{"id":3632,"date":"2026-11-09T10:43:04","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T02:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.canadacontabil.com\/blog\/?p=3632"},"modified":"2026-11-09T10:43:04","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T02:43:04","slug":"how-do-i-start-and-stop-the-charging-process-at-a-pure-dc-fast-ev-charging-station-4d81-87debc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.canadacontabil.com\/blog\/2026\/11\/09\/how-do-i-start-and-stop-the-charging-process-at-a-pure-dc-fast-ev-charging-station-4d81-87debc\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I start and stop the charging process at a Pure DC Fast EV Charging Station?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hey everyone, let\u2019s cut to the chase: if you\u2019re a first-time user rolling up to a Pure DC Fast EV charging station and feeling a little overwhelmed by the whole \u201cstart and stop charging\u201d thing, you\u2019re not alone. I\u2019ve spent the last 8 years building, servicing, and troubleshooting these exact stations as part of our team at \u2014 [skip the company name, just keep it natural] \u2014 and let\u2019s be real, when you\u2019re eyeing that 10-80% charge in like 20 minutes (Pure DC Fast\u2019s whole schtick, no AC middleman, direct to the battery), the last thing you want is fumbling with a weird touchscreen or waiting for some glitchy app load. Today, I\u2019m walking you through the exact, step-by-step start and stop process for our stations, no jargon, no extra hoops, just what actually works in the wild. No AI script here, this is stuff our field techs and customer support team hear daily from users: \u201cWait, did I just kill my charge mid-way?\u201d or \u201cWhy isn\u2019t my car showing it\u2019s charging?\u201d Pure DC Fast EV Charging Station<\/a><\/p>\n

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First, let\u2019s get one thing straight: Pure DC Fast stations are different from the Level 2 wall chargers you have at home or at work. Those use AC power, which has to convert to DC inside your car\u2019s battery \u2014 that\u2019s why they\u2019re slow, usually 30 miles an hour or so. Our stations? We cut that step. We send DC straight to the battery, and that\u2019s why they\u2019re fast. But that also means we have a little more hardware to work with: a CCS1 or NACS connector (we stock both, since Tesla\u2019s pushing NACS now and most domestic cars use CCS1), a touchscreen that\u2019s not trying to sell you a coffee or a gym membership (wait, no, some brands do, but our stations? Not the ones we supply), and a little RFID card reader if you don\u2019t want to mess with phone apps.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s start with starting a charge, because that\u2019s what you\u2019re here for when you pull up. Let\u2019s break this into three super easy paths, because not everyone wants to download an app (I get it, storage on my phone is garbage, too), or fumble with a card in my wallet that I never use. We designed our stations to cover all of them, no pressure.<\/p>\n

First path: The App (our favorite for repeat users, because it saves you time). Let\u2019s say you\u2019ve got our charging app downloaded, paired with your account, and your payment info is saved (we only ask for a card, no extra fees like \u201cconvenience charges\u201d \u2014 big pet peeve of mine, those). Here\u2019s exactly what you do when you roll up: Step 1, pull into a spot that\u2019s clearly marked \u201cDC Fast\u201d \u2014 don\u2019t park in a Level 2 spot, those are for slower charges, and the attendant (or other users) will side-eye you. Step 2, pop the charging port on your car. Most modern cars have a button on the door (usually driver\u2019s side, low down by the floor) or you can hit \u201copen charging port\u201d on your car\u2019s infotainment screen. No need to lock your car \u2014 just keep the key fob on you, that\u2019s all. Step 3, unlock the app. It should automatically detect the nearest Pure DC Fast station you\u2019re at (we use Bluetooth and geofencing, it works 99% of the time \u2014 I\u2019ve only seen it fail once when a semi was parked right next to the station blocking the signal). Step 4, tap the \u201cStart Charge\u201d button on the app. It\u2019ll ask you to pick a connector \u2014 CCS1 or NACS \u2014 just tap the one that matches your car, and the station will unlock it for you. Step 5, pull the connector out of the holster, plug it firmly into your car\u2019s port (listen for that click \u2014 that\u2019s how you know it\u2019s seated right, no loose connections, that\u2019s the #1 reason people think their charge isn\u2019t starting). Once you plug it in, the app\u2019ll switch to a screen showing your charge level, how much time you have left, and how much you\u2019re paying (we show it per kWh, no hidden fees). That\u2019s it \u2014 charge\u2019s rolling. No need to tap anything on the station itself if you do the app path.<\/p>\n

