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My R1S has the 135kWh battery and I've got a 14-50 plug vs. hardwired and I have no problems charging from ~15-80 with charging times of 11PM-8AM. I could start it earlier as reduced rates in my area start at 8PM on weekdays, but I haven't had the need to yet
Yep, we have roughly the same size battery and we have no issues either. I'm talking about the likes of the 200kWh batteries on some GM EVs - so XXL, not our XL!
Yep, we have roughly the same size battery and we have no issues either. I'm talking about the likes of the 200kWh batteries on some GM EVs - so XXL, not our XL!
Ain't that the truth! My neighbor has a Hummer EV and he occasionally has to top off at the local EA station because L2 isn't cutting on heavy driving weeks
i'm amazed that the tesla charger that was included does both level 1 and level 2 (but only up to 20A on level 2 i believe!) it comes with 2 plug adapters... a reg 3 pin 120v outlet one and a some other 240v one. i use it with a 120v outlet as a 'trickle charger' lol since i don't drive the car often.
20A @ 240V though is still 4.8kW which isn't terrible for a model Y.
Last edited by bitkahuna; Dec 8, 2025 at 10:39 AM.
i'm amazed that the tesla charger that was included does both level 1 and level 2 (but only up to 20A on level 2 i believe!) it comes with 2 plug adapters... a reg 3 pin 120v outlet one and a some other 240v one. i use it with a 120v outlet as a 'trickle charger' lol since i don't drive the car often.
20A @ 240V though is still 4.8kW which isn't terrible for a model Y.
not following this. “chargers” are just ‘boxes’ with nacs or ccs connectors and are basically switches and a current limiter.
there’s chargers that are hard wired and ones that plug into a 240v outlet like a 14-50 nema socket.
so i think you need an ‘actual physical charger’ regardless.
When I say "charger" I mean the hardwired wallbox. I will have to buy a portable charger to plug into the outlet sure. Thats a good bit cheaper than a wallbox though.
I'm not really worried about charging at 50 amps vs 40 amps, we're going to charge even an EV every night when we park, its just the way we prefer to do it so they will never have a ton of recharging needing to be done.
Question about a wallbox, does the plug need to be 'hung up" on the box for any reason? I say this because this is where I want to set it up. The red circle on the back wall is where I want to put the plug or the wallbox. Right now the Pacifica charges in front on the drivers side, but that will change depending on the vehicle. I would continue to "hang up" the plug on the existing hanger where the 110v charger is plugged in now to the right.
If we got an MB PHEV they charge at the rear on the drivers side. Toyota PHEVs charge at the rear on the passenger side etc, so I want to be able to make it work regardless of what we get to replace the Pacifica next fall. If it charges in the front we don't want to have to walk back to the charger and then walk back up to the port...does that make sense?
May be that the best way to future proof it is to go ahead and run a 60A circuit and hardwire a wallbox...maybe they can be daisy chained but when we have two plug in vehicles we want to be able to charge both every night in their spots where they always park, don't want to be moving stuff around to charge. Have until the S580 goes back in summer 2027 to worry about having two though.
When I say "charger" I mean the hardwired wallbox. I will have to buy a portable charger to plug into the outlet sure. Thats a good bit cheaper than a wallbox though.
portable (14-50) level 2 chargers that do high amperage are barely any cheaper than hardwired ones.
Question about a wallbox, does the plug need to be 'hung up" on the box for any reason?
no.
May be that the best way to future proof it is to go ahead and run a 60A circuit and hardwire a wallbox...maybe they can be daisy chained but when we have two plug in vehicles we want to be able to charge both every night in their spots where they always park, don't want to be moving stuff around to charge.
can't daisy chain (lol, that would double the current going through the wiring when both charging), great for pyrotechnics though.
most flexible would be hardwired chargers center of parking space for each on back wall or side walls. then cord can go around to wherever charge port is.
Ain't that the truth! My neighbor has a Hummer EV and he occasionally has to top off at the local EA station because L2 isn't cutting on heavy driving weeks
GM engineer who drives Hummer told me L2 takes a while so he supercharges on the go.
There actually are units that can be daisy chained on the same circuit that will load balance for two vehicles, obviously not giving 48 amps to each car when charging at the same time.
On my side I wouldn't want it on the back wall because people walking through the door would have to step over the cable, I would want it on the side wall then it could wrap around my car to the drivers side if its there and people can still walk through the door without tripping over the cable. Behind that wall is also the storage room where the breaker panel is.
