• OminousOrange
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    It’s almost not worth the hassle for level 1 charging because it’s so slow though. Might as well put in a level 2, and even then, you’re not often charging every night unless you’re putting serious miles on your EV daily. I’d say one level 2 charger for four occupants/EVs would be reasonable.

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      If everyone trickle charges every day it’s make a more even draw from the gird which is easier to supply. The equipment is also cheaper for the car/parking space owner.

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            1 year ago

            If it’s -20c the car will get just enough of a charge to offset the battery discharging to keep it warm. Lots of places are limited to 120v outlets.

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              Lol, can you stop just making things up. It’s like you’ve heard one anti-bev podcast and decided you’re an expert

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                Evs have to discharge to keep the battery warm, it can’t freeze. It’s a default feature on ANY EV.

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                  Yes, but managing the temperature of the battery takes much less than 2.4 kW.

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      It is my understanding that “level 1” charging is 110V 12A 60Hz AC? AKA just plug it into a normal residential wall socket like a toaster? I wonder which one presents more of a load on the power grid, charging an EV like that overnight, or owning a water bed.

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        Usually yes, level 1 is plugging into a typical 110V socket. You can also adjust the amperage draw on some chargers. I can go from 6 to 12 A in 2 A increments on the one that came with my ioniq 5.

        Level 2 is 220V and 25-80 A (<20kW).

        Level 3 is technically anything above 20 kW, but usually 50 kW is the floor. These are the EV-specific fast chargers or Tesla’s Superchargers.

        An EV on level 1 (or 2) is a continuous load, so I’d imagine probably easier to handle than an intermittent load.