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Do you really *need* an 80A charger if you're charging daily and overnight? 240V * 80A = 19.2 kW. The F-150 has a 98kWh battery. At 80A it charges in about 5
by guhidalg 4y ago
Do you really *need* an 80A charger if you're charging daily and overnight?
240V * 80A = 19.2 kW.
The F-150 has a 98kWh battery.
At 80A it charges in about 5 hours, though you likely wouldn't see 80A due to needing a current spike safety margin.
If you halve the current, the car could charge in ~10 hours, and that's assuming you actually use the entire battery every day. I'm not saying it's ideal to have to charge every day, but IMO it's not a deal breaker. If you are fully charging every day, you can probably save a bit of gas money by getting an EV-favorable plan from your utility that encourages energy consumption at night.
Anyway, I own a Tesla and I love never going to a gas station.
- mmh0000 4y agoI have a Tesla S85 and Tesla's 80A charger (on a 100A circuit because of the safety margin you mention). I don't normally have to charge my car quickly, but there has been a few times have 80A available has come in super handy. To install the 80A charger, I had to upgrade the service panel on my house from a total of 100A service to 250A service. I also had to have a dedicated 100A circuit line run from the panel to the garage. Thankfully, I was able to do that using the same service line to the house that I already had. However, the power company wouldn't let me go higher than 250 without significant cost and time. Anyway, all that is to say, I LOVE my 80A charger, and you'll have to pry it from my cold dead hands.