Open EVSE + Home Assistant: Try My Load-Sharing Code (Plus Vehicle Updates)

At the very end of last year (okay, technically we published it at the start of this one - https://youtu.be/MHRYk8dJ9fY ), we shared the Home Assistant + Node-RED integration we’d been working on to get our JuiceBox EVSEs—fitted with Open EVSE hardware—working with load-sharing again. After a few weeks of testing, Nikki has released an anonymized codebase (https://forgejo.insearchofportlandia.com/Aminorjourney/Node_RED_Open_EVSE_Load_Sharing) so you can try it yourself if you need the same setup. In today’s video, she walks you through the code, gives an update on the notoriously tricky Ford Charge Station Pro, and asks whether we should invest in a Mongoose programming tool. --- * ⏱️ Episode Chapters * 00:00 – Introduction 00:48 – ICE Out — Our Condemnation on the Killing of Alex Pretti, and the State of U.S. Authoritarianism 02:31 – Quick Note on the Chevrolet Bolt EV “Cancellation” 04:59 – Open EVSE + Node‑RED Update — Get the Code! 08:19 – Thanks for the Audio Feedback! 09:29 – Update on the Ford Charge Station Pro 14:34 – Should We Get a Mongoose Programming Tool? 17:29 – Help Us Out with Our Upcoming Road Trip 19:26 – Thanks and Goodbye --- *Links 🔗* Nikki's Node-RED Library: - https://forgejo.insearchofportlandia.com/Aminorjourney/Node_RED_Open_EVSE_Load_Sharing 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 — ✊ Get Involved 🗳️ https://indivisible.org/town-hall-resources ❤️ Support the Show 📰 https://www.transportevolved.com 🔥 https://www.patreon.com/transportevolved ☕ https://ko-fi.com/transportevolved 📺 https://www.youtube.com/transportevolved 👕 https://www.redbubble.com/people/TransportEVd/ 🛍️ https://amzn.to/40xOyjm ₿ 1QRZRGCCXUKPDZ2DZ9KX9JYJXMZDYHYGFZ0MN4WH *💬 Join the Conversation* 🐘 https://mastodon.transportevolved.com/@show 💬 https://discord.gg/9WAjfQn 🌀 https://bsky.app/profile/transportevolved.bsky.social 🔁 Subscribe to our 2nd channel - https://www.youtube.com/transportevolvedtake2 --- *🎙️ Credits:* Host: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield Camera, Edit, Color: Vi Horton Art & Animation: Erin Carlie Producer: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield Music: via Artlist.io © Transport Evolved LLC, 2026