Capt0bvious
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I am new to this forum and have searched the Internet far and wide for an answer and couldn't come up with anything.
My brother works at a Nissan dealership in the Seattle, WA area and can get me a much better deal on a Nissan Leaf lease compared to my local dealership. The problem is how to cheaply transfer the car from Seattle to the Boise, ID area. I'm trying to figure out how to drive the car the 400+ miles and recharge at various level 2 stations along the way. The problem with this plan is a stretch between the Tri Cities, WA and and Ontario, Or. There are no dedicated charging stations. There are many RV parks. Since I will have the level 2 6.6 kW Onboard Charger that comes with the Leaf SV, I thought I could use this to charge at a few RV parks on the way.
The problem is the various connectors. I've read the level 2 charger uses a NEMA 6-50 plug, but RV parks use NEMA 14-50 outlets. I've looked on various website that sell adapters and can't find any 6-50 to 14-50 adapters. Is this even possible (I have a basic understanding of electrical)? Modifying the trickle charger others have proposed isn't feasible as I would be leasing the vehicle.
Any help or advice would be appreciated. I really don't want to spend the $500 renting a truck and trailer to drive it home, but I might have to.
My brother works at a Nissan dealership in the Seattle, WA area and can get me a much better deal on a Nissan Leaf lease compared to my local dealership. The problem is how to cheaply transfer the car from Seattle to the Boise, ID area. I'm trying to figure out how to drive the car the 400+ miles and recharge at various level 2 stations along the way. The problem with this plan is a stretch between the Tri Cities, WA and and Ontario, Or. There are no dedicated charging stations. There are many RV parks. Since I will have the level 2 6.6 kW Onboard Charger that comes with the Leaf SV, I thought I could use this to charge at a few RV parks on the way.
The problem is the various connectors. I've read the level 2 charger uses a NEMA 6-50 plug, but RV parks use NEMA 14-50 outlets. I've looked on various website that sell adapters and can't find any 6-50 to 14-50 adapters. Is this even possible (I have a basic understanding of electrical)? Modifying the trickle charger others have proposed isn't feasible as I would be leasing the vehicle.
Any help or advice would be appreciated. I really don't want to spend the $500 renting a truck and trailer to drive it home, but I might have to.