EnvSciTeacher
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I am hoping to lease/buy my first electric car (Nissan Leaf, 2014 or 15, probably S with charge package) soon, but am stymied by the lack of charging infrastructure at my home/work. I have a short (<20 miles RT) commute, no current charging options at work (though they seem willing to consider installing some in the future), and no electrical outlets at all outside my house, including in the garage.
I rent my home, so am trying to avoid putting too many upgrades at my own expense into someone else's house. The least expensive option would likely be to put a 240V outlet on the outside of the house and either do EVSEUpgrade or the Clipper Creek LCS-25P, EXCEPT the parking area is at least 40 feet (maybe 50 ft...there are bushes in the way) from the home, and the cords on both of those set ups are only ~25 ft.
I could charge at the Nissan Dealership, but that is several miles away and that is too much of a hassle for that to be a regular thing.
I could maybe try parking on the grass nearer the house a few times a week when I charge, allowing me to use the 25ft cable, but this might upset the landlord and/or the other tenant in the building whose porch I'd be parking next to.
I could trench the yard and put a pedestal-mounted 240V outlet next to the driveway, but that seems likely to be quite expensive and/or time-consuming (I'm hoping to get this car bought and operable in the next two weeks or so, as my wife and I are currently sharing one car and it's not ideal.)
Clipper Creek said they couldn't sell me a longer corded model. (EVSEUPgrade seems to be on vacation right now.)
Is it possible/reasonable to safely get a 20-30 ft of super-heavy duty extension cord to extend the reach of my EVSE? Clipper Creek said it was _possible_ but they were not recommending it. This would be outside, so I imagine at the very least I would need some sort of weather-proof housing for the various cord connections.
I am NOT electrically-savvy - I intend to hire an electrician to install the outlet and any additional wiring.
If I can't figure this out, I'll probably end up buying a C-Max energi or something that I don't have to charge, and then hope to get charging eventually figured out at work or my next home, but the leaf is really the car that I want.
Thanks in advice for your help!
Jeff in Somerville, NJ
I rent my home, so am trying to avoid putting too many upgrades at my own expense into someone else's house. The least expensive option would likely be to put a 240V outlet on the outside of the house and either do EVSEUpgrade or the Clipper Creek LCS-25P, EXCEPT the parking area is at least 40 feet (maybe 50 ft...there are bushes in the way) from the home, and the cords on both of those set ups are only ~25 ft.
I could charge at the Nissan Dealership, but that is several miles away and that is too much of a hassle for that to be a regular thing.
I could maybe try parking on the grass nearer the house a few times a week when I charge, allowing me to use the 25ft cable, but this might upset the landlord and/or the other tenant in the building whose porch I'd be parking next to.
I could trench the yard and put a pedestal-mounted 240V outlet next to the driveway, but that seems likely to be quite expensive and/or time-consuming (I'm hoping to get this car bought and operable in the next two weeks or so, as my wife and I are currently sharing one car and it's not ideal.)
Clipper Creek said they couldn't sell me a longer corded model. (EVSEUPgrade seems to be on vacation right now.)
Is it possible/reasonable to safely get a 20-30 ft of super-heavy duty extension cord to extend the reach of my EVSE? Clipper Creek said it was _possible_ but they were not recommending it. This would be outside, so I imagine at the very least I would need some sort of weather-proof housing for the various cord connections.
I am NOT electrically-savvy - I intend to hire an electrician to install the outlet and any additional wiring.
If I can't figure this out, I'll probably end up buying a C-Max energi or something that I don't have to charge, and then hope to get charging eventually figured out at work or my next home, but the leaf is really the car that I want.
Thanks in advice for your help!
Jeff in Somerville, NJ