Anyone Tried Other Brand Chargers for Bolt EV

[MinervaIdah]

Hey Bolt community! I’m thinking of getting a smaller charger to keep in my Bolt for on-the-go charging. A friend offered me a Kia/Hyundai charger at a good price, and I’m wondering if it’s cool to use another brand’s charger. My thinking is that it should work the same as a public charger—just plug in and go, right?

Unless, of course, there’s something I’m missing, like specific electronics in the charger that make it compatible only with certain cars. Has anyone here tried using a charger from a different brand for their Bolt? Would love to hear any insights or recommendations before I decide to grab this one!

 

[tim-c]

Can you ask to borrow it and make sure it works before buying? I'm using a level 2 Lectron charger at home and it works great.

I think the worst thing that could happen is that the charger doesn't charge the car.

 

[Drey]

Using a Kia/Hyundai charger for your Bolt should work fine as long as it has the same plug type (likely J1772), but double check the specifications to ensure compatibility.

 

[Mike Sweeney]

For home use, I use Autel and Tesla Connector V3 with an adapter. On the road I carry the same adapter which lets use any Tesla destination charger plus my normal CCS/J sites plug I carry a Tesla mobile adapter with a 220 plug plus bonding plug( some RV sites present power like it's from a generator). I do have a generic 110/220 adapter but I never use it. I use that Tesla mobile adapter kit between 3 cars.

 

[Joe Cherra]

Hey Bolt community! I’m thinking of getting a smaller charger to keep in my Bolt for on-the-go charging. A friend offered me a Kia/Hyundai charger at a good price, and I’m wondering if it’s cool to use another brand’s charger. My thinking is that it should work the same as a public charger—just plug in and go, right?

Unless, of course, there’s something I’m missing, like specific electronics in the charger that make it compatible only with certain cars. Has anyone here tried using a charger from a different brand for their Bolt? Would love to hear any insights or recommendations before I decide to grab this one!

Grab it. I've several wall chargers and they all worked from the get go. One caution, if the control box is too close to the wall plug, the weight of that box has the tendency to Unplug the unit from the wall.

 

[BillM]

For home use, I use Autel and Tesla Connector V3 with an adapter. On the road I carry the same adapter which lets use any Tesla destination charger plus my normal CCS/J sites plug I carry a Tesla mobile adapter with a 220 plug plus bonding plug( some RV sites present power like it's from a generator). I do have a generic 110/220 adapter but I never use it. I use that Tesla mobile adapter kit between 3 cars.

I just received the GM to Tesla adapter and discovered that the GM adapter apparently only supports DC charging at Superchsrgers. That cuts out probably thousands of Tesla Destination level-2 chargers at businesses and hotels.

What brand adapter works with Tesla Destinstion chargers?

Thanks,
Bill