2 EV's, 1 Charger or 2 Chargers?

[Throwdown]

We have a '23 Ford Mustang Mach-e and looking at purchasing a Rivian R1T later this year.

In order for the R1T to fit in the garage, we need to move the existing JuiceBox charger. In its new location it will reach both vehicles easily in the garage.

As I see it:
Pros to 2 chargers:
- Can charge both EV's at the same time -- how often will we need this - I don't think very often.
- Backup if something happens to one of them

Pros to 1 charger:
- No expense for 2nd charger
- Less cables laying on the garage floor

Does anyone here have 2 EV's? How often are both EV's charging? What are the pros/cons?

We have 2 evs and 2 chargers, both 60a outlets, they never charge at the same time-but both charge over the same time period(9pm to 5am) the wife's charges from 9pm to 1am and mine charges from 1am to 5am. It's worth it to have two even though the upfront cost is more to me.

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[NDIrish]

ABC.... We just both are in the habit of come home, plug in... Never worry about state of charge or charging, because every morning you are at 85%

So I would add that in the pro/con columns

2 chargers:
Zero planning/thinking, just habit building

 

[Krs71]

we have 2 EVs and 1 charger seems to be fine, if anything, if you know both cars are going out on the same day on long drives, just plan for charging 1 up the day before and charge the next.

 

[hilld]

We have 2 chargers for 2 EV's. The reason is that my wife drives a Mini Cooper SE and she has to plug in every night as she goes through about 50% of her range daily on her commute to the office and back. I plug my Rivian in about once or twice a week, but both generally at similar times in the evenings.

I am trying to keep things simple where my wife comes home and plugs in, no drama and more importantly she gets her charge for the next days commute. I did all the wiring ($300 - 50a breaker, conduit, 6 ga THHN, receptacle) + $350 for a Grizzl-e charger. Small price to pay for sanity and peace.

 

[the_mace]

We have a '23 Ford Mustang Mach-e and looking at purchasing a Rivian R1T later this year.

In order for the R1T to fit in the garage, we need to move the existing JuiceBox charger. In its new location it will reach both vehicles easily in the garage.

As I see it:
Pros to 2 chargers:
- Can charge both EV's at the same time -- how often will we need this - I don't think very often.
- Backup if something happens to one of them

Pros to 1 charger:
- No expense for 2nd charger
- Less cables laying on the garage floor

Does anyone here have 2 EV's? How often are both EV's charging? What are the pros/cons?

I went through this when I added the Rivian. I've had a Tesla since 2014. I had a Tesla mobile charger I used for 8 years, I swapped that out for a J1772 charger (Chargepoint) and use it to charge both cars (with an adapter for the Tesla). I had a backup plan if one charger/cable wasnt going to do the job but its worked perfectly even though the Rivian takes a lot longer to charger (bigger battery).

I back the Tesla in (always have due to where my charger was) and pull the Rivian in. So both charge ports face each other and the cord hangs on the pole in the middle. I put a cable runner on the floor which protects the cable and lets me know when to stop pulling the Rivian forward.

Setup has been perfect and was cost effective.

 

[RivAW]

We have a '23 Ford Mustang Mach-e and looking at purchasing a Rivian R1T later this year.

In order for the R1T to fit in the garage, we need to move the existing JuiceBox charger. In its new location it will reach both vehicles easily in the garage.

As I see it:
Pros to 2 chargers:
- Can charge both EV's at the same time -- how often will we need this - I don't think very often.
- Backup if something happens to one of them

Pros to 1 charger:
- No expense for 2nd charger
- Less cables laying on the garage floor

Does anyone here have 2 EV's? How often are both EV's charging? What are the pros/cons?

It depends entirely on your use case (how much drive you do with 1 or both vehicles), whether your locality has "off peak charging" which effectively limits your preferred charging availability and your location's weather (ie in a cold weather area with a "real winter", you may need more charging capability during winter months).

 

[Martyr]

We have a '23 Ford Mustang Mach-e and looking at purchasing a Rivian R1T later this year.

In order for the R1T to fit in the garage, we need to move the existing JuiceBox charger. In its new location it will reach both vehicles easily in the garage.

As I see it:
Pros to 2 chargers:
- Can charge both EV's at the same time -- how often will we need this - I don't think very often.
- Backup if something happens to one of them

Pros to 1 charger:
- No expense for 2nd charger
- Less cables laying on the garage floor

Does anyone here have 2 EV's? How often are both EV's charging? What are the pros/cons?

