1 yr. ago • 97%

Staying at a cottage in Prince Edward Island, Canada. …gotta do what you’ve gotta do

Plugged into the kitchen range receptacle

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Your cottage must be absolutely swimming in bugs now

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- It wasn’t too bad actually, we just closed the window to the cord and kept the lights off in the kitchen.
  
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I stayed at a cabin once in Mendocino. The owners of the cabin said they didn’t have any ev chargers but can plug in anywhere we can. The light pole outside of our cabin had a light pole with an electrical socket and we used that the entire weekend while we were there.

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- Where in Mendocino? The city or the county? I had a hell of a time finding a charge up there
  
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  Place is called the andrion. It’s pretty cool they’re restoring these old 50s cabins and each one has a theme too it.
  
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I would recommend getting a low-gauge (iirc 10 or 12 gauge, 25ft max) extension cord. You can't always park this close to places you are staying.

I will repeat again, 10 or 12 gauge, 25ft max. Do NOT use a higher gauge and be careful with longer cords unless it's really high quality. You get what you pay for.

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- Isn't lower gauge better since it is a thicker cable?
  
  A lower gauge means bigger wires and can handle higher watts and amps, and a longer length means handling lower watts and amps.
  
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  Yup -- typo. Thank you.
  
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- The range plug is 40A, need #8 minimum for that
  
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  I didn't realize you were L2 charging lmfao. Usually I just L1 from a 120v when I'm on vacation. If you're rich, and can afford a nice #8, that'd be pretty sick.
  
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- You mean "don't use a higher gauge" I assume
  
  Lower gauge = thicker wires = can handle more power
  
  The magic term is "contractor cord"
  
  But above all, never pull more than 12 amps from a regular household outlet. Most of them are only designed to deliver 15 amps. Even at 12 you risk tripping the circuit breaker.
  
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  Oops, yeah. Thank you.
  
  I don't know about other EVs but in my Model Y I can set how many amps my car will attempt to charge with. For most people, or if you're unsure, I'd recommend setting it to 12 even if you can go higher.
  
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Man I'll settle for a regular wall outlet at a cottage stay. Stove range plug is absolutely luxurious 👌

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My main way of charging is the regular wall outlet, works well when you don't have to commute everyday beyond 5 mi a day. I would totally do what you're doing in a heartbeat

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I was today years old when I learned this was possible 😅

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Why? How is this worth the effort over a few days plugged into a 120v plug (if you're at the cottage what's the rush? I'd assume you're there for a few days)

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- Having had a similar experience I would suggest a couple of advantages. Depending on how low a state of charge you had on arrival, it might also be important to be able to make it to services or another fast charger if something urgent comes up. Also depending on whether there is an outside receptacle or not, this may leave the screens open for the least amount of time. I was done charging in half a day using a 50A receptacle recently. Last time at the same spot it was a 3 day affair. It is also more energy efficient to charge at 240V than 120V.
  
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- I’m driving a Ford Lightning. 120V will get you out of a jam but even overnight it’s pretty useless. Would have gained maybe 80km. We’re 4 hours from home.
  
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  No Electrify Canada or Flo stops between? I feel like I can't go 10km in BC without some sort of L2 or L3 charging.
  
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- A few days probably = 200 miles of charge which in my car (chevy volt) is about $40 worth of gas equivalent
  
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