+1 to 20 amp 120v--makes a pretty big difference (3mph vs 5mph charge rate that I've seen)
Can the Volt/Leaf take advantage of the 20amp vs 15amp 120v outlet?
-m
I did some research, and it seems like they cannot.
How ironic that the cars that most need to charge are the ones that have the fewest adapters for charging.
Speaking of adapters, it seems that Tesla does not make an adapter for L21-30 outlets? I think that's what I see around here for 208 V outlets, right?
and when I wrote "208 V", that wasn't a mistake. I think it would be inconvenient for the company to produce 240 V.
Is it kosher to take two legs of 3 phase power to make 208 V, and put that onto a 14-30 or 14-50 connector?
I am pushing for them to at least put in 5-20 outlets. Of course, that only really helps me if I bother to buy a $40 adapter from Tesla.
If I get 8 kWh per day from work, and save overnight charging at $0.12/kWh, I suppose I save about $1 per work day.
The adapter saves me an extra $0.30 or so per day, so a $40 adapter pays for itself in about 6 months.
but that's only if I accept the hassle of moving the UMC back and forth to work every day. I suppose if someone offered me a dollar to toss my UMC into my car one time, I'd do it. but on a daily basis, well, I'm not sure if my life would be any better for it.
I could get a 2nd UMC, but that would take years to pay off.
Anyway,...
I did forward the link to the ClipperCreek thing to our facilities folks, even though I don't really understand it.
What does it do? it takes the supply and puts it onto a J1772 connector? I'd still need my UMC, right?
For the record, I live in San Jose (Silicon Valley), not San Diego. The point about no deep freezes is accurate, but it does get below freezing here a dozen times each winter. (coldest it got last winter was 25°F).