Cannot charge with broken charger latch - Any workaround?

[whitebmwi3rexx]

Hello. Most public chargers in my area have broken latches on the charger handles, prohibiting me from charging my vehicle. The funny part is that I have seen other non i3's
charge with said broken handles so I believe this is an i3-specific restriction.

Have any of you found a workaround or hack?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[whitebmwi3rexx]

Examples

 

[Mondomensch]

Examples

Those are level 1/2 AC chargers, right?

To access more AC charging options, I've recently purchased one of the following adapters that are supposed to allow AC (but not DC) charging from Tesla connectors:



If you haven't already, I'd also report the broken clips to Chargepoint; they did eventually fix a broken touchscreen that I reported on a local DC charger.

 

[alohart]

Most public chargers in my area have broken latches on the charger handles, prohibiting me from charging my vehicle. The funny part is that I have seen other non i3's
charge with said broken handles so I believe this is an i3-specific restriction.

Have any of you found a workaround or hack?

I'm pretty certain that I've charged our i3's using plugs with broken latches. You'd need to insert the plug fully into the charge port and make sure that the weight of the cable doesn't pull the plug out a bit. If charging is successful, it would be better if you could press the remains of the broken latch prior to unplugging which would turn off the power and prevent possible arcing.