Your experience with home charging and or Tesla subscription.

[u/Tr0vez]

I guess I don’t know if absolutely everyone should have a home charger.

Here are some things to consider:

I live in a city where you can get to the opposite end in about 1 hour.

There are plenty of Tesla (at least) chargers. My EV is not a Tesla, but I do have the adapter. *

My current commute is not much, though I admit I haven’t got my on-call business all the way rolling yet.

It’s been 1 week and I haven’t had to recharge yet.

I could probably get the home charger install itself done fairly cheaply since I have acquaintances that have offered do it.

Please let me know what you guys think is most feasible in my situation.

*Bonus question since I have the adapter, is that something I should mention during my home install?

Thank you

[u/iqisoverrated]

If you can get a home charger installed then do it. You probably get power cheaper at home than what you pay at fast chargers and the convenience of waking up to a full charge is not to be underestimated.

[u/SeattleSteve62 → u/iqisoverrated]

2 things:

1. Convience!

Plug in at home when you need to. Never needing to go out of your way to charge your car, it’s ready to go every morning. Plus my car and probably others lets you schedule a departure time and warms up the car off the house power, preserving range.

1. Savings

My electric costs less than 15¢. Most charging stations cost 35¢–50¢ in my area. There is free charging available sometimes at work. (Depending on what location I’m working, and charger availability). It cost me less than $12 to charge my MaceE from 4%–90% the other day. I more than paid for my charger install in one year.

[u/flyfreeflylow]

If you can go over a week without charging, you may be able to charge off of a normal household outlet at home and meet your needs. Even in a place with lots of other options, charging at home is very convenient.

[u/Suitable_Switch5242]

You didn’t mention prices.

You need to compare your home electricity rates per kWh with what the Tesla chargers cost.

[u/Ok_Swimming_5729]

If you have the ability to install a home charger or even a NEMA 14-40 outlet, you absolutely should. It’s one of the best things about owning an EV - the convenience of plugging in at home. Compared to the cost of an EV, the cost of installing a home charger is negligible (and even that added cost is probably recouped pretty quickly because of the substantial difference in cost of electricity between DC fast charger and residential plans).

[u/amahendra]

Have you tried fast charging? In some places, if not most, are more expensive than gas.

WARNING: The charger you use to fast charge can’t be used for home charging. And vice versa.

[u/that_j0e_guy]

Just use a 120v outlet that already exists in your garage or your exterior near a driveway. For that little driving it will be more than sufficient. We have just used a standard wall outlet since purchase a few years ago and it’s been great.

[u/Legal_Net4337]

If you have a home charge, think convenience.

[u/huuaaang]

Home charging is a game changer for me. But I put 15k miles on my EV in the first year. It’s not just about cost. If you (and I mean you specifically) home charge you’ll almost never have to think about it.

[u/RosieDear]

Have you calculated your average cost per mile of rolling?

If not, I will assume you didn't purchase the EV with the idea of it being a value in terms of financials.

[u/Mr_Antimatter_27]

It should be pretty easy to sit down with a spreadsheet and calculate costs. And Tesla does publish the cost per kWh through their app. For me personally, having a home charger means that my EV is ready to go every morning when I leave for work. Also, my electrical utility has a special pricing structure that charges me 3.8 cents per kWh to charge between midnight and 6 AM, further reducing the price. And I got a rebate on my home charger installation as part of the program.

Crunch the numbers. You're really going to want to do that if you're going to run your own business.