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Ordered M3 today and got the VIN Number assigned with couple of hours. I am not ready for 220v Plut yet, is there any way i can charge the vehicle with Wall charge and some kind of Adapter for 110V Adapter or no
My friend was doing this and I think in 3 hours of charging, he was only getting 20 or 30 miles of charge. You will probably get by, or maybe just pay to charge at their super-charger stations. I think he paid $24 for charging, still less than filling up a Corolla here in CA,
My friend was doing this and I think in 3 hours of charging, he was only getting 20 or 30 miles of charge. You will probably get by, or maybe just pay to charge at their super-charger stations. I think he paid $24 for charging, still less than filling up a Corolla here in CA,
That's on a 220. It's about 3 miles an hour on a 110. On a 220 and the onboard charger you can get 10-20 miles an hour.
So yeah, it should work. By EV logic people drive 15 miles a day so should be dandy. Or as mentioned you can just use a supercharger.
is a mobile charger a better option in my case? i work from home and drive only over the weekends.I can keep it on the 110v charger for 5 days.
Also since Mobile charger is a slow charger, how much energy i will lose if i charge on 110v over 220v
Sounds like for your driving needs 110v may work. Always go by YOUR DRIVING needs, not what someone else says. For me, level 1 would never work, not even close, but level 2 works awesome for me.
The mobile connecter will get you 110v but you cannot connect a wall charger to 110v, it’s a 220v charger.
Assuming the kit is still the same, mine had the mobile connector, a 110 adapter, a NEMA 14-50 adapter, and a J1772 adapter.
As other's mentioned - the 110 is about 3 miles an hour, using a 14-50 plug - it's about 27 miles per hour.
The wall charger will put in about 45 miles per hour.
Personally - if your electric panel is really close to the garage (or actually IN the garage). Having a NEMA 14-50 plug put in can be fairly inexpensive ($90-$200). This is what I've done and just use the mobile connector. The connector actually just stays plugged in. I'd only take it with me if I'm going on a vacation/long trip.
The thing with using the 110 is that even if it does work for your work commuting needs, it may become "inconvenient" if you decide to take it on a few trips during the week. You obviously need to weigh that "convenience" and see if you actually will need a L2 charging capability.
I use my mobile connector and charge on 110v almost exclusively. I drive approx. 95-100 miles per day, and if I pull 12 amps, it just covers my daily driving (if I charge while I'm at work as well).
I have a Standard Range +, and 110v @ 12 amps is 6 miles per hour. My lifetime efficiency is 215 wh/mile, which I believe is better than the Tesla EPA estimates.
Assuming the kit is still the same, mine had the mobile connector, a 110 adapter, a NEMA 14-50 adapter, and a J1772 adapter.
As other's mentioned - the 110 is about 3 miles an hour, using a 14-50 plug - it's about 27 miles per hour.
The wall charger will put in about 45 miles per hour.
Personally - if your electric panel is really close to the garage (or actually IN the garage). Having a NEMA 14-50 plug put in can be fairly inexpensive ($90-$200). This is what I've done and just use the mobile connector. The connector actually just stays plugged in. I'd only take it with me if I'm going on a vacation/long trip.
The thing with using the 110 is that even if it does work for your work commuting needs, it may become "inconvenient" if you decide to take it on a few trips during the week. You obviously need to weigh that "convenience" and see if you actually will need a L2 charging capability.
It really just depends. Generally '70s construction there's no headroom with the electrical panel to do much with. It really just depends though. Maybe the previous owner had a hot tub or pool that's no longer there so you can run a circuit from the panel to wherever you need the outlet/wall charger.
One thing that works pretty well for a lot of people is the splitters. Typical tract house the dryer is usually near the garage so you can split off the dryer fairly easily and run to wherever you'd want the outlet/wall charger for the EV. They're about $300, not cheap but much less than replacing the electrical panel if you've got no headroom on it for even a 14-30. But it just all depends. My dryer is in the basement which wouldn't work well at all.
is a mobile charger a better option in my case? i work from home and drive only over the weekends.I can keep it on the 110v charger for 5 days.
Also since Mobile charger is a slow charger, how much energy i will lose if i charge on 110v over 220v
If you work from home and will only drive on weekends mobile charger would be fine. Even on 110 you'd be able to fully charge it in less than five days. Depending on how much driving you do during the weekend you might need to use superchargers but that'd probably be true anyway. E.g., if you drove 200 miles on Saturday, came home, and then wanted to drive 150 on Sunday it would be inconvenient to only have 110v charging as you wouldn't be able to recharge enough to drive 150 miles the next day. But if you just went on a 350 mile weekend overnight trip you'd just be charging away from home anyway so it wouldn't matter.
I've had my M3 for about a year and a half. For my daily driving around town, I have only ever charged at home using the 110 plug. I get home, plug in, and back to a full charge within a few hours. For the times that I go on a trip and get back into town with not much charge remaining, then I use a supercharger before going home.
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