Bruce EVangel Parmenter wrote:
That said (below), what if it was not an installation?
That is: the non-UL approved EVSE was not mounted like an installation,
but in use like the level-1 EVSE most drivers carry with them (an
in-line EVSE that connects to an outlet and the vehicle
You have it exactly right, Bruce! :-) Don't call it an EV charging EVSE;
call it an outdoor AC outlet, for plugging in your Christmas lights,
lawn mower, RV, boat, ICE block heater, etc.
Such outlets have been in the NEC, and legal for many decades. I don't
know about California, but here in Minnesota (and Michigan and New York
where I also have lived), outdoor AC outlets are *required* by the
building codes.
Cruisin wrote:
San Jose and most other cities in California require a building permit
before installing any charging station for a EV. Building permits are not
available if the equipment does NOT have a UL listing due to code requirements.
I doubt that the building codes require "UL listing". The codes usually
refer to the NEC (National Electric Code). NEC article 625 (for electric
vehicle charging systems) does *not* require UL listing; all it says is
"listed", which is a broad category that covers many agencies including
UL, ETL, CE, VDE, etc.
--
An engineer can do for a nickel what any damn fool can do for a dollar.
-- Henry Ford
--
Lee A. Hart, http://www.sunrise-ev.com/LeesEVs.htm
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