[RE-wrenches] charging a 2017 Chevy Volt off-grid

[August Goers]

I've heard that EVs can be picky with lack of proper neutral to ground bond
- might be worth checking that you have a good neutral to ground connection
at your main panel and good GEC system.

August




On Mon, Jun 23, 2025 at 12:16 PM david quattro via RE-wrenches <
re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:

> I had a similar problem with a Tesla Charger and a golf cart battery
> charger. Our problems were intermittent. The golf cart charger would balk
> on GFCI receptacles, but not 'regular' ones.
> Resolution was: we cleaned up all the ground wires, ground rod itself,
> clamps, crimps, etc to bright fresh copper, and tightened all ground
> terminal screws. Luckily in my case that was all it took. the problems went
> away completely.
>
> On Mon, Jun 23, 2025 at 12:01 PM David Palumbo via RE-wrenches <
> re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:
>
>> Wrenches,
>>
>> I've got a new neighbor here living in an off-grid home with a system of
>> mine. She has a 2017 Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid.
>> It draws 12A on high setting or 8 Amps at 120VAC.
>> It charges fine off my homes VFX 3524OutBack but on her homes FX 2524
>> OutBack the charger indicator at the male cord plug end immediately goes
>> Red and won't charge at all. Manufacturers label at the indicator light
>> says it could be a ground problem.
>> Both the outlet that does operate the charger fine and the one that gives
>> the red signal are GFCI. The GFCI that works is over ten years old while
>> the outlet that won't charge is new if that makes a difference. The new
>> outlet that won't charge operates other loads just fine and I measure 121
>> VAC with my Fluke.
>>
>> Thanks for your time,
>>
>> Dave Palumbo
>> Retired
>> Hyde Park, Vermont
>>
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