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Vehicle Type
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Light Location
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Charge Pending
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Charging
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Charge Complete
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Error
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Notes
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla Roadster | Ring around plug | Pulsing Yellow (faster when emptier) | Solid Green ring. “Done Charging” on the small touchscreen display (VDS) |
Red – Fault
White – ready for connection Blue – negotiating w/EVSE |
Light ring is off if vehicle is locked! But you can look inside the vehicle at the center screen VDS. | |
| Tesla “Model S” | Ring around plug | Pulsing Green (faster when emptier)
10 kW 20 kW with Dual Charger |
Solid Green | Red – Fault
White – ready for connection Blue – negotiating w/EVSE Yellow – bad connection. Connector is not fully inserted. 16A charging. |
Car is dark when key fob not present. Disconnect/reconnect J1772 will illuminate ring, can be used to check status w/o key fob. Newer Firmware keeps the instrument panel on to indicate charging progress. | |
| Toyota Rav4 | Window above charge port | Blinking LEDs
10 kW |
LEDs off | Some engineering Rav4s do not have operational charge port LEDs (154 and 156). Use the EVSE indicators. | ||
| BMW ActiveE | Rear View Mirror | No indicator | Blue LED Flashing Slowly
6.6 kW (Governed to 5.5 kW) |
No indicator | Blue LED Flashing Quickly or twice quickly, plug with slash on instrument panel, but only shown with vehicle key. | Charge to 32 amps. 32 kWh battery with 90 miles range |
| Chevy Volt | Dashboard | Solid Green
3.3 kW |
Blinking Green | Volt alarm will go off if unplugged while door is locked. In 2012+ models, this can be disabled from the infotainment screen. In 2011 models, the car must be taken to a dealership in order to disable this. In all models the alarm can be temporarily disabled by using the physical key and locking the driver’s door that way. | ||
| Chevy Spark | Dashboard | Solid Green
3.3 kW |
Blinking Green | |||
| Nissan Leaf | Dashboard | LEDs chasing or off | One LED blinking
3.3 kW – 6.6 kW |
3 LEDs on or 3 LEDs off | 1st LED blinking: 0-33%
1st LED solid and 2nd LED blinking: 34-66% 1st and 2nd LEDs solid and 3rd LED blinking: 67-99% 1st and 2nd LEDs off and 3rd LED blinking: 12V charging |
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| Honda Fit EV | Next to Charge Port | LED Flashing Slowly | LED Solid
6.6 kW |
LED off | LED Flashing Rapidly | |
| Toyota Prius Plug-in | Next to Charge Port | LED Solid
3.3 kW |
LED Off | |||
| Ford C-Max Energi | Ring around plug | Pulsing Blue | Solid Blue
3.3 kW |
Ring illuminated into quadrants that show charge level | ||
| Mercedes B-Class | None | None | None
10 kW |
None | No charging indication exists on this vehicle. Must check lights on the EVSE. | |
| Zero FX | Single LED top of “tank” | N/A | Flashing green | Solid green | Anything else | 6A charging max. If full, unplug at outlet and lay cable over the seat. DO NOT attempt to move for any reason. Call or email if it needs to be relocated. |
| Smart For Two ED (2013) | None | None | None
3.3 kW |
None | None | The only indication is on the Tesla UMC. |
| Fiat 500e | Dash | 2 outer LEDs flashing | Single LED flashing
6.6 kW |
LEDs off | 2 outer LEDs flashing rapidly | Solid LEDs indicate charge level (5 total). 6.6kW Delta charger, 24kWh pack good for 80mi range |
| Ford Focus | Next to Charge Port | Pulsing Blue | Solid Blue
6.6 kW |
Ring illuminated into quadrants that show charge level |