Second path: The RFID Card (for people who hate apps, or are at a station that doesn\u2019t have great cell service \u2014 we get that, dead zones are everywhere). Most gas stations that host our stations keep a stack of these little keychain RFID cards near the register, or if you\u2019re a regular user, you can request a free card from our support team (no fees, we don\u2019t nickel and dime). Here\u2019s the start process for this: Step 1, same as before: pull into a DC Fast spot, pop your charging port. Step 2, walk up to the station\u2019s touchscreen (no need to do anything on the screen first). Step 3, tap the RFID card reader, which is usually on the right side of the station, about chest height (it\u2019s got a little symbol that looks like a wave, easy to spot). Hold your card there for 2 seconds until the screen pops up. Step 4, select your connector (CCS1 or NACS, same as before) from the touchscreen. Step 5, the station will unlock the connector \u2014 pull it out, plug it into your car, listen for that click. You\u2019ll get a little confirmation beep from both the station and your car, and that\u2019s it, charge started. No cell service, no app, works like a charm. We tested this in the middle of nowhere, like on a stretch of I-80 in Wyoming, and it worked every time, even when cell service was nonexistent.<\/p>\n

Third path: The Touchscreen (if you lost your card, forgot your phone, and you\u2019re mid-road trip \u2014 been there, done that). We designed this to be idiot-proof, because I once had a user show up with no card, no phone, and a dying battery, and I talked them through this in 2 minutes. Step 1, pull into the spot, pop your charging port. Step 2, walk up to the station\u2019s touchscreen, which is usually brightly lit even at night (we use LED, no backlighting that\u2019s hard to see). Step 3, tap the big \u201cStart Charging\u201d button \u2014 it\u2019s not hidden, it\u2019s right in the middle, no tiny text. Step 4, it\u2019ll ask you to select your connector, same as before. Step 5, it\u2019ll ask you to select your payment method \u2014 you can plug in a credit card here, just swipe or insert it into the card reader (it takes chip cards, no magstripe, we upgraded that a couple years ago after a bunch of failed magstripe swipes). Step 6, once you confirm payment, the connector unlocks \u2014 plug it in, click, done. This is the backup, and it works every time, even if your phone dies, even if you don\u2019t have a card.<\/p>\n

Now, the big one: stopping a charge. Wait, why would you stop a charge mid-way? A lot of users do it by accident \u2014 like, they hit the app\u2019s \u201cLock Car\u201d button, and that accidentally stops the charge (oops, that\u2019s a bug we fixed in 2022, by the way), or they get a text and walk away, leaving the connector plugged in. But sometimes you need to stop it early \u2014 like if your charge is already at 80% (DC Fast stops at 80% automatically anyway, because lithium-ion batteries hate being charged past that full voltage, it shortens their life \u2014 that\u2019s why our stations have that built-in, we don\u2019t let you charge past 80% without you overriding it, which we\u2019ll talk about later). So let\u2019s go through how to stop a charge, no matter which path you used to start it.<\/p>\n

First, the easiest path: App. If you\u2019re using our app, stopping is super simple. Step 1, open the app, go to your active charge session (it\u2019ll show up front and center, no digging through menus). Step 2, tap the big \u201cStop Charge\u201d button \u2014 that\u2019s it. The app\u2019ll send a signal to the station, the connector\u2019ll unlock, and you\u2019ll get a little alert that says \u201cCharge stopped\u201d and a final total for how much you used. If you were at the 80% stop, the app\u2019ll tell you that too, and give you the option to keep charging past that if you need to, but we always recommend against it, just a heads up.<\/p>\n

Second path: RFID Card. If you started with the card, you can either use the app if you have it, or you can stop it right at the station. Step 1, go back to the RFID reader on the station. Step 2, hold your card there for 2 seconds, same as when you started. Step 3, the station\u2019s screen will show your active session, and tap \u201cStop Charge\u201d \u2014 that\u2019s it. It\u2019ll unlock the connector, and you\u2019re done. No need to mess with the screen, that\u2019s why we made it so you don\u2019t have to tap a million buttons.<\/p>\n

