On Tue, 2026-02-10 at 09:50 -0800, (-Phil-) via EV wrote: > Personally I always advise people get a permanently installed EVSE > now. > I do not like recommending a 14-50 (or other outlet) connected unit, > there > have been too many melted outlets and fires, yes it CAN work, but it > also > adds another point of failure.
I think in some locales you have permitting differences between "installing an EVSE" and an "RV outlet" or even a "drier outlet" There's also the evolving standards at play - my Leaf uses a J1772 to charge. My Tesla uses the NACS. If I had hard wired the J1772 unit, it would have been more difficult to change it out to the NACS. (In actual practice, I use the Tesla J1772 adapter rather than swap out EVSEs) Having the outlet gives me the flexibility to move on with the times. It also allows me to quickly - and permitlessly - replace a failed EVSE with another at any time. If you hard wire your EVSE and someone runs over the cord and breaks it, wouldn't you need a new permit and electrician to replace it? I do think if you want the 48A charge rate, you're stuck hard wiring, but I haven't found a need for it. The Leaf uses a 32A charger so it can recharge to full in ~2 hours typically, and the Tesla actually uses a 16A L2 most of the time. Since it can make multiple trips to town on one charge, I can afford to charge at the slower rate over night. _______________________________________________ Address messages to [email protected] No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
