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It is VERY convenient to be able to charge at home. For me that is a HUGE benefit of an EV. Now you may be able to get by with 120v charging but I would really look to adding a NEMA 14-50 plug. It can be done by anyone handy for not that much money.I'm considering trying to use superchargers or free public chargers around my area both at home and at work... got about 20 mile commute.
Don't think I'm going to be in my house for that long, so not sure I can justify installing a charger in my garage. It would also be somewhat expensive given my house setup (detached garage far away from the house's main circuit breaker).
Anyone else NOT install a charger at their house? Is this a common thing?
Also need to consider how much your time is worth because you now have to allocate time out of your day to charge.I'm considering trying to use superchargers or free public chargers around my area both at home and at work... got about 20 mile commute.
I'm considering trying to use superchargers or free public chargers around my area both at home and at work... got about 20 mile commute.
Don't think I'm going to be in my house for that long, so not sure I can justify installing a charger in my garage. It would also be somewhat expensive given my house setup (detached garage far away from the house's main circuit breaker).
Anyone else NOT install a charger at their house? Is this a common thing?
No one has pointed out yet that that the premise of the OPs question is wrong. You don’t install a charger at home. The charger is in the car. You just install a 240V electrical outlet. If you want to be fancy and spend more money, and have a higher charging rate that’s not necessary for most people, you could install a Wall Connector instead of an outlet. But you’re not installing a charger.
Just consider the price of installing a 240V outlet to be part of the price of buying the car.
Yes, it would be dumb.
No, it's not just about semantics. I'll give you two reasons:Yes that's It! Semantics was the answer all along! Thanks Internet!
No, it's not just about semantics. I'll give you two reasons:
1. People think of installing a "charger" , even if they mean EVSE, and they think $$$. Some may not realize they only need to install a NEMA 14-50 outlet to be able to fully charge overnight, and that is relatively inexpensive in most situations. We're talking less than $500 in most modern houses.
2. You probably haven't seen the threads here where someone posts that their charger isn't working, and half the responses assume he's talking about the thing in the car, and the other half assume he's talking about the thing on the wall, and neither group realizes the other answers are talking about something else. It's like "Who's on first?" Using the correct term can be helpful when you're trying to communicate.
The answer to your question is YES.
120V charging is less efficient than 240V charging for electricity cost.
I paid $200Depending on the job, its roughly $500 to install NEMA 14-50.