On Sunday I sold my car of the past 12 years (a 2003 diesel Jetta wagon that I ran on biodiesel), and Monday I leased a "new" (never been sold) Cayenne Red 2013 Leaf S with the quick charge package, for $183 a month - woohoo! I *LOVE* this car.
Anyway - so far I'm charging it with the 120V EVSE that came with the car, but I want to put a 240V outlet and EVSE in. I don't want to go the EVSE Upgrade route, since I'm planning on only having EVs from here on out, so I'd like to get an EVSE that will last a long time. I'm planning on a plug-in version, partly for portability but also for simplicity, since in principle a hardwired one would need a cut-off switch mounted next to it per code, and it's just easier to instead wire in an outlet. Probably cheaper overall too.
This morning I bought a 6-50R receptacle and box, 35 feet of 6/2 cable, two feedthrough bushings (to keep the cable from chafing), wire nuts, and a 50 amp 240V breaker. I think that's all I need. I've done a fair amount of wiring on my house before, but all 120V stuff. Anything I'm forgetting?
I'm still looking over different EVSEs, but so far I'm liking the looks of the Clipper Creek HCS-40P and Siemens Versicharge VC30 (http://www.amazon.com/Siemens-VC30BLKB-VersiCharge-Electric-Vehicle/dp/B0083ZZFEA/ref=sr_1_1?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1407787141&sr=1-1&keywords=Siemens+VC30BLKB" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ). Of course, a 40 amp one would be nicer (instead of a 30 amp one)....
Are there any other comparable options I'm missing? The DIY ones are interesting, but with two little kids, finding time to assemble the EVSE in addition to wiring in the outlet would be more challenging....
Thanks!
Mike
Anyway - so far I'm charging it with the 120V EVSE that came with the car, but I want to put a 240V outlet and EVSE in. I don't want to go the EVSE Upgrade route, since I'm planning on only having EVs from here on out, so I'd like to get an EVSE that will last a long time. I'm planning on a plug-in version, partly for portability but also for simplicity, since in principle a hardwired one would need a cut-off switch mounted next to it per code, and it's just easier to instead wire in an outlet. Probably cheaper overall too.
This morning I bought a 6-50R receptacle and box, 35 feet of 6/2 cable, two feedthrough bushings (to keep the cable from chafing), wire nuts, and a 50 amp 240V breaker. I think that's all I need. I've done a fair amount of wiring on my house before, but all 120V stuff. Anything I'm forgetting?
I'm still looking over different EVSEs, but so far I'm liking the looks of the Clipper Creek HCS-40P and Siemens Versicharge VC30 (http://www.amazon.com/Siemens-VC30BLKB-VersiCharge-Electric-Vehicle/dp/B0083ZZFEA/ref=sr_1_1?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1407787141&sr=1-1&keywords=Siemens+VC30BLKB" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ). Of course, a 40 amp one would be nicer (instead of a 30 amp one)....
Are there any other comparable options I'm missing? The DIY ones are interesting, but with two little kids, finding time to assemble the EVSE in addition to wiring in the outlet would be more challenging....
Thanks!
Mike