From Transport Evolved.
As regulars to the channel will know, when EnelX stopped support for JuiceBox charging stations in late 2024, we were among a group of frustrated former customers who opted to take matters into their own hands and hack their hardware.
Having played with juice pass proxy (which worked but required a fair amount of fettling), we were fortunate enough to be offered a chance to test out OpenEVSE drop-in replacement boards for our Gen 2 JuiceBoxes. It was a super-easy replacement, but we ended up without any easy way to load share.
While the team at OpenEVSE are now developing load-sharing capabilities, we’ve spent the holidays coming up with a software-based solution that relies on Home Assistant, Node RED, and some coding.
Here’s what we achieved.
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*⏱️ Episode Timeline*
00:00 – Introduction
01:39 – JuiceBox and EnelX background
07:20 – Supporting Transport Evolved
09:30 – Home Assistant dashboards and setup
16:55 – Load-sharing demonstrations
24:05 – Thanks and goodbye
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*Links 🔗*
OpenEVSE: https://www.openevse.com
– Order Open EVSE Kit for JuiceBox V1 – https://store.openevse.com/products/replacement-electronics-for-juicebox-v1-metal-black-and-orange?_pos=2&_sid=9bf760123&_ss=r
– Order Open EVSE Kit for JuiceBox V2 – https://store.openevse.com/products/replacement-electronics-for-juicebox-v2-plastic-grey-and-white?_pos=1&_sid=9bf760123&_ss=r
JuiceRescue: https://juice-rescue.org
Home Assistant:- https://home-assistant.io
Node-RED: – https://nodered.org
Node-RED on home assistant – https://community.home-assistant.io/t/home-assistant-community-add-on-node-red/55023
Our previous videos on the JuiceBox/EnelX Debacle.
– https://youtube.com/live/8ebay4eHZgU
– https://youtu.be/FDvUSCa7Puw
– https://youtu.be/qvZIC_OR_64
– https://youtu.be/HG9KdL5F3-w
– https://youtu.be/HQvZE-ju-fA
– https://youtu.be/mJNu-CwH2zE
*👥 Today’s Sponsors*
🌱 Electric Vehicle Association – https://www.myeva.org
⚡ EnergySage – https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-101290941-16952262
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