melindav
☰ 2018
I'm in a fairly new house/garage with a 200A panel with some room left. I had been thinking of adding a 50A outlet, but now with the WC lower price will likely go with it.
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My home is parking on the street or parking in a shared parking lot down the street from my house. If I were to charge from my house it would be through a standard outdoor wall receptacle with an extension cord crossing the sidewalk. I am not sure how the homeowners association would feel about this, with the number of hours it would have to be plugged in and likely overnight in the dark.
Setup of my garage is too expensive. Electric company is charging 3k for a new meter (1.5k if your current meter is already in the garage) . New meter is so you can be in a ev rate plan (to separate normal.usage from the ev so you dont jump to. Tier4 rates) . Electrician would cost 1.5k and the charger 800. With those numbers; rather charge at work and a public locations.
I had an electrician hardwire a Clipper Creek level2 charger and add a dedicated 50amp breaker for the 240v supply and an additional 240v outlet as well. This was almost two years ago and total cost was 1500 electrician and 1000 for the charger. Charger prices have come down, although electricians not so much. It is super easy to charge each night so I'm ready to go in the am.Setup of my garage is too expensive. Electric company is charging 3k for a new meter (1.5k if your current meter is already in the garage) . New meter is so you can be in a ev rate plan (to separate normal.usage from the ev so you dont jump to. Tier4 rates) . Electrician would cost 1.5k and the charger 800. With those numbers; rather charge at work and a public locations.
Don't think your getting dual chargersI currently live in a condo that's a fairly old building. We have underground and outdoor parkin. I'm hoping to ask the board if we can install stations on site. We have over 300 outdoor spots so if we can't do it affordablely underground, I'd like the option of having one or more outside.
If all this fails I know there's a chademo charging station about 4 minutes from my home which offers 72amp charging. So for sure I'll be getting a dual charger and chademo accessory to make use of it.
If I got one underground I'd be elated though.
Clean out your garage... seriously. Build a shed if you can and make better use of the garageMy plan is to install a NEMA 14-50 outlet in my garage next to the door and hope the 20' charger cord can reach the M3 in my driveway. Currently my 2-car garage is full of junk and there's no room for any car. Assuming that I'm still working in the same place in a couple of years and the garage is still a storage facility (excellent chance as it's been this way for 16+ years), the company I work at has several J1772 chargers in the multi-story parking garage. A recent email went out saying that they are planning to add more chargers due to more employees driving EVs. It also stated that they will start to enforce a maximum of 4 hours per charge then you'll have to move your car. I guess that's progress...
I definitely won't let anyone make me feel bad for using the superchargers if I don't have any other option, hopefully I will have a way to charge somewhere else in 2 years, but if I don't I will have no problem hitting up the chargers. I currently build model train layouts for a living in private residences so I don't have an actual employer, but someday when I get a real job it will definitely be something I look intoYeah probably not the best solution. You could approach your assn about installing a plug in the shared lot - but that might not work.
Plenty of owners rely on public chargers, chargers at work, or superchargers. And don't let the anti-local-supercharging crowd make you feel guilty about using them. If you have no option to charge at home, it is totally fine.
That said, if you plan on moving, then fine. You could also approach your employer about installing a charger so you can charge at work. Many employers are doing that these days.
First off, I plan on owning a home with a garage for chargingThere are dozens of great cars and you picked the one that makes no sense for your lifestyle? I am as excited as anyone about owning a Model 3 but wouldn't even think about it if home charging wasn't realistic.
Excellent idea! The plan is to in 2 years be in a different house, but your idea is fantastic and would be the best way to deal with the HOA. Thanks!Get a quote from an electrician to install a curbside post with the NEMA 14-50 plug. They can easily run conduit under sidewalks and turf. Take that quote to your home owners association and ask for permission. Proof that it's noninvasive really helps with persuasion.
had the same issue 6 months before picking up my Model S, two trips to the dump, donations to goodwill and setting up storage racks, and putting all the garden tools into the shed all helped, we did it in less than 2! you can do it too, good luck!Clean out your garage... seriously. Build a shed if you can and make better use of the garage
Well for us, just the cost of materials since my husband did it. (he grew up helping his electrician father).Can I ask how much the installation cost for that set up? Also,does it fully charge overnight?