General EV Talk

Not asking about the range math -- I can do that part myself. More curious what the real deciding factor ended up being for people who've actually lived with...

I've noticed my 12V battery voltage is dropping pretty noticeably when the car sits idle. I'm not sure if this is normal or if I should be concerned. Has any...

Taking delivery of a new EV soon and trying to figure out charging before I commit to anything. My commute is 26 miles one way, so about 52 round trip, but i...

Been relying on a portable charger as basically my only charging setup for a while now and trying to get a sense of what everyone else's actual experience ha...

Didn't plan this trip around EV charging at all -- just happened to book a KOA because it was cheap and close to the kids' activities. Pedestal at our site h...

First EV road trip that wasn't just Supercharger-to-Supercharger -- we're doing an actual campground loop this summer. Realized I have no idea what I actuall...

Every calculator online was technically right and practically useless. Here's what I actually see: - Overnight on 240V at home: full from ~30%, no exceptions...

Trying to figure out if going without home charging is something people actually make work long-term, or if it always ends up being a temporary phase before ...

Trying to get a real sense of what portable charger is actually worth buying, since there are a ton of options that all look similar on paper. For people who...

Our HOA has been trying to get charger approval for over a year, finally got a fire marshal out to look at the underground garage and he flat out said no cha...

Non-Tesla owner here trying to get a straight answer on J1772 portable chargers before buying one -- what's the actual real-world charging speed people are s...

We've got a camper parked next to the garage with its own TT-30 pedestal that just sits unused most of the year. Finally wondered if I could run the car off ...

For people who've been charging at home for a while now, what does it actually look like day to day at this point -- do you still think about it or has it ba...

Driving from the Midwest to see family for two weeks, staying at a mix of hotels and a cabin with no charging listed anywhere on the usual apps. Already have...

Been getting a handful of messages from guests asking if we have EV charging before they book, and I'm wondering if it's worth actually installing something ...

Got a charging notification on my phone for a session at a station I have never been to, in a city I wasn't in, while my car was parked in my own garage the ...

Trying to figure out if the Tesla Mobile Connector is actually different enough from a generic third-party portable charger to matter, or if it's mostly bran...

Needed to charge a few times last month and used the fast charger at a dealership near me since it showed up on the app as public. Didn't think much of it un...

Bought a non-Tesla two years ago. At the time the plug wars were a talking point but not a big deal. Now half the fast chargers I pass need an adapter, half ...

Bought what I thought was a universal adapter so I could use Tesla Superchargers. Turns out it only passes through the DC fast-charging side, so it works at ...

Got $800, $1,600, and $3,400 for what is functionally the same job. Panel is 15 feet from the garage wall on the other side of the same drywall. No trenching...

About to install and the Tesla Wall Connector is roughly $150 more than the third-party unit I was looking at. Not huge but not nothing, and honestly the thi...

Been trying to get our condo board to approve even a couple of shared Level 2 chargers in our underground garage for almost a year now. Last meeting they cam...

Was looking into retrofitting my 10-year-old house for a Level 2 charger and the quote involves running new conduit through finished walls, which obviously w...