Recent content by Wanderer

I also have a 2016 AP1 car. Would love to hear your experience before updating myself. Many of the updates and experiences posted here have been for newer cars, but many of the features that are talked about (such as eye tracking) are not applicable for older cars. Please do share your...

Exactly. Have been driving a Tesla with “Autopilot” (not FSD, just lane keeping and adaptive cruise control)on most roads since 2016. I always pay attention and know when to take over, and I feel it has actually increased my safety as it reduces fatigue and allows me to be more alert of my...

I honestly think that would be the best solution. It give me the most flexibility and upgradeability and that way I can also use a different electric supplier with a better rate for charging. The only problem is that I am told by a number of people that my local electrical provider, PECO, does...

I probably will start with just using the 5-20, charging at 16A and see how that works for me. I can then potentially look at upgrading to 6-20 in the future if it is feasible in my setup. If I can get to 6-20 that would be ideal and would be sufficient for me, I am just not sure how feasible...

That would be ideal for me, but not sure if it can be done as it is unclear where the conduit is and whether we can pull another wire. I would expect to run into the same problem I have with a level 2 charger: the house is too far from the garage and we would need to add a 95ft long trench...

That occurred to me, but I cannot think of another location to install it considering the layout of the house, garage, driveway and street. In my case, it makes more sense to use level 1 charging in the garage overnight for the days I am home and spend 20 minutes to top off at a nearby...

Thank you all for your suggestions and feedback. This community always impresses me! I managed to study the electric panel today. Luckily everything is really well labeled so it was not that difficult to figure out what was going on. I found three breakers for the garage: A 20A breaker for...

Interesting idea. I don’t think trees will be a problem. Would I be able to put a Level 2 charger on such a system? May be cheaper in the long run than running the cable from the house!

I don’t know yet, but fair question and I will try to figure it out. I fear it is only one circuit considering the very limited electrical outlets in the garage.

Thank you for everyone making that suggestion. I did not know that the 6-20 might be an option and that sounds as if it may possibly be a much cheaper upgrade. It won’t charge as well as a level 2 charger, but may be sufficient for my needs.

I looked earlier today based on your suggestion and unfortunately I do not have a nema 5-20 receptacle in the garage. The garage has very few outlets - two sets of two regular outlets (without the notch). Apart from those two outlets, there is an electrical garage door and a light. That’s about...

I honestly was also shocked by the quote. It is the only company I can find around here that is willing to do it and even then I have to wait about 6 weeks before they can come by. I asked a couple of other companies and they said no as soon as it was more than 40feet. I was expecting a quote...

Unfortunately not - I checked that. There is really nothing nearby except for four regular outlets in the garage, the lights in the garage and the automatic garage door. I haven’t managed to figure out the breakers yet.

I appreciate the feedback. Admittedly, I did round up a bit, but the breakdown was about $3,200 for the trenching, $4,950 for the electrician (supposedly three days worth of work) and $750 for a chargepoint charger. Even if I get another electrician to come down by $1,000-$2,000, we are looking...

Thanks, I will check. I am not an electrician, but would it not be pretty straightforward to upgrade a breaker? If I find a 5-20 receptacle, do I need to do anything to get that increased amperage or will my mobile charger just take care of that?