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Yes, two years ago when this thread was current, there were different options and needs. Nice necropost however. Nearly everyone can still just use the mobile adapter however, with TOU metering and the larger batteries, since that can still do 0-100 under most such plans. I test drove a...

Yeah, what Crissa said. 35k one way and 70k the other, still not a big help. Outlier situations take outlier solutions. You don't waste on a solution for the 1% outlier.

Yes, the manufacturers would include higher capacity than needed in a premium car so that people can do things like fast charge at work or at public stations in a short time. They don't need to at home, and even 240/20 is probably sufficient. Cheaper EVs have much lower-rate chargers, because...

Nice wall of text, but the bottom line is that most everybody can do fine with two EVs and 30a charging.

It can be reduced, and the daily maintenance usage on my 3 LR is a measure 4k. That's with the Sentry on (car never sleeps) and the temperature maintenance on fan only, during warm-ish days that make the fan run.

Pfffft. Under-achiever.

OMG, ChatGPT just ruined my world and my faith!! Explain how the Rockwell Automation retroencabulator works The Rockwell Automation Retroencabulator is a fictional device that does not actually exist. It was invented as a humorous reference in a series of commercials for Rockwell...

That is a great advantage if someone really needs to do it. But if you CAN use 240v, it will be more efficient. High motor usage at 120v wastes a bit of power. Not enough to matter if you are limited in outlets and would have to install one. However you're possibly mistaken on thinking that...

LOL, I said "reduces." What's your Zoom ID?

It was probably a $300 model sold for $20 with a missing cord.

We’re going on 15 years on a used drier that I bought for $20. I can’t make an $800 purchase make sense. Also, working from home reduces laundry a lot.

Europe has insane electric rates, so that makes sense. Although I’d rather not waste out cooled indoor air, the math on a payback is much lower at 5.1 cents per kW.

LOL, so many gendered and stereotypical jokes come to mind. I drive alone a lot though.

Bypassing the charging port so the car doesn't know. One of the benefits of AP is being able to eat something pretty healthy while it drives. Couldn't eat a salad while driving in the past.

For a variety of reasons, I ended up with a ton of various wire rolls in #10 up to #4. It let me run my own 70a subpanel to one garage for a bunch of 240v 20-30a tools, the Tesla mobile adapter outlet, and a couple other projects...for nothing. They were castoffs from partners in a datacenter...

A hard wired connection is not intrinsically superior. Speaking of bad advice...

It does, and sets itself to 80% max power. You can further reduce it. But it's easy to fool it if you use adapters, which I once saw and quickly told her to stop it. It was a Tesla 14-50 dongle connected to a generic adapter for a 30A outlet. That was all kinds of bad news.

A friend has his car set to charge after 11, which is good for many other reasons too. They are in bed by 9. Nobody is drying clothes while the car charges. Simple.

I used an IR heat reading gun to check mine after I installed it. Basically no heat over ambient (negligible) in about an hour. It's only a 30a outlet though.

I don't know. Every time I've taken a horse to the bar, he outdrinks me. So I have no idea. Have you had one refuse?