Stranded! *temporarily (DC Fast Charging Issue?)

[Ffxdude]

As mentioned in this thread DCFC is 50kWh or higher. If a dealership is serious about selling and maintaining EVs, they need level 3 charging capability. The OP problem could have been quickly diagnosed by a dealership with a DCFC.

A large DCFC facility opened up this week at a Chevrolet dealership in Dallas. Seems like a lot of DCFC activity lately (EA’s, 7 elevens, circle Ks etc.) since the IRA bill was passed.

3 new EA installations (2 this month) are “coming soon” near me in CT. Retailers, merchants, and property owners can greatly benefit from the traffic DCFC installations can drive to their locations.

Wow that’s an awesome idea. Only thing missing is an off leash park for my kids (aka playground). We’re currently on our first long full family road trip currently and letting the wife and kids roam around a Wally World for 30 min every 2 hrs is costing me . Better than letting them roam the parking lot I suppose.

 

[HOTAS]

So we have a resolution and it’s not nearly as exciting as one would think. Apparently there is an actuating pin in the charge port that only gets deployed for L3 DCFC. The pin is easily broken if you don’t unlock the charging handle properly at DCFC and all future DCFC is disabled. They are replacing the actuator. There is some TSB for this so apparently it’s not an uncommon issue.

Good to know, thanks! I've had some issues getting DCFCs to "let go" and have yanked pretty hard a couple of times. I'll be more deliberate making sure charging is fully stopped, etc.

Are you guys neglecting to push this button before you try and remove the CCS plug or CCS adaptor, and possibly damaging your charge port ?

 

[TaxmanHog]

Check your filter - no one has a DCFC at a dealership yet. DCFC are "Level 3" - high speed. Most any of them have and guaranteed for Harley, they are Level 2 at best.

Harley Dealership I visit has DCFC for the Livewire

 

[TaxmanHog]

Are you guys neglecting to push this button before you try and remove the CCS plug or CCS adaptor, and possibly damaging your charge port ?

It's not clear that the OP abused or failed to follow disconnect procedures, since this episode, other trucks experienced this issue, requiring an update and/or repair of the DCFC safety interlock within the truck side CCS port.