FYI the standard single-family home target voltage in almost all of the US and Canada is 120V and 240V. Yes there is an acceptable range above and below, but 120V is the nominal target for typical outlets. The meter in my office outlet is sitting at just under 123V right now and has briefly fluctuated between 119 and 124 over the last 24 hours while maintaining an average right around 123V.
That's not quite right, because an EV charger is considered a "continuous" load, and continuous loads must be rated at no more than 80% of maximum, which would be 12 amps on a common 15-amp circuit.
Ford limits L1 charge rate to 12A max regardless of what the EVSE can deliver. You can buy a 24A L1 EVSE and install it on a 30A circuit, but the car will still not charge over 12A.FYI the standard single-family home target voltage in almost all of the US and Canada is 120V and 240V. Yes there is an acceptable range above and below, but 120V is the nominal target for typical outlets. The meter in my office outlet is sitting at just under 123V right now and has briefly fluctuated between 119 and 124 over the last 24 hours while maintaining an average right around 123V.
This may seem overly pedantic but in a thread where people are trying to calculate amps x volts = watts it will make a difference to the calculations.
That's not quite right, because an EV charger is considered a "continuous" load, and continuous loads must be rated at no more than 80% of maximum, which would be 12 amps on a common 15-amp circuit.
So 12 amps is the theoretical max charge rate of any L1 charger on a 120V circuit, or approximately 1440W to the EVSE. The actual power delivered to the car will be a little less, and the actual power delivered to the battery will be further reduced by losses in the A/C to DC conversion process and in the various power-using components that the car will keep awake during the charging process (not to mention charging of the 12V battery, etc.)
However, Ford appears to be extra conservative as my mobile charger appears to max out at just under 11 amps. (Which is perhaps not unreasonable - even with an 80% de-rating some cheap / worn outlets may have issues over the long-term with extended max amp draws.)
Original post said 110v, so I replied that to not muddy the intent of answering their question that it's going to be freaking slow.FYI the standard single-family home target voltage in almost all of the US and Canada is 120V and 240V. Yes there is an acceptable range above and below, but 120V is the nominal target for typical outlets. The meter in my office outlet is sitting at just under 123V right now and has briefly fluctuated between 119 and 124 over the last 24 hours while maintaining an average right around 123V.
This may seem overly pedantic but in a thread where people are trying to calculate amps x volts = watts it will make a difference to the calculations.
This is normal, that's why I installed a L2 charger (Tesla Universal).Just got my MachE 2 days ago (California Hwy 1). When I try to charge at home by plugging in to the 110 outlet, I get a charge rate 1 kW. In 8 hours and 15 minutes of charging the MachE added 9.8 kWh. I got the same result with my Escape PHEV charge and MachE "mobile charger". Shouldn't I see a slighter higher rate than 1 kW and 28 miles added after 8.25 hours on the charger?
Btw I dont' usually drive more than 25 miles in a day so this would be fine, but i assumed I'd get a little more than 3.3 miles per hour charging. I got about 5 miles per hour of charging on the Escape. Doe this charge rate seem normal to you? FWIW it's between 50 and 70 degrees outside for the past 2 days ... so no extreme hot or cold.
I have a ChargePoint plug-in unit on a 50A circuit but configured to run at 32A. Works fine for me and is more than adequate for overnight charging on my Select range battery.
You should get a better EVSE, people who have used the Ford mobile charger long term have found it to not to be very durable. See if your local utility offers any sort of incentive, some have it for specific brands.
This is normal. A 110 outlet is typically only 15amp service. If you pull a full 15 you will pop the breaker if there is anything else on the circuit that is drawing any amount of current — including phantom loads for powered off devices.Just got my MachE 2 days ago (California Hwy 1). When I try to charge at home by plugging in to the 110 outlet, I get a charge rate 1 kW. In 8 hours and 15 minutes of charging the MachE added 9.8 kWh. I got the same result with my Escape PHEV charge and MachE "mobile charger". Shouldn't I see a slighter higher rate than 1 kW and 28 miles added after 8.25 hours on the charger?
Btw I dont' usually drive more than 25 miles in a day so this would be fine, but i assumed I'd get a little more than 3.3 miles per hour charging. I got about 5 miles per hour of charging on the Escape. Doe this charge rate seem normal to you? FWIW it's between 50 and 70 degrees outside for the past 2 days ... so no extreme hot or cold.
