ajdelange
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That's OK if a hard wired solution is acceptable, which it may or may not be in courtier's case. This thread is broader than his particular case, though. In No. 2 I point out that the Rivian (and CT) will consume more energy than any BEV currently on the road or planned to be on the road soon (tractors like the Semi excluded, of course). The implication for owners is that they will want to install every bit of charging capacity they can which means 48 A as that is the capacity of the R1T and RIS rectifier/converter assembles. If you have a garage in which you can (and wish to) install permanent EVSE, the answer is simple: hard wired 60 A circuit. But suppose you have a summer place and a winter place. If you have plugs at both you can take the EVSE with you for the summer and return it when you go back south. Or suppose you must charge in a public space and don't wish to leave your charging gear unattended and exposed. The plug-in solution neatly fits both those situations. The fact that plug in units are sold says that there is demand for them. But there is this paradox. I, for one, want to see it resolved.
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