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Originally Posted by I_H8_Crawford
Question for EV owners: I may be purchasing a not Tesla EV in the near future. For at home charging, is there a better charger than another to get? Going to have it hardwired by an electrician but looks like I would need to buy the hardware and there are a lot of options out there. Any suggestions??
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1) Unless you're driving more than 45km a day without back to back long trips, a level 2 charger is helpful, but not urgent so don't go and rush into anything that isn't what you want. You can trickle charge about 50km in 12 hours at 110v. The level 2 is more important if you go on longer trips, and in the long run is much more convenient, but not absolutely necessary
2) Starseed makes a good point about wiring. Lots of chargers go up to 50amp, and though you can limit them, if you have two EVs you're really neutered if you don't have 60amp service to the charger(s)
3) big difference between indoor and outdoor installation. The cord on some units gets incredibly stiff when it's cold which makes it virtually unusable
Watch
https://youtube.com/@StateOfChargeWi...FfaSZGPFmATkU2
He gives really good rundown on any charger you could look at and rates it for cold weather as well