Hi
@E60MKF ,
Yes, the Tesla Mobile Connector can be used as a home charger. If you choose that route, you should get a single phase (aka blue) commando socket installed to get the maximum charge rate possible from the mobile connector. You should get similar charging rates from the mobile connector + blue commando socket as you would from a dedicated wall mounted EVSE.
The difference between the two options really comes down to convenience.
- can you leave the mobile connector in-place permanently, or will you need to put it away every time you charge?
- do you want the mobile connector in your car when you're travelling, 'just in case'?
If the answer to either the above means you're going to be setting up the connector every time you charge, you may find it simpler to install a wall EVSE so you can plug in simply every day.
I went with a wall connector because I park my car on the driveway (won't fit in my garage), and it was just as easy, safer, and more convenient to fit a wall connector on the outside of my garage rather than a commando socket.
There are plenty of posts in the Model S Battery and Charging subforum showing how owners have set-up their mobile connectors. Bike bottle cages seem to be a common way to hold the connector on a convenient wall. All the references you'll see to NEMA 14-50 sockets is relevant to the US only.
For either option, you'll need a 32A capable service (probably 40A rated) on a dedicated breaker. If that means significant changes to your house wiring, it won't be covered in the advertised OLEV sponsored costs for chargers. For me, the cost of the wall unit ended up being a relatively minor part of the install cost as I needed split tails from my meter, new underground wiring from my meter to my garage and a small consumer unit in the garage itself. Cost me about £1k in parts and labour before the cost of the charger was considered. I dug the trench from the meter to my garage myself (15m).