A receptacle is not necessarily cheaper, because you want a high quality one so it doesn’t burn up like the cheap ones do in EV service, and more importantly, most jurisdictions require a GFCI breaker which adds about $120 to the cost.

Production of engines has halted, but it will take decades longer to halt the production of stories about said halt.

I have one that is either this one or very similar. I like the angled-down arrangement much better than straight out–I’m kind of baffled by how many are straight out.

https://grizzl-e.com/products/easy-ev-plug/ is similar but is suppose to be easier because the entry is tapered.

For side load, the Enphase/Clipper Creek is a good choice, but it’s out of stock. You can find them on ebay.

The Bolt does maintain the 12 V battery even without the car on. The exact criteria for how often it does it depends on the SoC of the propulsion batter and whether a charger is connected, but with SoC above 40%, and/or a charger connected (for the propulsion battery) you are all set.

And the bit about ACC is completely wrong for the Bolt. That setting on the Bolt is specifically to power the 12 V systems while locking the HV systems off. That means it will NOT maintain the battery.

Unfortunate the top comment right now has a bunch of misinformation. The bottom line is that you don’t need a new trickle charger.

Two out of 10 diesel yard engines at their Pittsburgh area plants will be replaced by battery electric units built by Innovative Rail Technologies.

The result will be a massive reduction in particulate pollution and fuel consumption, though even replacing all 10 would have a minor impact on particulate and CO2 emissions compared to the steelmaking operation.

But there’s no reason it can’t be feasible to eventually replace all 10 and move to lower emissions steel making options.

Save some to plant and grow more.

I’m not aware of any special tool for it. You might try posting at r/evcharging.

With the power off, just as an extra precaution, something like an extra small q-tip with alcohol seems like a reasonable thing to try.

Is it a cph25? Chargepoint does sell replacement cables, and they are pretty easy to replace yourself. Or you can sometimes find them on eBay. Or I think I might have an extra one myself, actually.