WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.960 Here at Linus Media Group, we believe that offering free electric vehicle 00:00:03.920 --> 00:00:11.160 charging not only helps to save our employees' wallets, but also helps to 00:00:08.120 --> 00:00:13.360 save our planet. Unfortunately, we were 00:00:11.160 --> 00:00:18.840 the victims of copper thieves who cut the cables from our chargers. Oh, hey 00:00:15.880 --> 00:00:22.200 Linus. Okay, two questions. One, when did this happen? 00:00:20.280 --> 00:00:26.400 And two, how long have you been in my trunk? Longer than I care to share. And 00:00:24.840 --> 00:00:29.880 in response to your first question, about a week ago. The police were able 00:00:28.240 --> 00:00:32.800 to offer their moral support, but when it comes to the costs of the repair, 00:00:31.760 --> 00:00:37.400 that basically falls on you, buddy. 00:00:35.760 --> 00:00:42.400 You know what? 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Where's the DIY? Where's 00:01:37.720 --> 00:01:43.400 the tech tips? >> I totally agree and I'm going to 00:01:40.920 --> 00:01:47.360 explain. Because EV chargers really should be easily repairable. [music] 00:01:45.320 --> 00:01:51.720 After all, this isn't an isolated incident. EV chargers are increasingly 00:01:49.680 --> 00:01:57.720 targeted whether it's for copper thief or ideological reasons. And if you just 00:01:55.640 --> 00:02:02.040 open up the panel, you can see the wiring on our level two charger is 00:01:59.760 --> 00:02:05.480 actually really simple. From a 240-V breaker, we run power to these terminals 00:02:04.480 --> 00:02:10.240 which connect to the charger's electronics that talk to EVs when 00:02:07.600 --> 00:02:14.640 plugged in. That communication activates the big switch called a contactor and 00:02:12.720 --> 00:02:18.720 sends current through the charging gun and the car. Or doesn't when nothing's 00:02:16.920 --> 00:02:22.920 plugged in, which is why the thieves were able to cut that hunk of copper 00:02:20.480 --> 00:02:27.400 without being electrocuted. Both cables could be replaced by an end user really 00:02:25.240 --> 00:02:32.880 easily, but when we called Grizzl-E to ask about getting new charging guns, we 00:02:29.840 --> 00:02:35.800 were told to detach the hardwired 00:02:32.880 --> 00:02:40.920 chargers, send them in at our expense, and buy a replacement cable and charging 00:02:38.080 --> 00:02:45.360 gun for 200 Canadian dollars plus the cost of their labor. Now, it seems 00:02:43.160 --> 00:02:48.920 Grizzl-E used to offer replacement charging guns that end users could 00:02:47.240 --> 00:02:53.640 install themselves. And other third parties and OEMs still do sell these 00:02:51.520 --> 00:02:59.320 standard replacement plug heads in our region because the use of standard parts 00:02:56.320 --> 00:03:01.280 like this J1772 charging gun is a 00:02:59.320 --> 00:03:04.960 requirement for our local rebate program. But, they're still around 200 00:03:03.280 --> 00:03:10.400 dollars, so we'd just be saving on the labor and shipping costs if, of course, 00:03:07.680 --> 00:03:15.320 we value our time at zero. sourcing the odd four-core EV cable 00:03:13.280 --> 00:03:18.040 isn't easy either. At our local electrician supply store, they told us 00:03:17.080 --> 00:03:24.360 to just talk to the charger manufacturer. >> [music] >> Guess it isn't as easy as wiring up a 00:03:21.280 --> 00:03:28.120 few LTT True Spec cables. 00:03:24.360 --> 00:03:30.240 They're 240-W cables, guys, not volts. 00:03:28.120 --> 00:03:34.640 Who wrote this? So, fixing this is almost half the cost of these 500-dollar 00:03:33.000 --> 00:03:38.040 boxes. And with government rebates already covering some of the cost if we 00:03:36.160 --> 00:03:40.720 buy new stuff, it's just not really worth it. 00:03:41.160 --> 00:03:49.240 Time to break the news. I beg your pardon. It costs how much? 00:03:47.000 --> 00:03:54.840 Insurance isn't covering it. All out of pocket? 00:03:51.600 --> 00:03:58.640 And we're replacing every charger? 00:03:54.840 --> 00:04:00.880 Uh, no, I don't think I want it anymore. 