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Thanks to everyone who replied. I ended up leasing an SV model and I think it was a good decision. Cheap too: $190/month for 24 months.

Hi all, I purchased an LCS-25 that I'm going to use on an unused 240V/30A dryer circuit. I'm going to have an electrician do the installation. However, before I do that, I'd like to test the LCS with my Leaf. The old dryer receptacle (which the electrician will replace) is a NEMA 10-30. I've...

I'm curious: what price did you end up getting on the group buy?

Thanks to everyone who replied to my questions. I am glad to be completely wrong, as it sounds like using a 16A or 24A EVSE will be fine. I will definitely take the advice to use an electrician: there's no way I would want to do any of this myself. The odd thing (which I didn't mention...

I don't understand how a 24A EVSE can be connected to a 30A circuit. I'm looking at the Clipper Creek manual (http://goo.gl/peZHP" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;) and on page 10 it says that their LCS-25 needs a 25A circuit. My issue is that I can only easily use what I've got: a...

Which problem are you referring to? I've got two dilemmas: 1. If I get a 16 or 20 A EVSE, how can it be connected to a 30A circuit? I don't think it can without a transformer 2. Can a 30A EVSE be safely connected to a dedicated 30A circuit or, based on Ray's comment about the 80% load...

Ray, this is very useful information! Thanks very much. Here's my dilemma: if I've got a 30A circuit, how would I connect a 16A or 20A EVSE to it? Don't I then run the risk of overheating the unit? It seems I would need some sort of transformer to take the 240V/30A circuit and turn it into a...

Installing an EVSE has turned out to be more complicated than I'd hoped. My house is old and the entire external fusebox would have to be replaced to add another 30 amp circuit. My next option was to replace my electric dryer with a gas dryer and use the circuit for the EVSE. However, I've...

Hi all, I ended up leasing a 2013 SV with a quick charger. Total down was $3000 and the monthly lease is $191. I got this from Nissan Oakland. Seemed reasonable the two other dealers declined to match it; probably a good sign. thanks.

Ah, I see: I looked at the technical spec sheet of that EVSE and it says 40 amps input current. No good. What would be the best (i.e., fastest charging) EVSE I could get on the dryer circuit? I realized that if I got a gas dryer, I could probably permanently use the electric dryer circuit for...

So, as an update, I had an electrician come by tonight and the news isn't good. The short version is that unless I want to spend thousands of dollars, a proper L2 EVSE installation isn't feasible. (And I'm confident he wasn't saying this to make a lot of money: he said I should not get the work...

I was wondering the same thing.

That's very interesting. Sounds like I need to have a conversation with the electrician and make sure they know that I'm just looking for the circuit, not the whole installation, and that it should be permitted that way.

Great! The other two things I'm wondering about are city permits and tax rebates. I'm assuming the city cares about the circuit the electrician installs and not the EVSE, and for the tax, I assume I just need the receipt from the purchase of the EVSE (and perhaps the electrician's work). Any...

Ah, that's very good to know! More generally, is there a list of things that I need to tell an electrician I need installed? I want them to do the circuit and I'll do the installation of the EVSE myself.

I think I've ruled that out because I'm leasing the car. I've found some good threads though and it seems like there are several good options.

Is there a good thread here already on choosing an EVSE? My gut feeling is that any recent model from a brand I recognize is probably going to be fine but advice is always appreciated.

I'm in Oakland. I've seen some full-service options (Bosch's http://www.pluginnow.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; site and solarcity.com, for example) but it's not clear to me what's needed beyond: 1. Checking with PG&E to make sure their infrastructure in my neighborhood...

Good advice! Thanks.

That's a good suggestion. Thanks! Now I just have to find a good electrician. Not proving so easy...