Charging Electric Vehicles in the Rain: Is it Safe?

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EV owners are advised not to charge their electric vehicles during rain. However, most EVs and EV chargers are designed to be safe for use in various weather conditions. A demonstration was conducted at a charging hub to showcase the safety of charging EVs in the rain.

Truth be told, EVs come with plenty of safety implementations to the extent that you should not face any problem charging your EV in the rain. This also applies to EV chargers since most of the reputable EV charger manufacturers out there have designed their products to be useable in most weather conditions. To demonstrate this, me and my colleague from SoyaCincau BM’s team, Hanif brought a BYD Dolphin (the winner of) to the Gentari-JomCharge EV Charging Hub at XPark Sunway Serene.

Yes, it was indeed the same place where the interview with the Bomba representative took place just a few hours earlier. At the time, it wasn’t raining thoug

 

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