I am actually a renter of a townhome and this is my first EV. Awhile ago I received permission from the landlord to install a NEMA 14-50 outlet in the garage. After engaging a Qmerit electrician and another electrician for a second opinion, I have found I am unable to install this outlet. The reason being is the townhome only receives 100 amps, 50 of those amps are allocated to the A.C. unit so the rest of the townhome only receives 50 amps. Simply put, my home doesn’t have enough amperage to support level 2 charging.
I work out of my home and only drive around 10-12k miles per year on average. So, without purchasing a home (I actually chose to sale the home I built in MN, and move to LA where I downsized to living in a townhome that I rent and that works for me for now) or moving to a different rental property more suitable for EVs, here is my plan:
Thanks all in advance for your constructive feedback.
I work out of my home and only drive around 10-12k miles per year on average. So, without purchasing a home (I actually chose to sale the home I built in MN, and move to LA where I downsized to living in a townhome that I rent and that works for me for now) or moving to a different rental property more suitable for EVs, here is my plan:
- I will trickle charge using a standard outlet overnight and during the day while I’m working. This should hopefully replenish a few miles an hour and should handle how much I typically drive per day during the weekdays.
- On average, I drive 200 to 250 miles per week. So, obviously trickle charging will not be enough. I am expecting to get somewhere between 250 and 300 miles of real world range with a Touring at 80% SOC. So, when I get down around 20% SOC I will use an EA fast charger near me. I’m expecting to have to do this biweekly. I know this is fast charging too frequently but I think I will have to do this until I move which might be a couple years.
- As a backup/alternative I will use the public Flo charger right in front of my home. Because I would have to park on the street and because it costs 2/hr for the first 4 hours and then jumps to 4/hr after that, it’s not something I want to do regularly.
Thanks all in advance for your constructive feedback.