6/20/22 Build Week Gang

[USC]

Would help if folks put at least their build or ship date in their sig for the tracking data to be more useful.

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[kwlinder]

As of this morning, my status is changed to received at Ramp 6P, Kansas City Mc, MO, so took less than 48 hours to get moved from Richards-Gebaur, I'll take it. Hopefully next update has a new railcar # that I can track all the way to the New Castle ramp in Delaware.

 

[SWO]

My car is making good progress.

It was shipped by convoy carrier from Richards-Gebaur, Missouri today. She even gave me the name of the carrier and the convoy #.

I'm not sure if this means the vehicle is just heading from the railyard to a holding lot in Kansas City, or if it's on its way to my dealer. I'm guessing the former.

 

[KKH]

Latest update from Ford chat is that my car is on ramp 6M in Argentine, KS. Still has an ETA of 8/25-8/31.

 

[Batteries.Not.Included]

Has anyone started getting quotes or completed their home charger/EVSE/220-240V install? curious to hear how you all made out on price.

 

[SWO]

Has anyone started getting quotes or completed their home charger/EVSE/220-240V install? curious to hear how you all made out on price.

Biggest variable is how much cable needs to be run from the breaker box. Mine was on the other side of the house so it added another $1k to the install. Check for state, local, and utility discounts.

 

[shereth]

Has anyone started getting quotes or completed their home charger/EVSE/220-240V install? curious to hear how you all made out on price.

SWO is right. Copper is expensive and you need to run 6AWG which runs about $5 a foot if you buy it in bulk (so probably more after your installer adds on his premium), so it adds up fast. Location is also going to make a big difference. I'd imagine California is on the higher end of the spectrum. Overall I'd expect to pay no less than $500 not including the cost of the EVSE.

 

[kwlinder]

Biggest variable is how much cable needs to be run from the breaker box. Mine was on the other side of the house so it added another $1k to the install. Check for state, local, and utility discounts.

Mine was similar, electrician had to run through a finished basement to the other side of the house with 6AWG copper. Cost for 50A circuit to a NEMA 14-50 outlet (for a 40A EVSE) was $1,400. Could have been worse.

 

[levineds]

Has anyone started getting quotes or completed their home charger/EVSE/220-240V install? curious to hear how you all made out on price.

Yeah, I screwed up a bit on this one. When we installed our solar last year, I had the option to add the charger as part of the existing job for $800 but I didn't do it at that time. Ended up costing me $1450 + $115 in permits as a stand-alone job (our main panel is on the other side of the wall from where I put the outlet so distance is probably not more than 3 feet of wire). I used higher heat rated wire so that it could have up to a 70A load (as in 70A breaker, 56A continuous) and put in a large junction box (to be replaced by a small subpanel in the future) in the event that someday we have more than one EV that might want to share that circuit. Would have only been $1250 for just a 50A plug.

 

[Batteries.Not.Included]

Wow, so most of you already put it in?!

I just got a couple of quotes and have a meeting scheduled with an electrician. Have any of you considered installing the outlet with the ground up or ground down for instances where you plan to do use the Ford Charger as a backup?

any other tidbits of advice about install are super appreciated.

 

[SWO]

Wow, so most of you already put it in?!

I just got a couple of quotes and have a meeting scheduled with an electrician. Have any of you considered installing the outlet with the ground up or ground down for instances where you plan to do use the Ford Charger as a backup?

any other tidbits of advice about install are super appreciated.

I've already had my first EV almost a year.

My only other advice is don't hardwire. It's tempting when you're just looking at specs on a website, but you don't need it and installing a plug will give you the option of using the included charger. Speaking of which, get something UL listed. Don't buy something for $200 on Amazon or ebay. I recommend a Chargepoint Flex - order it now if you go that route because there's usually a wait.

 

[shelnian]

Has anyone started getting quotes or completed their home charger/EVSE/220-240V install? curious to hear how you all made out on price.

Installed mine myself
$18 for 50A breaker
$130 for 25FT of 6/3 M/C cable
$45 for Bryant 14-50 outlet (don't use cheap $10 outlets, they overheat and don't last)
$10 for 2 4x4 double gang boxes (one box and one extender to meet cubic inch requirement)
$7 for outlet cover
$6 for box entry and conduit fittings
$63 for Washington State electrical permit
About $270 total for electrical install.
I went with the Emporia Level 2 EVSE. It has WIFI that connects to an app. Is good to 48A if I decide to hard wire it later. I set it to 40A on my 50A circuit to meet the 80% max continuous load rule.

 

[shereth]

Wow, so most of you already put it in?!

I just got a couple of quotes and have a meeting scheduled with an electrician. Have any of you considered installing the outlet with the ground up or ground down for instances where you plan to do use the Ford Charger as a backup?

any other tidbits of advice about install are super appreciated.

I'm DIYing mine since I'm comfortable doing electrical work. I'm installing ground up since I don't see any benefit to using an aftermarket EVSE.

 

[kwlinder]

Wow, so most of you already put it in?!

I just got a couple of quotes and have a meeting scheduled with an electrician. Have any of you considered installing the outlet with the ground up or ground down for instances where you plan to do use the Ford Charger as a backup?

any other tidbits of advice about install are super appreciated.

Ground prong up/down will depend on the EVSE you get and how the plug is oriented. I went with a Juicebox which has the ground prong on the far side of the plug (relative to the unit) so I went ground down. Others will do it the opposite way.

 

[levineds]

Plus, it is not challenging to rotate the plug after install. I have done this in the past.

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