Hi, is there any way to see how may hours or times the Clarity has been charged using plug in charger? I only charge at home and unfortunately, I have not logged my charging hours.
If you haven't scheduled a charge, it should start at plug-in time (when the charge indicator stops blinking and stays on). And, hondalink will notify you when the charging stops and display the time.
Cali65 Below is a link to one thread (out of a few) that discusses various meters to keep track of your electric usage etc. If you are using the level 1 charger that came with the Clarity...then the Kill-a-Watt or similar brand works well. https://insideevsforum.com/community/index.php?threads/kill-a-watt-killawatt-and-level-1-charger-numbers.2790/ There are several thread's on the level 1 versus level 2 chargers etc. Hope this helps. Good luck.
I have to pay my condo association for the electricity I use in the common garage so I have a meter on the charger. I got a Kill-a-Watt in 2012, but it broke when I tried to unplug the charger. Since 2014, I have been using this one and it is still going strong. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E945RMY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07__o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Alas, the Clarity does not report the times, number, or kWs of our charging. You will need an EVSE that does (like my Charge Point Home) or something like the Kilawatt mentioned above on one that does not.
Just ordered the P4460 Kill-A-Watt which now includes a battery. Currently I plug and unplug the level 1 charger before and after use and use an extension cord and will put it between this and the L1 charger. So will be unplugging the Kill-A-Watt after every use.
Can I ask why you went with this one and did you check out the Floureon TS-836A? It also has a built in back up battery and you costs almost 50% less?
For 240V chargers, I came across several devices like this for $15-$20 that accumulate kWh: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XRW1ZHK/. They seem to all be similar -- wire in parallel to the outlet (so the device gets voltage), and put a coil around one of the wires to the outlet (so it can capture the current). If I get a Clarity, I've looked at the Siemens Versicharge because it's fairly cheap and has the ability to set the amperage used (I'll wire a 50A circuit to use the full 32A 7.6kW charging, but would like the ability to set lower in case we ever have issues wanting to charge while the ovens, dryer, microwave, bath heater, and everything else on the same subpanel are on). Not as seamless as an EVSE with web-based tracking, but those are $150-$200+ more expensive. Ironically, the even cheaper portable L2 charge cords (Jekayla et al) seem to have built-in displays similar to these devices.
