Failure to charge

[Rexbo]

@Rexbo: I would find it very odd if Level 1 AC charging always works but Level 2 AC charging only works sometimes. I believe all the entries you have listed under "Level 2" are actually Level 3 DC chargers. For sure the ChargePoint stations ... if they had a CCS connector plug, they were Level 3. With Level 2 chargers you will have a J1772. You table also makes more sense if this is the case, because then it's saying that you had trouble only with DC chargers, not with AC chargers.

my shitty sorting aside, yes its only problems with DC charging which is SUPER rough on road trips

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[Riviot]

My Rivian is definitely defective and have an appointment to have my DC charging unit fixed, but here's what it looks like from my last 3 road trips (extremely frustrating btw), #successful/total attempts:

Charger	Home	ChargePoint	Electrify America	EVGo	Rivian
Level 1	15A (Rivian) - Always works 48A (Rivian) - Always works	6.7kW - 6/6	-	-	-
Level 2	-	50kW - 2/3 62kW - 0/2	50kW - 0/2	50kW - 1/2	-
Level 3	-	100kW - 0/1	150kW -8/10 350kW - 1/8	125kW - 1/1 150kW - 2/4 250kW - 0/4	200kW - 0/6

It always fails at the "communicating with charger" step when connecting with the DC station and I thought it was always just EA or EVGo being shitty... until I tried all 6 Rivian Charging stations in Bishop, CA and realized it was my truck that's broken.

Makes road trips really frustrating

Would you mind updating this? It's very inaccurate and will only lead to confusion for other EV novices.