16 hour fill-up vs 4 hour
To me, it is a big difference if trying to commute 80 miles at CA freeway "safe" speeds.
But, "easy" if I can charge 1/4 tank at lunch.
Well, if you're counting on a 4 hour fill-up, that's the 6.6kW charger.garygid wrote:16 hour fill-up vs 4 hour
To me, it is a big difference if trying to commute 80 miles at CA freeway "safe" speeds.
But, "easy" if I can charge 1/4 tank at lunch.
Portable 120 charging is useless unless you bring a sleeping bag. Every person I know with a n ev has a portable 240 cord and at least 5 adaptors. This will still be the case for those with friends in remote areas, if it were Europe one could use a standard outlet but the issue would likely be current restriction which is why the box is used to determine the supply capabilities in these cases. If you are nit versed in electricity and evs or have a questionable environment where you charge, get the box.mitch672 wrote:Because the J-1772 spec can supply up to 70Amps, that is the most likely reason the hardwiring is required. A portable level 2 charging cord/evse could be designed and built to run off a 30A dryer outlet, but someone would need to do it and get it UL approved. Probably no one wants to spend the money on it, as most see the 120v level 1 cord sufficient for portable use.
The most common way of incorporating "safety" in a 240v socket in the UK these days is to have an on/off switch incorporated into it's wall plate. I don't remember if this was commonplace when I was a kid or not...I certainly don't remember having to turn sockets on, but then it's been a good few years too. I think you'd be hard pressed to find a UK socket not fitted thusly these days.garygid wrote:Or, a proper (European-style?) 240v safety plug and socket could be installed. With these "safety" sockets, by the time the plug is extracted from the socket far enough to be able to touch the contacts, the contacts are no longer "live" (they have disconnected from the "live" contacts inside the socket).
planet4ever wrote:Well, if you're counting on a 4 hour fill-up, that's the 6.6kW charger.garygid wrote:16 hour fill-up vs 4 hour
To me, it is a big difference if trying to commute 80 miles at CA freeway "safe" speeds.
But, "easy" if I can charge 1/4 tank at lunch.
a) It's my understanding that won't even be available in the Leaf until the 2012 model.
b) I believe 6.6kW is well beyond the current used by anything but a large industrial clothes dryer, and those are also hardwired.
So, obviously, you aren't running home for lunch. Where do you plan to find 240V to plug into? There are a lot of charging stations being installed in public places, and those will already have the J1772 connector, so no worry. If you're planning on talking your employer into running 220 out to your car, adding the hardwired connector would be a tiny increment on the cost. (All the scary stuff about $2200 includes wiring and installation.)
13 Amps. I think there is supposed to be a 15A version too, but that might be based on older BS standards. Currently looking on the web for details.garygid wrote:Do you have any idea what the max current rating of this type socket?