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The charging lead and the charging receptacle on the EV are finely machined co-parts. They fit together tightly to avoid any incident of arching or sparking. Because of this it takes an extremely small amount of contaminant either in the plug or the receptacle to stop the seating and therefore prevent any charging.
Especially in powdery snow conditions can this type of interference happen. The slightest amount of snow in either end will stop the seating of the charging lead.
I have found that I've had to go in the house and get the hair dryer in order to melt out the micro crystals of ice in both components in order to get a successful connection.
Obviously I couldn't do this unless I was home. So I picked up a cordless heat gun from harbor freight for about 40 bucks.
I highly recommend that you do the same if you own an EV in the event you may be stuck far from the house and need to charge in snowy conditions.
Jo
Especially in powdery snow conditions can this type of interference happen. The slightest amount of snow in either end will stop the seating of the charging lead.
I have found that I've had to go in the house and get the hair dryer in order to melt out the micro crystals of ice in both components in order to get a successful connection.
Obviously I couldn't do this unless I was home. So I picked up a cordless heat gun from harbor freight for about 40 bucks.
I highly recommend that you do the same if you own an EV in the event you may be stuck far from the house and need to charge in snowy conditions.
Jo