Charging an Electric Vehicle

First check with your power company, local municipality, state or any other group to see if there are incentives, rebates or discounts to have a dedicated EV charging port installed at your home. A friend recently considered what you are thinking but found out the cost of an electrician to redo the existing outlet was the same as to install a brand new dedicated EV power port after the electric company's subsidy and municipal rebates.

Since the EV would require a new wire run and outlet anyway, I'd recommend having an electrician wire an appropriate setup based on the make/model EV you intend to buy and its charging requirements. You would still have the 30 amp 120 TT-30 outlet for your RV as well then.

120v charging is good for about 40 miles per day in an EV. You could leave the RV plugged in and put the EV into the exterior outlet. Or just pick up a 30/15 adapter from any RV store. Maybe you even have one.

Otherwise call your electrician is best. If you want 120v for the RV and 240 for the EV you will have to pull wire. Seems like overkill for less than 20 mile trip.

Or have a 30A/50A RV box installed and an adapter for the EV unit. Now you can use both and have 50A available for your next RV. Yes this involves new wiring.

Dutch_12078 wrote:
Since the EV would require a new wire run and outlet anyway, I'd recommend having an electrician wire an appropriate setup based on the make/model EV you intend to buy and its charging requirements. You would still have the 30 amp 120 TT-30 outlet for your RV as well then.

and if you're going that route why not do it right and have the electrician also put in a proper RV post with 20/3050-amp RV connections as well as the EV hookup.

Thanks everyone for the quick responses. I did not know you could use 120 at all on these creatures. I've not begun to look yet so I'm abysmally ignorant with regard to them. For instance, we live outside of Las Vegas. It's been known to get warm in the summertime here. What does that do to the batteries on the EV? After a ten mile trip is it going to heat up the garage like our big SUVs do? But those are all questions for another form. I think I'll go look for one to join right now. Thanks again guys.

If you do use 120 and an extension cord, make sure it is a big one.

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Very active. Virtually all subjects covered since 2010. Most other vehicles have a subtopic.

And no the EV will not heat your garage like a V8 SUV.

Heat can take a toll on the battery. For this reason I do not recommend a Nissan LEAF as it has no battery cooling system. Just convection. Although the real heat issue is using a public fast charger more than once a day and probably not an issue for your use.

If you are talking under 10 miles per day, just plug into a 120v outlet.

Betting 120 v is going to be enough. If it does not work out I can always call my electrician. In the meantime it'll save some money. And while I'm at it, having not found a form so far that I liked, I'm wondering if general motors / Buick or Chrysler, or whatever they are called these days, has a vehicle that would work. I say that because, while I want a Tesla, they are problematic and the nearest dealer is almost 60 miles away. We don't even have a Ford dealer here, just the two I mentioned