+6Given the upcoming weather, and the fact all my ev charge plugs and all public chargepoints all say "donnot use in thunderstorms" I was wondering:
A) Why
B) What is the real risk
C) Will anything prevent it actually charging
D) If you have a virtually flat battery in a storm, what should you do if you need to keep driving!
E) Is it (more?)dangerous with a v2g?
Best answer by sylm_2000
Agree with much said above. Electricity will find the least path of resistance, therefore, V2G chargers which I remember from my installation was tested for earthing.
I had an earth rod fitted at the time of installation of my first EV charger 5 years ago and it was the same earth which was used for V2G.
As part of the install, it is an essential safety check and that should put you at ease in using your charger during turbulent weather. Over the last five years I have used the EV charger come rain, snow or sunshine - no problems.
Humans on the other side are not “grounded”
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