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[jakef801]

My friend and I ran approx. 25 feet from main panel at back of house and had it up and running in 3+/- hours. About $175 in wire, conduit, etc. Gonna install another one in garage on Bear Lake.

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[R1TFTW]

I'm leaning charge point flex. For now I'll have my R1S but my wife still has an ICE. Even when/if she goes electric I doubt we will both need to charge at the same time. I WFH and barely put miles on my car.

I had a chargepoint pro. I used it but they kind of frustrated me a bit. I now use the rivian charger. There are pro's and cons to both of them. The chargepoint flex originally had the ability to throttle your charging using software, but they took that away. You have to call them to change your charging rate from the charger or do a hard reset. I had a 30 minute argument because the guy on the other line didn't understand what the amperage setting even was when I was running short on time and that is the only reason I needed to throttle up. He was trying to tell me I would void my warranty for running at the 48 amp max (which the charger is rated for and that is how I had my charger installed to handle) . That being said, at this time you cannot throttle with the rivian charger either. There is rather limited functionality on the rivian charger at this time. I think they will enhance and develop over time (at least that is the hope). It is also cheaper than the chargepoint flex., but seems to be built pretty well. I am going to be selling my flexpoint and using the rivian charger exclusively. Let me know if you have any questions. I only got the chargepoint for the faster charging, but honestly think the juicebox has more capability. My friend has one and seems to have a lot more options and such.

 

[SteveInBend]

Somewhere among all the bikes...

 

[CharonPDX]

Two Enel-X JuiceBox 40s. Each plugged into a NEMA 14-50 outlet, the two outlets are on one single 60 Amp circuit.

Excuse the clutter - my garage is the opposite of DaveA's. :-D

JuiceBoxes support "load sharing", the two are set up to share 48 Amps (80% of the full-circuit's 60 Amps,) so if only one vehicle is plugged in, it will get 40 Amps (EVSE maximum) if two are plugged in, they'll split 48. (24 Amps each if both are trying to draw max, although the Arcimoto only draws 15 Amps max, so if it is one of the two, the other can get 33 Amps.)

That's enough for our three EVs, since it's ridiculously rare that we would drain all three on the same day and need to charge all three. Although there is a 120V 30A "RV" outlet in the third garage bay that I would plug a TurboCord Dual in to to charge the Arcimoto in the rare event all three EVs needed charging at once.

And yes, two NEMA 14-50 outlets on one 60 Amp breaker passed code inspection - with the proviso that there are labels on the outlets and the breaker reading "load-shared EV charging only"

 

[RFC1918]

Unistrut Trolley to deliver the charge cable.

 

[gunslinger201]

This is a noob question for sure, but is there an issue with having the box inside the garage but running the cable under the door to charge outside? I'm concerned about the weight of my garage door damaging the charging cable over time as it will come down on top of it as the door closes... Any thoughts?
My issue is that for now, the truck will be parked outside and will need to be charged. In the future, I plan to reclaim the garage as a place to park an expensive asset instead of store garbage...

 

[Christopher]

This is a noob question for sure, but is there an issue with having the box inside the garage but running the cable under the door to charge outside? I'm concerned about the weight of my garage door damaging the charging cable over time as it will come down on top of it as the door closes... Any thoughts?
My issue is that for now, the truck will be parked outside and will need to be charged. In the future, I plan to reclaim the garage as a place to park an expensive asset instead of store garbage...

The only issue I see here is, will the garage close with the cable in the way? It's a pretty thick cable and I think the garage may not like that and start to open back up.

 

[shrink]

This is a noob question for sure, but is there an issue with having the box inside the garage but running the cable under the door to charge outside? I'm concerned about the weight of my garage door damaging the charging cable over time as it will come down on top of it as the door closes... Any thoughts?
My issue is that for now, the truck will be parked outside and will need to be charged. In the future, I plan to reclaim the garage as a place to park an expensive asset instead of store garbage...

Can you do a something like a plumbing access panel through the garage wall for the charging cable and plug? Just paint match it to the walls?

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Elmdor-...d-Ceiling-Access-Panel-DW12X12PC-CL/204148731

 

[jeeden]

Unistrut Trolley to deliver the charge cable.

Wow that's cool. It would take a lot of wire for me to get to the center divider in my garage.

 

[jeeden]

Can you do a something like a plumbing access panel through the garage wall for the charging cable and plug? Just paint match it to the walls?

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Elmdor-...d-Ceiling-Access-Panel-DW12X12PC-CL/204148731

There are devices you can screw to the ground that let the cable pass through the door. They have some of them linked in another thread. I really just want to cover my vehicle. If it fits in my garage and I wind up mounting the charger inside I can live with the cord under an open door for guests. If its outside it won't be an issue anyway

 

[jwardell]

I was determined to find the cheapest 32A charge solution on Amazon, and I am totally thrilled with it. Love the live power display. It also has a thicker, longer cable than the Rivian charger. Mounted between garage doors so it can reach front or back either bay, and parking outside too. Plugged into a 14-50 just above.

VEVOR charger
Cable holder

 

[Acoustic71]

The only issue I see here is, will the garage close with the cable in the way? It's a pretty thick cable and I think the garage may not like that and start to open back up.

I struggled with this idea as well. This is my Rivian Wall Charger install. 60A breaker, delivering a smooth 48A. It's a very sweet setup. A tip of the hat to those here that provided the advice of how simple it could be due to the proximity of my main. I couldn't be happier with the results.

After some simple rearranging, I was able to back the R1T inside my garage - with barely enough room front and rear (literally inches for both front and rear). I will show you how tight a fit around September 13 or so, as that's when my baby will be able to show off her full Xpel wrap. Right now I have extremely ugly temporary film protecting the front end, and nobody needs to see that!

By the way, while everyone's operating experience may vary for whatever reason, I have not found it difficult at all to back into the garage. Even with the ridiculous tight spacing front and rear it has not been an issue. But then again, I don't have to worry about smacking into concrete. It does take a bit of practice, but the accelerator pedal is sensitive enough that even this old guy can do it with ease.

 

[mohab]

Work back door

 

[MoreTrout]

This is a noob question for sure, but is there an issue with having the box inside the garage but running the cable under the door to charge outside? I'm concerned about the weight of my garage door damaging the charging cable over time as it will come down on top of it as the door closes... Any thoughts?
My issue is that for now, the truck will be parked outside and will need to be charged. In the future, I plan to reclaim the garage as a place to park an expensive asset instead of store garbage...

 

[Joneholland]

ChargePoint Flex. Rear knockout hardwired.

The holster and hook already mounted was from a previous setup for my polestar that wasn’t using a wall mount EVSE.

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