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Sad way to start out with my bike. By accident I didn't take my keys with me from the dealer. So couldn't charge at home. So I pinged my sale guys and we planned to meetup. I was up early and excited and so I was like lets go figure out the charging.
This is Portland OR so any PDX users that know which DC chargers work please let me know. I started at the Portland General Electric Shell Recharge/Greenlots chargers near Fred Meyer around Highway 10 and Highway 26. There was a nice uber driver there getting his morning cheap charge. First charge credit card scanner didn't work so configured the app. Started communicating. Blink to user pause. Then went to precharge. But then exited to EVSE error. Tried the next unit. Then the guy came out and was leaving. Had me plug into the one he was using. Then used his card. Same. Called shell they rebooted the thing. Same. Called Livewire. Same.
I was like OK I will drive to Paradise HD do quick charge and come back. So of course charge point requires the app and the charger is clearly older tech but still DC fast so I proceed. Same problem horible UI on the charger. Get Chargepoint tech support on the call. Can barely hear them. No help. Give up. Get my key and go home. I almost just left the bike and go an Uber. Does public charging even work with this bike? Did I get a lemon that doesn't work on DC from the factory? WTF. Anyway it is charging in my garage now. I am kinda over it.
This is Portland OR so any PDX users that know which DC chargers work please let me know. I started at the Portland General Electric Shell Recharge/Greenlots chargers near Fred Meyer around Highway 10 and Highway 26. There was a nice uber driver there getting his morning cheap charge. First charge credit card scanner didn't work so configured the app. Started communicating. Blink to user pause. Then went to precharge. But then exited to EVSE error. Tried the next unit. Then the guy came out and was leaving. Had me plug into the one he was using. Then used his card. Same. Called shell they rebooted the thing. Same. Called Livewire. Same.
I was like OK I will drive to Paradise HD do quick charge and come back. So of course charge point requires the app and the charger is clearly older tech but still DC fast so I proceed. Same problem horible UI on the charger. Get Chargepoint tech support on the call. Can barely hear them. No help. Give up. Get my key and go home. I almost just left the bike and go an Uber. Does public charging even work with this bike? Did I get a lemon that doesn't work on DC from the factory? WTF. Anyway it is charging in my garage now. I am kinda over it.