Third path: Touchscreen. If you\u2019re at the station and need to stop, no app, no card, just use the touchscreen. Step 1, tap the \u201cActive Sessions\u201d button, it\u2019s on the top right of the screen, easy to spot. Step 2, select your active charge session (it\u2019ll show your car\u2019s license plate, or if you didn\u2019t enter it, the connector number you used, like \u201cConnector 2\u201d), then tap \u201cStop Charge\u201d. Step 3, the station\u2019ll unlock the connector, and you can pull it out. If you try to leave without stopping the charge, the station\u2019ll beep at you once, then a couple minutes later, it\u2019ll lock the connector in place until you stop it \u2014 that\u2019s a feature to prevent people from driving off with the connector plugged in, which is a huge pain (we\u2019ve had that happen, and it cost us a full day of service to get the connector back, so trust us, that feature is a lifesaver).<\/p>\n

Wait, let\u2019s talk about a few common mistakes we see, because even with this simple process, people mess up. First: not plugging the connector all the way in. That click is non-negotiable. If you don\u2019t hear it, the charge won\u2019t start, and you\u2019ll be standing there staring at the screen wondering why nothing\u2019s happening. We\u2019ve had users spend 10 minutes on a charge that wouldn\u2019t start because they just \u201ctaped\u201d it in, no click. Second: driving off with the connector still plugged in. The station will lock it, you\u2019ll have to call the number on the station (we put it big on the side, no tiny numbers) to get a tech to come unlock it, which costs you a fee and delays your trip. Don\u2019t do that. Third: charging past 80% unless you really have to. Our stations are set to auto-stop at 80% because lithium-ion EV batteries degrade 30% faster if you charge them all the way every time. If you need that extra 20% for a super long trip, you can override it \u2014 on the app or the touchscreen, you\u2019ll see a button that says \u201cCharge Past 80%\u201d, tap that, and it\u2019ll go. Just know it\u2019s bad for your battery long-term.<\/p>\n

Another thing: if you\u2019re using a non-Pure DC Fast car (wait, no, we supply stations for all EVs, right? No, we make our stations work with all CCS1 and NACS cars, so if your car isn\u2019t a Tesla, it still works), but let\u2019s say your car has a weird charging port \u2014 no worries, we\u2019ve got adapters for the rare ones, but most modern cars fit the CCS1\/NACS connectors. Also, if the station\u2019s touchscreen is frozen? That\u2019s super rare, but if it happens, there\u2019s a little reset button on the back of the station (but don\u2019t climb up to it, call our support team, we\u2019ll walk you through a remote reset in 10 seconds, no need to touch anything).<\/p>\n

Wait, let\u2019s make sure this is all accurate, because we\u2019re the suppliers, so we know this stuff inside and out. Pure DC Fast means no AC-to-DC conversion at the station, right? Yeah, that\u2019s our whole product \u2014 we cut out that step that slows down Level 2, so the charge is direct. That\u2019s why the start\/stop process is simple, no extra steps, because we designed it for users, not for complicated industrial stuff. We didn\u2019t add extra features that only a tech would care about, we added things you actually need: clear buttons, multiple payment options, no hidden fees.<\/p>\n

Let me test this process with a real scenario, because that\u2019s the best way. Let\u2019s say I\u2019m driving my cousin\u2019s Model Y (uses NACS) and I\u2019m on I-95, got 12% battery left, and the next exit has our Pure DC Fast station. I pull in, spot the NACS connector, pop my charging port (button on the driver\u2019s side door), pull out my phone, open the charging app, it auto-detects the station, taps \u201cStart Charge\u201d, selects NACS, walks over to the connector, pulls it out, clicks it into the port. 10 seconds later, my car\u2019s infotainment shows 10% charge increasing, app says \u201c22 minutes to 80%, $12.50 total\u201d. I go grab a coffee, come back in 20 minutes, open the app, tap \u201cStop Charge\u201d, connector unlocks, I pull it out, put it back in the holster, drive off. No mistakes, no fuss, exactly what we designed for.<\/p>\n

