• shalafi@lemmy.world
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    14 days ago

    What do landlords have to do with it? Can you not power the charger off 110V or 220V? Do you need a higher amp circuit cut in, larger than 30A? (American question obviously.)

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      14 days ago

      Some apartment buildings are nowhere near where tenets park vehicles. Running extention cables would be a mess and dangerous

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        14 days ago

        Ah! When I think “landlord”, I’m thinking of a single family home. That’s generally the context in America.

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          14 days ago

          It depends. More rural areas are single family/duplex set ups. If you are more urban you’ll find complexes or even skyscrapers in large metro areas :)

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      14 days ago

      fast charging requires a larger service connection than a wall outlet. you can slow charge from a normal wall outlet, but it will take ages to fully charge a modest battery.

      generally people have it installed by an electrician, running a new conduit from the circuit breaker.

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        14 days ago

        For home charging to keep up with a commute, a normal wall outlet all night long is fine. It just needs to be installed where the car is parked, and it should have some protection from weather while the car is plugged in.

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        14 days ago

        220V? Better than 30A? I’m asking what I would need to install in my home. I have no clue on this.

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          14 days ago

          In the us, home chargers will typically run on 240 volts, similar to a dryer or electric stove.

          The amperage can be as low as 16 amps (not common) and up to 40 amps. There are higher amperage chargers, but they’re not super common. Most homes dont have that much capacity provisioned and adding it to the breaker box means new circuits and often the power company has to provide a higher capacity meter. It gets expensive.

          Since volts x amps = watts, a 240 volt charger that operates at 40 amps will charge at 9600 watts or 9.6 kilowatts (maximum).

          You can charge using a standard 120v outlet, most are rated for 15 amps. However, you will get 120v x 15a = 1800 watts or 1.8 kilowatts (maximum).

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          14 days ago

          talk to an electrician after looking at the specs on the charger you want. I’m not qualified to give you electrical instructions