No Garage - Is the 4xe still a good option?

[Silvertoy]

So I ran a new 50A breaker from my panel to the outside of my house with an outdoor rated Nema 14-50 outlet box to give myself an outdoor plug for my Juicebox. Basically a. outdoor dryer connection. Materials were about $400. Then the juicebox was 600. But I know others paying for the install can see up to 4x that. We use just about 1-1/2 charges a day, hence saving about $3 a day, so it'll pay for itself in 350 days. But... what I should compare to.... If I had to use the 110V, I would probably only get 50-60% charge in before driving it, so, saving probably $1.50 per day.... So, really it was probably not worth it to put in all that charger stuff for just the 4xe. Now, if you are a person who drives 25 miles, comes home for 2 hours, then does it again, and again, it would be frustrating to not have the fast charger, but if you're making a single trip (eg, short trip to and from work) then you shouldn't worry too much about not having that rapid charger. FYI, I also have my Level 1 charger inside my garage for when I chose to park it in there overnight.

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[CaliforniaWheelin']

If you can plug it in, it’s worth it. If you have no way to plug it in, probably not. My apartment complex has multiple level 2 chargers and I only pay $20 a month to charge, so for me it is absolutely worth it. We are at over 400 miles on this tank of gas and we are still at over 3/4 of a tank. I think even if you could plug it in overnight on a normal household outlet it would be worth it.

 

[GoldenKnight]

From nearly 0. Level 1 vs Level 2

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