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.
Hardwired will typically be a little cheaper, since you’re not paying for either end of the plug, and a good plug is expensive. Along those lines, the plug is a major failure point.
Otherwise, the typical benefit of hardwired is you can have a 48A+ charger, where 40A is the max with a plug. That difference probably isn’t enough to matter for anyone though.