Just Joined The Gang - Looking for Advice

[rsummerset]

Finally retired my 2007 Cadillac Escalade las night! It was sad to see her go with all her years of loyal service and over 220K miles of fun! But it was time to move on... So needless to say, going from a massive gas guzzling vehicle to a much smaller, faster, and modern electric vehicle is a major lifestyle change!

So far with just a ride from the dealership to home I can say I truly do enjoy the ride! I miss the roominess of the Escalade and the ability to see over most vehicles when driving, but I can tell I am going to have fun getting to know this new stallion!

One area where I will need to educate myself on more is charging. I thought I had a fairly good understanding of how it worked with the research I did before buying, but now I know how much I have to learn. I plan to do most of my chargeing at home so I know to will need to eventually have a 240 V outlet installed in my garage. I just don't know if I should rely on the Ford Mobile Power Cord package that came with the vehicle or buy one of the suggested level 2 chargers like JuiceBox, Emporia, or ClipperCreek. And is signing up with Blue Oval useful for remote charging or should I use individual charging apps l I keep the one provided by Tesla?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

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[RickMachE]

Juicebox went out of business....

Ford Mobile Charger is not reliable long-term. Emporia is a top quality charger. Consider a hardwired 48amp charger on a 60amp breaker.


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[mdolan92869]

Check with your electric company to see if they offer rebates or discounts on chargers. I have a ChargePoint I got with my Clarity Hybrid quite few years ago. It works fine, but there are so many new ones now, you have a lot to choose from

 

[SpaceEVDriver]

We have both a ChargePoint and an Emporia Pro and are quite happy with both. The ChargePoint is hardwired and I just haven’t gotten around to hardwiring the Emporia.

 

[DugthePug Dad]

I have a chargePoint at home. I carry the Ford mobile charger in the trunk in case I may need it in a pinch.

Get yourself an adapter for NACS and you will be set for charging on the road.

 

[RickMachE]

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A2ZEV makes the Typhoon Pro adapter for Tesla SuperChargers. They also sell the Stellar adapter, which is for Tesla Destination chargers (such as hotels, private homes). I have both adapters and have used both many times. They work great. https://a2zevshop.com/products/nacs-ccs1?ref=Typhoon&variant=43186507579592

 

[Richard L.]

Still using the JuiceBox 40 as a stand alone EVSE with the Ford App. No issues.

 

[rsummerset]

Juicebox went out of business....

Ford Mobile Charger is not reliable long-term. Emporia is a top quality charger. Consider a hardwired 48amp charger on a 60amp breaker.


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Thanks for the reply. I guess I got some old advice on JuiceBox? I have heard good things about Emporia but I am not sure if I would get hardwired or plugin. What is the advantage of hardwired?

 

[rsummerset]

Check with your electric company to see if they offer rebates or discounts on chargers. I have a ChargePoint I got with my Clarity Hybrid quite few years ago. It works fine, but there are so many new ones now, you have a lot to choose from

Thanks for the reply! I heard that CharPoint is still a good one... And I will definitely check with my electric company.

 

[rsummerset]

We have both a ChargePoint and an Emporia Pro and are quite happy with both. The ChargePoint is hardwired and I just haven’t gotten around to hardwiring the Emporia.

Thanks for the advice! I will ask the same question that I asked others... What is the advantage of hardwired?

 

[rsummerset]

I have a chargePoint at home. I carry the Ford mobile charger in the trunk in case I may need it in a pinch.

Get yourself an adapter for NACS and you will be set for charging on the road.

Thanks for your reply! We have another vote for ChargePoint! LOL...
Pardon my ignorance, but I think they gave me a NASC adapter along with the Mobile Power Cord Package...

 

[rsummerset]

25% Boxing Day sale....

A2ZEV makes the Typhoon Pro adapter for Tesla SuperChargers. They also sell the Stellar adapter, which is for Tesla Destination chargers (such as hotels, private homes). I have both adapters and have used both many times. They work great. https://a2zevshop.com/products/nacs-ccs1?ref=Typhoon&variant=43186507579592

Thanks for the reply. I definitely need to verify if they indeed gave me a NASC adapter at the dealership!

 

[rsummerset]

Still using the JuiceBox 40 as a stand alone EVSE with the Ford App. No issues.

Thanks for your reply! Someone said Juicebox went out of business but I will check into it...

 

[CoyoteMach]

Thanks for your reply! We have another vote for ChargePoint! LOL...
Pardon my ignorance, but I think they gave me a NASC adapter along with the Mobile Power Cord Package...

If it is the Ford branded one, then it is for dc fast charging ONLY. You will need to get a separate NACS to CCS adapter if you intend to use a charger with a NACS connector for level 2 charging. This could happen at a destination charger at a restaurant or hotel as two examples.

 

[Tosh]

Hardwired charger. No question. The wall plug is a potential point of failure. A dedicated circuit is definitely better.

Charging my Mach e takes about 3x the power of my clothes dryer. I wouldn't feel comfortable pulling 10.5 KW through a 240 volt dryer socket.

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