While public and private sectors race to provide charging stations to accommodate the increased demand for electric vehicles, the reality is that you will not find charging stations on every street corner, at least not yet.
How are you going to charge your new electric vehicle? Thinking about this ahead of time will save potential frustration later. If you live in a single-family residence, you may want to consider providing your own charger; this however does require a bit of research and depending upon where you live, you may discover that between applicable rebates and tax incentives, your personal charger is basically free.
If buying one of the newly manufactured EV’s, you can purchase a charger directly from the automobile manufacturer but there are other sources as well now that the SAE has released a standard for EV charging which is the SAE J1722. You will also need a dedicated circuit for your charger just like you do for your electric dryer. This circuit needs to accommodate 240-volts and 20-40 amps and any licensed electrical contractor can install this. If you live in an older home however, you may need to have some electrical load calculations performed to determine if electrical upgrades are needed to accommodate this new dedicated circuit.
Please click here to read the entire article: http://blog.mapawatt.com/2010/08/30/how-do-i-buy-and-install-a-new-ev-charger/
How are you going to charge your new electric vehicle? Thinking about this ahead of time will save potential frustration later. If you live in a single-family residence, you may want to consider providing your own charger; this however does require a bit of research and depending upon where you live, you may discover that between applicable rebates and tax incentives, your personal charger is basically free.
If buying one of the newly manufactured EV’s, you can purchase a charger directly from the automobile manufacturer but there are other sources as well now that the SAE has released a standard for EV charging which is the SAE J1722. You will also need a dedicated circuit for your charger just like you do for your electric dryer. This circuit needs to accommodate 240-volts and 20-40 amps and any licensed electrical contractor can install this. If you live in an older home however, you may need to have some electrical load calculations performed to determine if electrical upgrades are needed to accommodate this new dedicated circuit.
Please click here to read the entire article: http://blog.mapawatt.com/2010/08/30/how-do-i-buy-and-install-a-new-ev-charger/
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