Im doing Ok now with 12 amps. I don't travel far enough currently for it to be a problem, but I made a trip to virginia at highway speeds today and used up about half my battery. I currently drive about 50 miles or so a day now but am starting to tinker with instacart for some extra cash
my local area is sparsely populated with level 2 chargers. even fewer dcfc stations. the closest to me is about 15 miles away, although there is one at the local harley dealership between work and home. they charge 3 bucks an hour plus .25 per kwh. I have tried the pay ones as an experiment but before reading some of the threads about discharge level and temperature. I found it to be so very far from cost effective.
i thought it strange too. i moved it from 8 to 12 amp and the finish time changed to sooner to complete. in the app, the option disappears but not in the vehicle inself. maybe since I am using the stock evse, it thinks it still needs that option. grasping here though
it is difficult to access, but can be done. the biggest part is the hodgepodge of wiring over the years and codes changing. one of the electricians I called told me the inspector will check other things while there and could fail due to other things not up to current code. which leads to more costs...blah blah blah. my current goal is to rewire the house in a year or so. its paid for so I just have to set aside some funds. I would prefer to move, but having more liquid assets is more important that living in a better neighborhood. estimates are between 5 and 6 k to rewire without the wall repair needed afterwards and that is a very rough estimate. If I could find and electrician who would get me going in the right direction and check over my work before doing the service wiring, I could save a little.
I wish I'm close to you I would do it for free..... or try to find someone who knows how to get it done for not much money. One thing you want for sure making it safe if you ever going to use more than 24A EVSE. There are a lot of EVSE that can be adjusted all the way from 8A to 48A .... 32 A is more than sufficient for 95% of owners.....
I’m in Greensboro NC
the plug can be changed easily. As long as the breaker isn’t oversized for the wire. The Grizzl-E is available with two different plug options.
Which ones require a neutral and a ground? Every EVSE I've ever seen wired with a 14-30 or 14-50 never required the neutral. The problem with not wiring it is not with the EVSE. It's plugging in something else that does require a neutral, like a dryer or an RV.
My Mustart 32 amp 14-50p does require a neutral. Actually after some investigation, I found out some people were using it without the neutral and causing it to overheat.
Many, like the Grizzl-E have a plug that has a neutral wire as that’s what the outlet has, but inside the wire is literally it cut off at the end of the cable. So it does absolutely nothing.
That's certainly true, but we don't have the pricing structure standardized and reasonable.
