of charging happens at home and 20% at destination and fast chargers, which are essential for road trips. Today we’ll address both types of charging and how to seamlessly get electrons into your car based on our seven years of driving electric and many, many long distance road trips.When we bought our first EV in 2017, we were surprised to learn we could plug it into a standard 120 volt outlet for Level 1 charging.
The other option is a home charger, which offers the convenience of a built-in cord that plugs into your car, much like at a gas station. We went this route for a family house in Cleveland that’s often rented on Airbnb, and we wanted to encourage road-tripping guests to drive electric with the convenience and speed of Level 2. Home chargers come in manyand currently range from $300-$700 plus the cost of install. Check if your utility offers a rebate for home chargers.
While we are lucky enough to own our home, we’re technically garage orphans because we turned our garage into an Accessory Dwelling Unit andour driveway to plant a garden. Since becoming car owners in 2017 , we’ve parked on the street in front of our house. For four years, we charged our 85-mile range Nissan Leaf, and then 320-mile range Tesla, using a 50-foot extension cord that plugged into a 120 volt outlet on the side of our house and ran over our retaining wall and across the sidewalk.
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