Need a new 3-pin charger (and I have a question)

orion1977 · 12-06-2018, 11:26 AM

Charger flashes red now. I was too dumb to connect to a surge adapter, so possibly it fried.

Do other non-BMW chargers work on the i8, or must it be BMW brand chargers?

evanevery · 12-06-2018, 11:36 AM

No worries! Any EV charger with a J1772 (standard) plug will work. Level-1 (120V) or Level-2 (220/230V) will work just fine.

I've charged my i8 from the level-1 BMW charger, from a level-1 charger I bought for the Chevy Volt I used to have, from a level-2 40A factory Tesla charger (with a J1772 adapter), and from a generic portable Level-2 32A charger I keep in the frunk of my Tesla.

No BMW magic required. (Otherwise how would you make use of all those public charging stations?)

fishpond · 12-06-2018, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by orion1977

Charger flashes red now. I was too dumb to connect to a surge adapter, so possibly it fried.

Do other non-BMW chargers work on the i8, or must it be BMW brand chargers?

Other bands should work fine. BMW has followed the industry standard.

orion1977 · 12-06-2018, 11:47 AM

Thanks to both of you

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