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Guides
Guides
Start with the first two if you're trying to charge from a generator. The rest apply to any EV, grid or not.
Generator charging
The bonding plug problemWhy your EV won't charge from a generator, and the $20 part that fixes it.
Inverter generators onlyWhat 15–25% THD and swinging voltage actually do to an onboard charger.
What size generator?Derating, fuel penalties, and why peak watts are marketing.
Choosing how to charge
Every way to charge, rankedPublic, home grid, solar, and generator on cost, speed, and outage resilience.
Off-grid & solar chargingSurplus charging, hybrid inverters, islanding, and open-source control.
EV charging generally
Level 1 vs 2 vs DC fastThree names, two technologies, and which one a generator can supply.
Cold weather chargingThree separate losses people mash into one. Written from a Vermont winter.
You ran out of chargeWhat happens at zero, and the towing mistake that costs five figures.
Calculators
Charge rateGenerator watts in, safe amperage and miles per hour out.
Cost per mileGrid vs generator vs gasoline, at your rates.
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