00:03:58.640 --> 00:04:04.880 Shh. Fortunately, there is a silver lining to 00:04:03.120 --> 00:04:10.280 all this. When we first bought our Grizzl-E chargers, we wanted to go with 00:04:07.120 --> 00:04:12.200 Ubiquiti's UniFi EV Station Light. But 00:04:10.280 --> 00:04:17.519 they weren't covered under BC's rebate program at the time. Now, they are. At 00:04:15.400 --> 00:04:21.480 700 dollars, they cost a little more than our Grizzl-E chargers, but Ubiquiti 00:04:19.280 --> 00:04:25.800 was good enough to send over all the replacements we need. Even if we'd had 00:04:23.760 --> 00:04:30.360 to pay for them, they do integrate better into our larger UniFi network. 00:04:28.000 --> 00:04:35.520 And they solve a few of the gripes we had with the old system. So, 00:04:33.400 --> 00:04:39.200 what were those gripes? Well, the scheduling system for the Grizzl-Es went 00:04:37.720 --> 00:04:42.963 through ChargePoint and it was not the greatest. The only way to prevent people 00:04:41.240 --> 00:04:47.400 from using the chargers on the weekend [music] was to set the lowest possible 00:04:45.000 --> 00:04:53.280 charging time at a random time during the day. So, I believe I had it set for 00:04:49.360 --> 00:04:54.680 15 minutes at like 5:45 to 6:00 a.m. And 00:04:53.280 --> 00:04:58.160 that's because you can't turn it off completely. These new Ubiquiti ones, 00:04:56.440 --> 00:05:02.000 because we're already on the Ubiquiti ecosystem, everybody uses Ubiquiti to 00:05:00.600 --> 00:05:05.720 get into the building. You just tap in when you want to charge and it keeps our 00:05:03.600 --> 00:05:08.400 neighbors from using the chargers while they're waiting for the children. 00:05:06.680 --> 00:05:12.120 >> The Ubiquiti chargers also have a stock power output that's 10 amps higher than 00:05:10.760 --> 00:05:19.120 the Grizzl-E chargers, which should translate into 20% faster charging if 00:05:14.440 --> 00:05:19.120 our breakers were 70 amps instead of 40. 00:05:22.918 --> 00:05:24.938 >> [music] 00:05:27.280 --> 00:05:31.760 >> We've said this is a really simple install, and it is. >> [music] 00:05:30.400 --> 00:05:37.520 >> But we're not electricians, so we brought in some professional contractors 00:05:34.320 --> 00:05:37.520 to help with the install. 00:05:58.960 --> 00:06:04.960 We've also discovered another opportunity here. Ubiquiti sent over 00:06:02.640 --> 00:06:08.880 seven of their UniFi EV Station Light chargers, so we're going to replace all 00:06:06.960 --> 00:06:12.600 six of the Grizzl-E chargers including two that weren't cut. I guess there's 00:06:11.120 --> 00:06:17.320 just a limit to what a grown man can carry on his BMX bike. And finally, we 00:06:15.360 --> 00:06:21.640 have this Tesla charger here, came with the building. We're going to leave it in 00:06:19.080 --> 00:06:26.320 place, meaning we have one extra Ubiquiti charger. Hallelujah. So, we're 00:06:24.480 --> 00:06:29.720 here at the studio building where we're going to put in a new [music] charger, 00:06:28.240 --> 00:06:33.080 which is so awesome because we've had a crazy EV charging bottleneck over here. 00:06:32.040 --> 00:06:38.560 People have to move their cars [music] around, sucks. We didn't have the capacity to install more chargers here 00:06:36.360 --> 00:06:43.760 before, but there's a new transformer here now from a round of shop equipment 00:06:40.440 --> 00:06:45.080 upgrades. So, now we can. The actual 00:06:43.760 --> 00:06:49.480 charger we have over here is this older Siemens one which is getting kind of dated, so we're going to take [music] 00:06:47.680 --> 00:06:52.040 the Grizzl-E ones that weren't damaged that are now available cuz we put 00:06:50.800 --> 00:06:55.800 Ubiquiti's there over here to replace [music] it. 00:07:04.040 --> 00:07:11.680 Aside from the new install, these new systems were really easy to put in. 00:07:07.840 --> 00:07:11.680 >> Wow, thanks. This is great. 00:07:12.760 --> 00:07:20.400 Oh, it's not working. Maybe a sensual massage? 00:07:17.560 --> 00:07:23.640 Oh, thanks. I knew you could do it, James. 00:07:24.360 --> 00:07:29.960 And you know what else I knew? Our sponsor. DeleteMe. 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