harringtondav
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Level 2 40A 240V chargers aren't too expensive. <$700 for plug in charger. If you are handy, and stay under the inspector's radar, you can wire your panel for a few hundred more. ....get an electrician/permit involved and add $1000.
I'm set at both our main home and our river house. I have 8 ga 40 amp receptacles in both places for my welder. A fully depleted 60aH battery would take 3 hr, 45 min to top off. A 100aH over 6 hrs.
Problem is code requires a continuous duty breaker, and these aren't simple snap in breakers like a Square D QO.
So to satisfy code, and prudent safety you need a 50 circuit to charge at 40A, or a 30A charger on your 40A wiring, and that's still cheating a bit. .....much more charging time than above. 5 and 8 hrs resp.
EV cost per mi is a fraction of petrol. Payback on the EV and charging system is a long wait.
I'm set at both our main home and our river house. I have 8 ga 40 amp receptacles in both places for my welder. A fully depleted 60aH battery would take 3 hr, 45 min to top off. A 100aH over 6 hrs.
Problem is code requires a continuous duty breaker, and these aren't simple snap in breakers like a Square D QO.
So to satisfy code, and prudent safety you need a 50 circuit to charge at 40A, or a 30A charger on your 40A wiring, and that's still cheating a bit. .....much more charging time than above. 5 and 8 hrs resp.
EV cost per mi is a fraction of petrol. Payback on the EV and charging system is a long wait.
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