I found it was worth it putting in a 240v EVSE mostly for the weekends.
120v was fine on weekdays. Drive to work and back, maybe a short errand,
plug it in over night and repeat. But weekends I often make lots of
medium trips and it wasn't charging enough in the in-between times. I
never ran ou
From: Jay Summet via EV
>Speaking as somebody who has charged at 1.4 kW for over a year and a
>half, L1 charging can meet almost all of your needs as long as you plug
>in whenever you are parked.
That's been my experience as well. We've had a 2013 Leaf for 2 years now, and
almost always charge
nt: Sunday, December 25, 2016 4:15 PM
To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List
Subject: [EVDL] Spanish EV charging (was J1772 might not go to a low
level...)
On 25 Dec 2016 at 14:56, Cor van de Water via EV wrote:
> ... the 2011/2012 Leaf ... is specifically aimed at the European
situation
> whe
On 12/25/2016 07:14 PM, EVDL Administrator via EV wrote:
On 25 Dec 2016 at 14:56, Cor van de Water via EV wrote:
The source I was reading said that to keep the rates low, many Spanish homes
have a total capacity of just 3.3kW! (
You'd have to upgrade a 3.3kW home to at least 4.4kW
and mo
On 25 Dec 2016 at 14:56, Cor van de Water via EV wrote:
> ... the 2011/2012 Leaf ... is specifically aimed at the European situation
> where most plugs and circuits are rated and fused to 230V 16A which
> means a max 3.7kW so a 3.3kW charger maxes out a standard wall plug in
> Europe ...
This re