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Confused about home chargers and their apps (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by not_woody_shaw@lemmy.world to c/evs

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About to get my first plug-in car, and have some questions.

I work in the software industry so I know that all apps eventually get discontinued or abandoned, so what happens to my home EV charger when the app it needs is no longer available?

Are there generic home EV charger apps that work with other brands chargers?

Can I just not install the app? I'm not saying I'd avoid installing it, but knowing how the charger would behave in this scenario is important information.

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[–] SpacePirate@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What car and evse are you looking at? Most of the time, you do not need “smart” evse; just plug the car in, and it will handle it. If you want metering, lockout, and other features, you’ll need the app, but for the most part, and for most use cases, you only need a cable, and not a full-blown charging station.

[–] not_woody_shaw@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

3008 PHEV, haven't picked a charger yet.