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I'm a recent first time buyer of a (used) EV and use the L1 120v charger that came with the vehicle. The daily commute use is low enough that it charges to ful
by hn72774 3y ago
I'm a recent first time buyer of a (used) EV and use the L1 120v charger that came with the vehicle. The daily commute use is low enough that it charges to full overnight.
Before I purchased I thought I'd need to pay for a L2 charger and hire an electrician to install a 240v circuit in the driveway. Turned it that I just needed a short 10ga extension cord from an existing 120v receptacle.
Our household have a second ICE for longer trips.
I live in a house though, not an apartment.
- Workaccount2 3y agoI think one of the biggest enemies of EV adoption is that people just don't intrinsically understand that "refueling" is fundamentally different.
- thrill 3y agoAnd they are constantly badgered to not gain that understanding.
- hn72774 3y agoThat was me. I had to do my own research to educate myself. I've done a couple longer trips where the battery goes to 20%. It took a few nights of charging to get it back to 100%. Which was totally fine because our daily use is less than 15 miles per day. When I was ready to buy, I knew more about EV's than the person who sold me the vehicle. The amount of false information I got from the salesperson was worrisome. Even the amount of sales tax he quoted on the first offer was wrong.