Charge Station Pro Backordered - Workarounds?

[K1v3nTX]

I was supposed to have my Charge Station Pro installed today. Ford was offering a $1,000 discount for the station with installation, so it seemed like a no-brainer. I was told an external company would handle everything. The installers showed up empty-handed. And informed me the dealership is to provide the charger. I called the dealership, and they said, oh yeah, we forgot to tell you.

This post is not about the customer service at the dealership; I am curious about workarounds. I can trickle charge with 120 and take forever, and I have a Nema 10-30 240 dryer plug. The electrician told me after doing some investigation not to use a 10-30 to 14-50 converter because the plug is pulling 30, and he is afraid the wires will overheat and cause a fire.

If the stations are on lengthy backorders, I don’t want to be stuck paying for charging (which has been expensive) or relying on the trickle charge because I need overnight turnaround on occasion. Any suggestions?

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[Sikkun]

You would have to buy a L2 that has lower amperage and can be connected to the dryer plug.

Outside of that put it on the L1 anytime your not driving and keep it topped off as much as possible.

 

[ReverendPete]

Not sure about Texas, but in a number of states, either the state or the power company offers rebates on both purchasing and installing an EVSE. It might be worth looking into that. In my case, I bought an Autel charger that I quite like on Amazon and got a rebate for having it installed, which was only $600 before the rebate...

 

[GrantK]

(disclaimer - I have no idea if this is to code or not ?)


They will need to lay the cable regardless so maybe, for a hopefully small additional charge, ask them to lay the 80 amp cable, but for now hook it up to a 50 amp breaker and a 14-50 socket.

Once the pro charger arrives they could swap out the breaker and put in the charger.

 

[Maquis]

Get a J+ Booster 2 with a plug to fit your dryer receptacle. Set it to 24A. Once the FCSP gets installed, you’ll have a nice, quality portable charger to keep in the frunk when you travel.

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[K1v3nTX]

(disclaimer - I have no idea if this is to code or not ?)


They will need to lay the cable regardless so maybe, for a hopefully small additional charge, ask them to lay the 80 amp cable, but for now hook it up to a 50 amp breaker and a 14-50 socket.

Once the pro charger arrives they could swap out the breaker and put in the charger.

Thanks. 30 is the max at the box with the dryer circuit.

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