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now that my car is making its way to me, I need to know what I need to know about hoem chargers. can someone tell me what to buy or link me to what I

Posted by amanda May 13 '22, 06:50

need to know? thanks!

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I get by just with the 240volt outlet. Decided I didn't need the smart charger. -- nm - Mop May 13, 07:31 1
- Gotta like that Ford gives you a level 2 option with the car. 32 amps from a portable. You definitely don't need a smart charger -- nm - oblique May 13, 07:39
Listen to Reagen. If you're charging overnight a 50 amp circuit is more than sufficient. - TWuG May 13, 07:18 2
- Fair point. We considered this since someday we'll have two EVs, but it's also unlikely that both world need to charge at the same time -- nm* - Reagen May 13, 07:27 1
  - When we looked our panel could handle 100A so that’s what we were going to wire. - spamlet May 13, 07:45
Do you have a garage? -- nm - spamlet May 13, 07:15 1
- I thought this was a response to kilbo and I was like 'uhhh.....' -- nm - ty97 May 13, 07:17
Things you need: a 240/220V plug. A circuit that can handle the amps. - Reagen May 13, 07:11 2
- this guy charges :) -- nm - oblique May 13, 07:29
- (do you know what your panel is rated for? 100A, 200A?) -- nm - Reagen May 13, 07:15
EV charger? I bought this Level 2 one. Probably getting installed next week. EDIT: What car did you get? -- (link*) - oblique May 13, 06:51 7
- You don’t need this for a garage though right? You can just plug into a wall outlet. - spamlet May 13, 07:20 6
  - Correct. Both our PHEV and the EV came with a standard wall outlet charger. It is very slow though. My EV goes 20%-80% in 26h on it -- (edited) - oblique May 13, 07:26 5
    - If you have a 240v outlet it should be faster than that. Is that just on plain 110v? -- nm - spamlet May 13, 07:43 3
      - Sorry, yes. Kia only provides standard wall outlet (110) chargers -- nm - oblique May 13, 07:44 2
        
        Ah. Tesla had both when we were looking. -- nm - spamlet May 13, 07:46 1
        
        We don't have a 240 in the garage (only laundry) so that is whats getting installed next week -- nm - oblique May 13, 07:47
    - Though if you can get away with charging slower it's better for battery life. -- nm - Reagen May 13, 07:27

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