pricing tailored to cars that can charge at much higher amperage than the "fast" charging that the Outlander can do. The Mitsubishi barely allow more than a 1C charging rate on CHAdeMo anyway (15-16kW), barely 10% of what many of these newer stations can push, hardly fast, and obviously not particularly dangerous for the battery rated for >=2.5C charging, other than more rapid degradation - but neither is it particularly worth paying for, either.

The standard public AC charging options like J1772, or in this AU use case, Type 2 chargers, are much more attractively priced or even free in public or overnight parking areas sometimes, so if you are staying overnight or on a downtown trip where you park for a few hours, these are nice options to easily boost your total EV drive %.

 

[RobertGrover]

2020 PHEV. 35km range on battery. For me not worth the time, or money, or hassle to use a charging station…..