I bought an Ionic 6 and there was a “free” charger. After I got the official quote for $1700 installation after the rebates I’ve decided to shop around for my own charger and electrician. I will have plenty of time to charge at home but my level 1 charger still doesn’t keep up with 30-40 miles a day.
My question is, what is the advantage to using a hard wired charger versus a portable level 2? The portable chargers seem to cost less and I can travel with them if needed.
I just scheduled an electrician to install a ChargePoint HomeFlex charger. I said I wanted the max amps that the unit could handle and he said he’s been doing that for a lot of EV chargers lately so he goes with 6 gauge. Will be able to deliver at least 40 amps. My barn, where I garage, is already wired for 100 amps. Charger was $550, installation w/b $750, rebate from utility s/b $700. Hard wired is safer, fewer resistance points, and my utility gives a discount for off-peak charging if it’s a hard-wired, Wi-Fi compatible unit (they can tell, via app, that the juice is going to my car). My Polestar came with cable that has L1 and L2 adapters. I’ve used both. They’ll live in the frunk 99.99%…time once my L2 garage charger is up and running.
Chargepoint charger supports 48amp on a hardwired 60amp breaker. Looks like he used a 50amp breaker since you set the continuous load to 80% (40amp).
Thanks for that, hasn’t been installed yet, I’ll make sure it gets a 60 amp circuit.