Unfortunate situation... how to charge my R1T in apartment complex?

[utahraptor]

My job requires that I relocate across the country for 4 months. They cover housing and travel costs. We have to move to an apartment complex in Memphis, TN area. Brand new complex, but I can't figure out a way to charge my R1T.

I asked the complex about installing a nema 14-50 plug in my garage, but they will not get back to me. Things are not looking good.

Any ideas on how to charge my truck? I don't want to drive to a charger every day. I work in the field and cannot plug in at the "office".

Edit-- I will likely sell my truck if I can't figure out a solution. Very upset. 1.5k miles on it. Bought it from a flipper and have put money into it since. Love the truck.

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[Rivan]

how far is your commute ? i have been using 110 for some time, but I dont have a log daily commute, and work few days from home..

 

[DuoRivians]

Are there any laws in TN that require power hookups for EVs in apartment complexes? I think in CA there are now

 

[mikehmb]

How many miles a day do you think you’ll drive? The L1, while slow, could be a nice stopgap between times you do need to hit a DCFC. It certainly won’t be adequate for everything, but you could get to 100% and supplement with fast chargers when you’re out to dinner / etc.

 

[COdogman]

If you have an L2 or DCFC not too far away, just hit it once or twice a week. Unless you are driving further than that each day? In between you can just keep it plugged in inside your garage via the L1 cable.

 

[SANZC02]

If only 4 months it should not be too painful. How much driving do you expect to do daily. My wife is commuting about 40 miles a day in our Model S and we only charge every three days. She could do easy 5 days in the R1S charging to 85%.

See if they have electric dryers, if they do and it is close to or in the garage you could probably get an adapter for that plug and get maybe 8 to 10 miles an hour (30 amp breaker charging at 24 amps is 5.76 kWh).

 

[utahraptor]

how far is your commute ? i have been using 110 for some time, but I dont have a log daily commute, and work few days from home..

It will likely be 100 miles a day. Honestly, I would like to leave the AC on most of the day as I am in out of the car. It's dang hot there.

 

[utahraptor]

Are there any laws in TN that require power hookups for EVs in apartment complexes? I think in CA there are now

From what I see, those laws are only in NY and CA. I would love to be wrong.

 

[utahraptor]

If only 4 months it should not be too painful. How much driving do you expect to do daily. My wife is commuting about 40 miles a day in our Model S and we only charge every three days. She could do easy 5 days in the R1S charging to 85%.

See if they have electric dryers, if they do and it is close to or in the garage you could probably get an adapter for that plug and get maybe 8 to 10 miles an hour (30 amp breaker charging at 24 amps is 5.76 kWh).

My plan was to run an extension cord from the oven (nema 14-50), to the garage. However, they pulled a fast one on us and our garage will not be direct access to the unit. It is a detached garage.

 

[utahraptor]

If you have an L2 or DCFC not too far away, just hit it once or twice a week. Unless you are driving further than that each day? In between you can just keep it plugged in inside your garage via the L1 cable.

I've seen around 2 miles per hour of charging on L1. If my truck is plugged in from 10 pm til 10 am, that would give me around 24 miles.

 

[Donald Stanfield]

I would sell your truck and get a bullet proof vest if you're moving to Memphis. It's probably the most dangerous city in TN.

 

[Joe schmoe]

It depends on a lot of things. Memphis isn't a great city for itinerant RVs. There are few Level 2 charging options near my house in east Memphis/Germantown. All that I'm aware of are free.

There seems to be a bunch in and around downtown/Mud Island

A handful of car dealerships have DCFC, but typically are 30-50kw. There is an EA station on the northeast corner of the city

 

[COdogman]

I've seen around 2 miles per hour of charging on L1. If my truck is plugged in from 10 pm til 10 am, that would give me around 24 miles.

Yeah that won’t help much with a 100 mile per day commute. Sounds like your best bet is to hit a charger every 2-3 days if you have access to one nearby. Otherwise I would probably just rent something, which really sucks.

I am an apartment dweller so when my Rivian comes I will be in a similar situation, although with a 30-40 mile commute 3 days per week. I plan to just hit the local EA charger 2-3 times per month and leave it plugged into L1 in my garage in between.

 

[Rivncoaster]

Can you charge at work/ request them to install a charger?

 

[SANZC02]

Yeah that won’t help much with a 100 mile per day commute. Sounds like your best bet is to hit a charger every 2-3 days if you have access to one nearby. Otherwise I would probably just rent something, which really sucks.

I am an apartment dweller so when my Rivian comes I will be in a similar situation, although with a 30-40 mile commute 3 days per week. I plan to just hit the local EA charger 2-3 times per month and leave it plugged into L1 in my garage in between.

It really is not bad. Before I retired because of Tesla free supercharging, I used to just go be a supercharger a couple of days a week on the way to work, grab a cup of coffee and check some emails. I actually did not mind it and some days would stop without needing to.

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