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Good to know re: the circuit (my knowledge of electrical is pretty lacking). However, really, the circuit itself wasn't my primary concern so much as the unsecu
by belthesar 3y ago
Good to know re: the circuit (my knowledge of electrical is pretty lacking). However, really, the circuit itself wasn't my primary concern so much as the unsecured attachment with regards to theft of the charger itself. Like lots of neighborhoods these days, I'm getting hit with Nextdoor alerts about "cars being broken into", and I imagine an electric car charger might be a tempting target.
- Kirby64 3y agoMany EVs (all Teslas, Kia EV6/Hyundai Ioniq 5, probably others) have a method for locking the EVSE to the car itself while charging/plugged in. For when you're not charging, that's what a lockbox of some sort is useful for as others have suggested. You need to weatherproof an outdoor outlet in the first place, so going the extra step of having an enclosure for the EVSE isn't too much harder or more expensive. Nobody is going to cut an EVSE cable... since if they do they're likely to get a tasty 240V.
- belthesar 3y agoYeah, I'm less concerned about a cable being cut as much as I am someone unplugging it from the outlet. Sounds like there's ways to think about this though! This is encouraging for me, as I would certainly prefer to get a BEV for my next vehicle.