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There is an overhead loss of during charging, and that overhead loss is not dependent on charge rate. So, the longer you charge, the more loss there is: faster charge, less loss. Someone here has shown calculations. It's not insignificant.

If you have a 2023 or 2022 ER Lightning and are putting in a 100 A circuit, what I would do is run the line to a sub-panel in the garage and run copper from the sub-panel to the FCSP. Set that to charge with the full 80 amp capacity. Fully charging your vehicle on a level 2 charger at 80 amps is...

4915 here!

I ordered mine two months ago. It should ship by the end of January, but no notification yet. Did you get a shipping notification or did it just show up at the door one day?

The magnetic fields are basically what killed this kind of device as a viable charger in the minds of many. The idea that a person or animal with metallic implants (or consumed items) might be on or near this pad when running makes it a significant safety hazard. The pads generate warmth and so...

We are in a village about an hour from the nearest real city (which is still fairly small). I brought the truck home 1 month ago and we now have 1862 miles on it. So about 60 miles a day. Today (so far) I had to drive to the state capital for a group event in the capital (40 miles each way)...

I hear a few folks on here say something along the lines of, "If you only commute 10 miles a day then a lvl 1 charger is fine!". So much to say... first, indeed, you might be able to make it work for a time. But eventually you will get bit. Does this theoretical worker bee only ever use a car...

To precondition, the truck has to be charging, and you must set a departure time in the sync interface. In the 90 min or so ahead of the departure time, the truck will start the pre-conditioning process. Note: this is only recommended for expected cold weather long hauls. Short daily commutes...

Palmer says something interesting here. He says that if customers treat their battery "gently", that he thinks, "we can give them more range... over the air". SO, if we keep to a 90% limit and charge frequently (small deltas), and don't overuse the DC fast charging infrastructure, Ford might be...

Would we expect this conversion to slow now that a date(ish) has been announced for the allowance for CCS vehicles (Ford and GM initially) to have access to all lvl3 and 4 chargers via an adapter? Has there been any formal announcement of the termination of the magic dock program?

The FCSP on a 100A circuit would supply a hair under 20 kWh to the Lightning, and thus feed the larger battery in the Ford to make up for the longer charge time required to get the same range as your tesla is getting. The '23 Ford ER models have dual onboard chargers to supply the big battery at...

I am curious... How do you charge your ER Lightning at home? Are you using the FCSP on a 100A circuit?

The point was that there are more than EV charger install credits that can be leveraged to upgrade a home's electrical service. My reply was more than one sentence long.

Nope. The max is $1000 for the Federal tax credits for EV charger installs (to say nothing about state programs). Other IRA electrification programs have other maximums (or even no maximums). I am suggesting that maybe he be smart about it and tie the panel upgrade to another energy saving need...

I would recommend upgrading to 200 A service. Eventually, you are going to have to anyway. The 100 A service will take a bite out your potential resale value for the property. If you are smart about it you might be able to get a third of the cost of the work (parts and labor) refunded as a tax...

That sums up my life right there.

Take a look at this. It is a residential city block. Each house you see is likely a three family triple decker. Each unit would be between 1000 and 1500 sq ft.. Only a few houses on each block have dedicated parking, and when there is dedicated parking for a house it might be 2-3 spots...

I agree. Mostly. I want to add, though, that urban environments are different. If you own a car in a city and don't have driveway (remember, this is high density housing... no a lot of room for charger installations) the math on where chargers need to be is different. Eventually we will need to...

Also, the profit at most gas stops these days isn't in the gas, it's in the impulse buys at the payment counter. The 5 minutes a customer spends inside buying snacks etc. is where they make money. EVs will show up in places that cater to 30-40 min stops: sit down eateries, shopping areas...

It has to do with rate practices by electricity suppliers. The standard practice is to bill at a low commercial rate in urban areas for the usage under a threshold kWh supply. But as soon as draw crosses that threshold, the cost the power cos. bill goes up a lot. Car charging stations would...