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36votes
How does Tesla Wall Connector Power Sharing actually divide power between cars charging at once?
I manage a six-unit building in southern Maine, nothing fancy, three floors, shared parking lot behind the building. Two years ago one of the tenants asked a...
saltmarsh99saltmarsh99
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42votes
One 14-50, two EVs now — is a Y splitter a workable stopgap or just asking for a fire?
My wife's SUV lease ended in June and she went electric too, so we went from one EV in the driveway to two almost overnight. I've got a 14-50 outlet already ...
duskbuttonduskbutton
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39votes
Should I install an outlet or hardwire my Level 2 charger?
Finally got the HOA sign-off after months of back and forth, so now I'm actually looking at quotes for the Level 2 install itself, and I've hit a fork I didn...
orangeplutoorangepluto
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40votes
Charge Station Pro or just a 32A portable for the Lightning? Trying to figure out what my job-site truck needs
Picked up a Lightning Flash back in March, my first EV after twenty-some years of gas trucks for the business. Mostly using it for material runs and job site...
dutch_b74dutch_b74
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40votes
Rivian Wall Charger vs a 32A portable EVSE — what actually works if you're renting and can't hardwire?
moved from tampa to columbus in april for a new job and i'm renting for the first time since i've owned this car. back in florida i had a house with a garage...
lampthreadlampthread
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43votes
Detached garage already has a 6-50 from the previous owners — new EVSE wants a 14-50. What's the fix?
Retired last spring, and my spouse picked up her first EV in June while I'm still on my own EV I've had for a few years now with an outlet already sorted out...
graniteforgegraniteforge
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34votes
Level 1 charging in real winter — does it actually keep up with a daily commute?
Moved to a new house in southern New Hampshire this past March, about 40 minutes from the office in Nashua, five days a week. Round trip works out to almost ...
emberpathemberpath
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41votes
Is Level 1 charging enough if I work from home?
My company went to a hybrid schedule about three years ago and I'm now in the office maybe one day a week. I've had the Ioniq 5 about two months now — picked...
granthamjgranthamj
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37votes
California §1947.6 carve-out for rent-controlled units — does my lease still protect me?
I've been in my building near Los Feliz for about five years now, one of the older courtyard buildings that falls under LA's Rent Stabilization Ordinance. Re...
stonewrenstonewren
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32votes
R2 shipped with no portable charger at all — what's everyone actually using at home?
Took delivery of my R2 three weeks ago and the paperwork mentioned charging accessories exactly once, in a footnote pointing me to the accessories store. No ...
staticpollenstaticpollen
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36votes
Managing rentals in three states now — which ones legally require landlords to allow EV charger installs?
I manage a small portfolio of rental units — mostly here in Maine, but we picked up two buildings in Colorado and one in Florida this year, and property mana...
frostholmfrostholm
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35votes
Do I charge Airbnb guests for EV electricity or just include it in the nightly rate?
I've got a coastal Maine guest cottage I've been renting out on Airbnb for about six years now. Put in a NEMA 14-50 last spring after enough guest messages a...
cloudspindlecloudspindle
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33votes
What actually matters when picking your first EV (vs what forums obsess over)?
I've had off-street parking at my place in Hobart for about eleven years and never had a reason to think about it until my old Corolla needed a transmission ...
hankmoodyhankmoody
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33votes
Just found out my already-installed 14-50 might not be 'listed for EV use' under the new NEC language — does that matter for something already in the wall?
Bought this house in 2019. Previous owners had a 14-50 outlet in the garage for a hot tub that got hauled off before we closed — outlet stayed, unused, for a...
frostholmfrostholm
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39votes
Landlord won't say yes or no on an EV charger for my rented townhouse — trying to find out who pays if it happens
Two years into renting this townhouse and I've been fine doing public charging plus a slow trickle off a regular outlet in the carport for the Bolt. My carpo...
ashwillow_tashwillow_t
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33votes
NEMA 14-50 vs 6-50 for my new EV outlet — which one and why?
We just moved into a new build outside Austin (Manor) back in June, and the garage was stubbed for a 240V circuit but nothing ever got landed — the builder l...
meerakaymeerakay
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28votes
Every gas station near me seems to be adding DC fast chargers now — curious whether that business case genuinely holds up
I'm on the road most of the day for delivery and rideshare gigs, so I clock a lot of miles past gas stations, and lately I keep noticing the same thing: a Sh...
hazypilothazypilot
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44votes
Landlord said no to formalizing my charging setup — what got a landlord's first no turned around for other renters?
Three years in the same building outside Rochester, upstairs unit, assigned spot in the side lot about sixty feet from the electrical room. When I first aske...
misty_wafflemisty_waffle
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34votes
Two cars, one garage outlet — is there any safe way to charge both PHEVs at once on 120V?
My Bolt has been on the same outdoor L1 setup for about three years now, no complaints, I've got my routine down. My spouse just picked up a Prius Prime last...
duskbuttonduskbutton
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40votes
NEMA 14-50 vs 6-50 for the Ioniq 5 — is skipping the neutral actually smart or just cheap
Ioniq 5 shows up in three weeks and I'm finally scheduling the electrical work for my Boston condo's parking spot (I have a dedicated garage stall, thankfull...
granthamjgranthamj
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49votes
First EV, first home charging setup, and I don't know where to start
Picked up my first EV two weeks ago (a used Bolt, new to me) and I'm now the proud owner of a driveway extension cord setup that is very obviously not going ...
copperfogcopperfog
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34votes
Been on Level 1 in a Seattle apartment since spring — wondering if I'm about to hit a wall I haven't seen yet
Renting on Capitol Hill in Seattle, no garage, but I got lucky — the building's off-street lot has a regular 120V outlet close enough to my usual spot that I...
wrenlee_kwrenlee_k
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24votes
Does charging in an unheated garage through winter actually hurt the battery long term?
Hi My garage is attached but completely unheated — it sat around -8C most of last winter and the car lives in there overnight. I charge to 80% on a Level 2 u...
111solar_rush_o13210f111solar_rush_o13210f
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38votes
Anyone regret going with a NEMA 14-50 instead of hardwiring?
Electrician quoted me almost double for a hardwired setup vs just running a NEMA 14-50 outlet and using the mobile connector that came with the car. Charges ...
gravelfox88gravelfox88
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