Another scenario: I\u2019m on a backroad in Ohio, cell service is dead, so app is out, I lost my RFID card. I pull into our station, pop my port, walk up to the touchscreen, tap \u201cStart Charge\u201d, select CCS1 (my Honda e:Ny1 uses CCS1), insert my credit card into the chip reader, tap \u201cConfirm\u201d, connector unlocks, plug it in, click. Charge starts, no cell service needed. I come back, tap \u201cActive Sessions\u201d on the touchscreen, select my session, tap \u201cStop Charge\u201d, done. That works too.<\/p>\n

What if I want to stop a charge early? Say I only need 50% charge, not 80% (which would take like 10 minutes instead of 20). I can open the app, tap \u201cStop Charge\u201d at any time, and it\u2019ll stop right where it is, no extra fees, we only charge for the kWh you actually use, not the full session. That\u2019s another thing we don\u2019t do \u2014 charge you for a \u201csession fee\u201d whether you use it or not. Only pay for the electricity you pull, that\u2019s it.<\/p>\n

Now, let\u2019s talk about what happens after you stop the charge. Once you hit stop, the connector unlocks, that beep sound you hear? That\u2019s the signal to pull it out. Always put the connector back in the holster when you\u2019re done \u2014 we\u2019ve had users leave it on the ground, which is a tripping hazard and can get damaged, so please just put it back. Once it\u2019s back in the holster, you can lock your car and go, no extra steps.<\/p>\n

If you run into any issues \u2014 like the connector won\u2019t unlock, or the screen is messed up, or you get charged for a session you didn\u2019t use \u2014 our support team is available 24\/7, because we supply these stations, so we\u2019re the ones fixing them, not some third-party company. The number is big on the side of the station, and we can remote into the station to fix almost any issue in 5 minutes, no need to send a tech out unless it\u2019s a hardware problem.<\/p>\n

A quick note for station owners, too (since we\u2019re the suppliers, we work with a lot of gas stations and parking garages that buy our stations): this start\/stop process is what we train all our partners to teach their users, and we provide free guides and videos for every station we supply, so you don\u2019t have to figure this out on your own. If you\u2019re a business looking to add charging, we can get you set up with stations that have this exact user process, plus our support team to handle anything that comes up.<\/p>\n

Wait, that\u2019s the part I wanted to lead to \u2014 if you\u2019re a business owner, property manager, or someone looking to add EV charging to your location, we supply these Pure DC Fast stations, designed for simple, user-friendly charging, no complicated processes, no hidden fees. We stand behind every station we build, offer 24\/7 support, and can set you up with whatever number of stations you need, from 1 to 10 or more. If you\u2019re interested in chatting about pricing, installation, or how to get Pure DC Fast stations for your property, just reach out \u2014 we\u2019d love to help. No pushy sales stuff, just real people answering your questions.<\/p>\n

Now, let\u2019s wrap this up so you don\u2019t forget anything. The start process is three options: app, RFID card, touchscreen. The stop process is the same three options, easy, no hoops. Remember to plug the connector all the way in, put it back when you\u2019re done, and charge past 80% only if you have to. This is stuff we\u2019ve tested on thousands of users, fixed the kinks (remember that accidental charge stop from the app lock? We fixed that), and designed to make EV charging less stressful, especially on those long road trips.<\/p>\n

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At the end of the day, Pure DC Fast is supposed to be fast, and the start\/stop process shouldn\u2019t be the thing that slows you down. That\u2019s why we made it simple, no fancy tech that only engineers understand, just things that work for regular people, like you and me. Now go test it out, and if you run into any issues, hit us up.<\/p>\n

Commercial Solar Battery Storage<\/a> References:<\/p>\n

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  1. U.S. Department of Energy. (2023). DC Fast Charging Technology Overview. Alternative Fuels Data Center.<\/li>\n
  2. International Energy Agency. (2022). Lithium-Ion Battery Charging Best Practices for Electric Vehicles. EV Charging Infrastructure Report.<\/li>\n
  3. Pure DC Fast Internal Engineering Documentation. (2024). User Operation Protocols for CCS1 and NACS Charging Stations.<\/li>\n
  4. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (2023). Electric Vehicle Charging Safety Guidelines for Public Stations.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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