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Message: <blockquote data-quote="gregd" data-source="post: 5848851" data-attributes="member: 31354">Public charging stations, such as those at restaurants and shopping malls, have a cord that ends with a J1772 connector.  Most are long enough to reach the car; some will require you to back into the slot.  Plug the CAN-JR into the car, then the J1772 into the adapter, and it should start charging.  Sometimes the "charging station" may have a few buttons to press, and some need an account (some with payment info).  There's a very wide range of situations out there.  Some pre-planning can be done by reviewing info posted by others online.  <a href="https://www.plugshare.com/" target="_blank">PlugShare - Find Electric Vehicle Charging Locations Near You</a> is a great resource for this.At some charging stations you may find Tesla "destination" charging, which is very similar to J1772 except for the connector.  Use the CAN-SR with those; same procedure.  The Tesla ones sometimes have a slightly higher current available (no clue why), and might be more or less available depending on local usage.  Neither of these outlets are blazingly fast - you'll get about 20-30ish miles of range per hour of charging, depending on current and voltage.  Most are on commercial power, so are only 208 volts, compared to 240v at home.  30 amps is common; I've seen a few that are 32 or even 40.  Vanishingly few are higher than that, as I think there are very few cars that can take more.  The Roadster will take up to 70 amps, and the very early Model-S can do 80, but it's the charging station that determines how much is available (up to what the car wants).  Most modern cars max out at 32 amps.  And in a pinch, the "yellow cable" aka "granny lead", that will net you 4-5 miles of range per hour if it's plugged into a dedicated 20 amp outlet, or 3-4 miles if it's a regular (15 amp) one.  Don't forget to never grab more than 80% of an outlet's capacity when charging, so 12 amps from a regular 15 amp outlet.  The regular outlets are shared with other plugs, and it's never clear which are involved.  When putting in a charging station at home, it will usually be on a 50 amp circuit, so the max is 40 amps.I charged initially charged my car from the 120 volt outlet in the garage, but besides the slow charging and lack of A/C cooling, it often tripped the GFI breaker.  Since we have an electric dryer outlet handy, I got an adapter to use that instead, eventually putting in a "real" charging station on a new outlet.  I get a bit higher current with the real station, though the reality is that the 24 amps I got from the dryer outlet is still plenty to recharge a day's commuting overnight.  One can share the dryer outlet with the car through a "Dryer Buddy".Good luck, enjoy the car, and Welcome!</blockquote>

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