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The charger isn't even $1500, that's over 15x the actual price.
https://www.amazon.com/Toptoo-EV-Charger-16A-Electricity/dp/B0FPG4492K
80 bucks right there, if you drive less than 40 miles a day, that will keep pretty much any EV topped off. If you do more than 40, you can get a 240 volt outlet for L2 put in your charging location, that actually can get a little pricey depending on your individual situation, but to run a 240 circuit out to my detached garage through the existing underground conduit would be like 600 bucks. L2 charging will charge all but the largest EVs from 0-100 overnight.
I meant that the L2 is $1500. Sure, the L1 is nothing, but it really isn't feasible for a full electric vehicle. (I have a large suv phev and 10 hours of L1 charge is like a gallon and a half of gas)
Also, I was referencing the price of the charger and installation in that first figure of $1500. There's also a 30% or up to $1,000 tax credit for US residents on it. I'm switching from phev to a smaller used EV in a couple months and getting the charger ahead of time before the tax credit expires in June.
L2 isn't 1500, that 80 dollar cord does L2.
Saying you need to charge for 10hrs to get the equivalent of a gallon of gas is really a ...weird... way to measure it. Are to talking 10 hours for the equivalent miles driven that a gallon of gas would provide, or are you talking 10 hours to accumulate the total energy from a gallon of gas?
Ah yeah, we're getting crossed up. I haven't seen an L2 charger that cheap and I was also including labor for installation.
You're right - I did phrase the measurement an odd way - that's because I've mostly described it to folks who are just familiar with ICEs. It's like 8-10 hours for an 18 kwh size battery. As you know, distance out of that is super dependent on speed/terrain. If I drive a combination of my most common scenarios, it provides roughly the equivalent of a gallon and a half of gas.