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I'm trying to finalize my choice of an EVSE for home charging of my soon to be arriving Mach E. If I'm understanding charging correctly, the Mach E itself can restrict its level of charge from the FordPass app separate and apart from any restriction you can put in place from your EVSE, for example, from the EVSE's own app.
Does anyone know if it is preferable to restrict charging via the Mach E itself versus the EVSE? In other words, is there any type of safety or other consideration at play if the Mach E is preventing a charge (because let's say you set a charge limit of 80% and the vehicle has now reached 80% charge so the Mach E cuts off the flow) but the EVSE is still trying to send electrons? Conversely, is it in any way not good for the MME to have an EVSE plugged into the vehicle but have the EVSE itself preventing a charge from flowing into the car while the MME would still accept any incoming electrons (for example, maybe the MME stays in some sort of primed state waiting for the charge to continue?).
I guess put differently, if I get a smart EVSE/charger, is it better to restrict charging from the Mach E side of things from the FordPass app/from Sync 4 within the MME itself, or the EVSE side of things from, for example, the ChargePoint app, or it should it not make any difference at all in terms of safety, preventing component failure over the long-term, etc.?
Does anyone know if it is preferable to restrict charging via the Mach E itself versus the EVSE? In other words, is there any type of safety or other consideration at play if the Mach E is preventing a charge (because let's say you set a charge limit of 80% and the vehicle has now reached 80% charge so the Mach E cuts off the flow) but the EVSE is still trying to send electrons? Conversely, is it in any way not good for the MME to have an EVSE plugged into the vehicle but have the EVSE itself preventing a charge from flowing into the car while the MME would still accept any incoming electrons (for example, maybe the MME stays in some sort of primed state waiting for the charge to continue?).
I guess put differently, if I get a smart EVSE/charger, is it better to restrict charging from the Mach E side of things from the FordPass app/from Sync 4 within the MME itself, or the EVSE side of things from, for example, the ChargePoint app, or it should it not make any difference at all in terms of safety, preventing component failure over the long-term, etc.?
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