We use a Lectron splitter with two cables. When both cables are plugged in to our cars the system automatically switches to the second car when charging is complete on the first. We have a Tesla and an R1T and the connections differ, hence 2 cables. For a while I switched cables but I like this new system better.

 

[hgpayne]

We had two EVs and two EVSEs but moved recently. In our new home we just have one NEMA 14-50. I bought a NeoCharge Split Volt to charge both at the same time (or sequentially) but the unit didn’t work. They are sending me a replacement so the jury is still out. With the non operational one I was able to charge both cars at 20 amps each. What it is supposed to do is charge the primary car at 40 amps and when that one is done, charge the other one at 40 amps. That should be good enough for us now. Our EV off peak time is 11 pm to 5 am so ideally all charging is in that window. Model X and R1T.

 

[Grabs10]

2 EV’s. Tesla Model 3 and Rivian r1s. Vehicles charge at the same time many times. Have 2 Tesla wall chargers each on their own 60 amp circuit but load share 70 amps. I wanted to limit the load on my whole house 200 amp service even though my load calcs say I could push each charger at 48 amps at the same time. Its habit to plug in and not think about it and each vehicle is charged without having to share cables.

 

[SwampNut]

All of this would depend on miles needed per day, right? We have two EVs and share one 30A mobile charger, and that's way more than we need for our usage, working from home.

 

[sphereobject]

I installed 1 Wallbox Pulsar Plus (https://amzn.to/3wpIgY1) 3 years ago with two EVs - I have had zero issues with the Wallbox. My circuit is limited to 208v 32 amps. I am about to install a second Pulsar Plus, and they will connect together on the same 32 amp circuit and essentially power share the same circuit, so that any given time neither exceeds 32 amps, but either one can put out 32 amps if the other is not delivering charge.

I should have installed two on the initial install. It's just easier.

The Tesla universal charger is a good option that was not available when I bought my first Wallbox. The 48 amp Tesla universal charger is $620. The 48 amp Wallbox Pulsar Plus is $699.

We have two power hungry EVs, a R1S and Model X Plaid. Our previous EVs (VW ID4s) averaged almost 4 miles per kw/h, so we had to charge those things so much less frequently than our current EVs, which average around 2 miles per kw/h.

 

[JamuJoe]

We have a '23 Ford Mustang Mach-e and looking at purchasing a Rivian R1T later this year.

In order for the R1T to fit in the garage, we need to move the existing JuiceBox charger. In its new location it will reach both vehicles easily in the garage.

As I see it:
Pros to 2 chargers:
- Can charge both EV's at the same time -- how often will we need this - I don't think very often.
- Backup if something happens to one of them

Pros to 1 charger:
- No expense for 2nd charger
- Less cables laying on the garage floor

Does anyone here have 2 EV's? How often are both EV's charging? What are the pros/cons?

Our Polestar 2 and R1T share one Rivian charger without fighting. A second L2 charger would require another circuit. There are always the two portable chargers should the L2 fail.

 

[SANZC02]

We have a '23 Ford Mustang Mach-e and looking at purchasing a Rivian R1T later this year.

In order for the R1T to fit in the garage, we need to move the existing JuiceBox charger. In its new location it will reach both vehicles easily in the garage.

As I see it:
Pros to 2 chargers:
- Can charge both EV's at the same time -- how often will we need this - I don't think very often.
- Backup if something happens to one of them

Pros to 1 charger:
- No expense for 2nd charger
- Less cables laying on the garage floor

Does anyone here have 2 EV's? How often are both EV's charging? What are the pros/cons?

We have a Model S and an R1S, I do not plug in unless I am charging. I usually charge to 80% and recharge when they get under 40% unless I need more range for a specific trip. Neither car requires daily charging so having a single wall charger is not an issue. I have the portable chargers and a NEMA 15/40 outlet should the wall charger fail.

How often do you charge the Mach-E, if it is daily or the new Rivian will require daily charging then you may need a second charger but if they both can go 2+ days between charging then should not be an issue.

As an alternative to adding a circuit there are chargers that communicate with each other and can share a single circuit by adjusting the draw between the 2. That may be an alternative solution for you.

 

[sphereobject]

Our Polestar 2 and R1T share one Rivian charger without fighting. A second L2 charger would require another circuit. There are always the two portable chargers should the L2 fail.

With the Tesla universal charger (I don't have one) and wallbox pulsar plus (I have had one for 3 years) you can network multiple chargers to one circuit and they will manage balancing between themselves on that circuit.

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