https://plugpath.docsanddeadlines.com Where your EV actually charges — home, curbside, and on the road. en Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:47:43 +0000 https://plugpath.docsanddeadlines.com/renting/ev-charger-submeter-shared-garage-electricity/ https://plugpath.docsanddeadlines.com/renting/ev-charger-submeter-shared-garage-electricity/ Florida demands a meter, Colorado bars any fee but two, Illinois permits EPA math. And per-kWh billing pulls the charger under weights and measures law. Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://plugpath.docsanddeadlines.com/public/ev-charging-membership-break-even-kwh/ https://plugpath.docsanddeadlines.com/public/ev-charging-membership-break-even-kwh/ EVgo prints its monthly fee on the web and Electrify America does not. The arithmetic that decides a membership, and what I verified on 28 September 2026. Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://plugpath.docsanddeadlines.com/install/hardwired-vs-plug-in-ev-charger-code-decides/ https://plugpath.docsanddeadlines.com/install/hardwired-vs-plug-in-ev-charger-code-decides/ A 50-amp ceiling, a GFCI rule the charger maker tells you to skip, and an outdoor line that cuts the other way: most of this choice is made before you pick. Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://plugpath.docsanddeadlines.com/battery/check-battery-health-buying-used-ev/ https://plugpath.docsanddeadlines.com/battery/check-battery-health-buying-used-ev/ The dash range figure says almost nothing about the pack. The ninety-minute appointment that does: a live fast-charge session and two VIN lookups. Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://plugpath.docsanddeadlines.com/road/towing-roof-box-ev-range-charging-stops/ https://plugpath.docsanddeadlines.com/road/towing-roof-box-ev-range-charging-stops/ A tow rating is a stability number, not an energy number. Here is how to turn a trailer or a roof box into your own kWh per mile, then into a stop count. Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://plugpath.docsanddeadlines.com/renting/renting-with-an-ev-lease-charging-rules/ https://plugpath.docsanddeadlines.com/renting/renting-with-an-ev-lease-charging-rules/ Four states give tenants their own EV charging statute and the rest leave it to your lease. What California, Colorado, Illinois and Oregon actually say. Sat, 29 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://plugpath.docsanddeadlines.com/public/nacs-adapters-which-one-your-car-needs/ https://plugpath.docsanddeadlines.com/public/nacs-adapters-which-one-your-car-needs/ Four adapter directions, a federal rule that still names CCS1 and not J3400, and an adapter standard covering only the AC one. Sort yours before you buy. Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://plugpath.docsanddeadlines.com/install/avoid-panel-upgrade-level-2-charger/ https://plugpath.docsanddeadlines.com/install/avoid-panel-upgrade-level-2-charger/ A quote that says service upgrade required is one answer to the load calculation, not the only one. Four routes around it, and who has to approve each. Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://plugpath.docsanddeadlines.com/battery/ev-battery-warranty-capacity-threshold-transfer/ https://plugpath.docsanddeadlines.com/battery/ev-battery-warranty-capacity-threshold-transfer/ Three booklets, three capacity thresholds, and a federal floor that is not the number everyone repeats. What the clause pays, and whether it follows the car. Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://plugpath.docsanddeadlines.com/athome/ev-rate-plan-tariff-real-overnight-price/ https://plugpath.docsanddeadlines.com/athome/ev-rate-plan-tariff-real-overnight-price/ A utility advertises 2.2 cents overnight. Stack the riders published alongside it and the number is 6.4. Here is the arithmetic, run on three real tariffs. Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://plugpath.docsanddeadlines.com/athome/how-many-kwh-you-need-overnight/ https://plugpath.docsanddeadlines.com/athome/how-many-kwh-you-need-overnight/ Your commute, your car's real kWh per 100 miles, and the hours it sits parked decide the circuit. Work it through and the answer is rarely 48 amps. Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://plugpath.docsanddeadlines.com/winter/winter-ev-range-loss-heating-vs-battery/ https://plugpath.docsanddeadlines.com/winter/winter-ev-range-loss-heating-vs-battery/ AAA measured 12 percent range loss at 20F with the cabin heater off, and 41 percent with it on. The gap between those two numbers is the whole answer. Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://plugpath.docsanddeadlines.com/winter/cold-weather-dc-fast-charging-preconditioning/ https://plugpath.docsanddeadlines.com/winter/cold-weather-dc-fast-charging-preconditioning/ A cold pack does not just charge a little slower. The car's software caps the current until the cells warm up, and preconditioning is the only lever you hold. Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://plugpath.docsanddeadlines.com/road/ev-road-trip-charging-margins/ https://plugpath.docsanddeadlines.com/road/ev-road-trip-charging-margins/ Route planners quote an arrival percentage with no error bars on it. Here is how to stack speed, cold, altitude and station risk into a margin you can defend. Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://plugpath.docsanddeadlines.com/public/public-charging-pricing-per-kwh-idle-fees/ https://plugpath.docsanddeadlines.com/public/public-charging-pricing-per-kwh-idle-fees/ The price on the charger screen is not the number on your receipt. Where each fee lives, why it changes at the state line, and what to read before you start. Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://plugpath.docsanddeadlines.com/renting/right-to-charge-laws-by-state-hoa/ https://plugpath.docsanddeadlines.com/renting/right-to-charge-laws-by-state-hoa/ Six state right-to-charge statutes read in full on 18 August 2026: what an association cannot ban, what it can still bill you for, and how to check yours. Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://plugpath.docsanddeadlines.com/battery/ev-battery-state-of-health-how-to-read/ https://plugpath.docsanddeadlines.com/battery/ev-battery-state-of-health-how-to-read/ Most EVs never put a state-of-health number on the screen. Here is where it hides, why two apps give two answers, and what a 2026 rule changed. Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://plugpath.docsanddeadlines.com/install/nec-220-87-spare-capacity-ev-charger/ https://plugpath.docsanddeadlines.com/install/nec-220-87-spare-capacity-ev-charger/ A load calculation can use twelve months of your own meter data instead of a worst-case estimate. Here is how to pull that data and run the arithmetic first. Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://plugpath.docsanddeadlines.com/athome/40a-vs-48a-vs-80a-charger-speed/ https://plugpath.docsanddeadlines.com/athome/40a-vs-48a-vs-80a-charger-speed/ Your wall box is rarely the bottleneck. Your car's onboard charger is. Find its real kW limit before you pay for a 60A circuit you cannot use. Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000