120 Volt vs 220 Volt Charging

[olderbudweiser]

I know at times I can get distracted and comment off thread topic.

I will say the information supplied in this tread has been very helpful to me. A number one I was under the impression it was mandatory to install a charging station.

I will have an electrician just drop a dedicated 220V plug as @Sharbotcom described in post #4.

Thanks for the information.

Still waiting to get my GT scheduled though.

 

[ArizonaJon]

I know at times I can get distracted and comment off thread topic.

I will say the information supplied in this tread has been very helpful to me. A number one I was under the impression it was mandatory to install a charging station.

I will have an electrician just drop a dedicated 220V plug as @Sharbotcom described in post #4.

Thanks for the information.

Still waiting to get my GT scheduled though.

For a BEV a 240v is almost required. For a PHEV it is optional. I have a BEV and had a PHEV at the same time. If I needed to charge both, I would just use the factory 120v for the PHEV and the dedicated 240v for the BEV. Like you I am waiting for a GT. When I get it I will again have the possibility of needing to charge 2 cars at the same time.

There is a much better solution for charging 2 cars on 240v overnight. There are dual head EVSEs that will charge one and then the other or share the power simultaneously with both.

 

[olderbudweiser]

For a BEV a 240v is almost required. For a PHEV it is optional. I have a BEV and had a PHEV at the same time. If I needed to charge both, I would just use the factory 120v for the PHEV and the dedicated 240v for the BEV. Like you I am waiting for a GT. When I get it I will again have the possibility of needing to charge 2 cars at the same time.

There is a much better solution for charging 2 cars on 240v overnight. There are dual head EVSEs that will charge one and then the other or share the power simultaneously with both.

Thanks, even more for me to investigate...

BEV = EV only no ICE??

 

[LinkedMe]

Thanks, even more for me to investigate...

BEV = EV only no ICE??

Here's an example of a Duo charger. There are others too. This State of Charge channel is a good resource to review various videos of Chargers that were tested as well as EV's that were range tested.

Yes, a BEV is Battery Electric Vehicle (like Tesla, Leaf etc) and the term is more specific than merely saying EV, but it's the same. The Corsair GT is a PHEV (Plug in Hybrid Electric Vehicle). BTW, a lot of terms are used interchangeably. For instance the Wall Chargers that everyone talks about aren't really chargers, the charger is contained within the car. The Wall Chargers are merely a sophisticated extension cord and is technically called an EVSE (Electrical Vehicle Supply Equipment). Here is the official explanation; ".....electrical vehicle service or supply equipment (EVSE). To put it simply, it's an intelligent AC adapter that supplies power to the actual charger, which is located in your vehicle".
Everyone however calls the wall units chargers and everyone knows what you mean when you say "EV Wall Charger". The charger within the vehicle is really what allows the vehicle to charge faster or slower, depending on what was installed by the manufacturer, while the capacity of a higher amperage wall charger facilitates the amount of electricity that can be supplied to the vehicles charger. Clear as mud? High Tech is confusing these days....sometimes!

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[LinkedMe]

Thanks, even more for me to investigate...

BEV = EV only no ICE??

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[olderbudweiser]

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olderbudweiser, you may find this interesting as you further investigate.....

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Beginning to think it's easier to just go to Costco for gas...
Thanks for the link.

 

[JB IN AZ]

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Beginning to think it's easier to just go to Costco for gas...
Thanks for the link.

That's my thinking as well.


Thanks to all the beta testers here, some day it will be as easy to fill up the batteries as it is to full up a gas tank!