Shopping for a Home Charger

[Plutoman15]

Thanks for the replies.

what use is the Juicebox 80 charger then?

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[timbop]

Thanks for the replies.

what use is the Juicebox 80 charger then?

The same use as owning a car that does 200 miles an hour.

 

[dbsb3233]

Thanks for the replies.

what use is the Juicebox 80 charger then?

It's overkill for the Mach-E. Must be a few BEV models out there that charge that fast on AC. Probably a rarity though.

 

[back_at_it_19]

Thanks for the replies.

what use is the Juicebox 80 charger then?

It might be set up to charge two vehicles at once? I know my juicebox 48 is designed to alter its load if another juicebox is on the same circuit to charge 2 Bev’s, supposedly maximizing charge as necessary to each Bev.

 

[TheLight75]

I paid around $3 a foot at Lowe’s for 6 gauge Romex 3 conductor and ground wire.

I paid about $300 for 60' of 6/3 wire, electrical box, 14-50 outlet, and flex metal conduit. I did the job myself to save cash.

 

[TheLight75]

It's overkill for the Mach-E. Must be a few BEV models out there that charge that fast on AC. Probably a rarity though.

It's future-proofing. But... I'm not sure it's worth it if that requires a major rework of your electrical panel to accommodate such a high-load device.

 

[TheLight75]

Has there been a poll on which chargers people will be opting to buy and install? The Ford charger looks like it will not deliver until late-December or more realistically early January. In addition to the Ford charger, I'm looking at Chargepoint, Juicebox, etc. but still struggling to understand differences/advantages of one over the other. Thought a poll would highlight a leader.

I bought a JuiceBox 40 about a year ago. I like that it is not hardwired and has a 14-50 plug on it. It delivers up to 40A of juice which is more than my current car can use (it tops out at 30A), but I wanted to future-proof a bit.

What I really like about it is:

• It's very solidly built. I suspect that I could run it over and it would still work. Although it looks like they redesigned the JB 40 since I bought mine.
• It has a phone app which shows charging history, statistics while charging, and lifetime kWh's used (which is helpful to track month-to-month usage & electric cost)
• It lets you set time-of-use schedules for when electricity is cheaper in your area and will hold off on charging until those windows are reached

 

[JBB_JD]

I went ahead and ordered the ChargePoint Home Flex EVSE with a 14-50 plug and variable 16-50 Amp. It is $699 on Amazon with a $250 rebate possible from Georgia Power and $25 credit for future public charging; that $25 expires 10/15. It was $100 cheaper than Ford and plugs in instead of hardwired. I'm planning to set to 40Amps and see how it goes. I can return until the end of January if something better comes along.

 

[hybrid2bev]

I went ahead and ordered the ChargePoint Home Flex EVSE with a 14-50 plug and variable 16-50 Amp. It is $699 on Amazon with a $250 rebate possible from Georgia Power and $25 credit for future public charging; that $25 expires 10/15. It was $100 cheaper than Ford and plugs in instead of hardwired. I'm planning to set to 40Amps and see how it goes. I can return until the end of January if something better comes along.

Just had my ChargePoint Home Flex installed today with a second meter on a dedicated 50 amp circuit (+ a 20 amp outlet which is the reason for the conduit).

 

[DaveRuns]

I paid about $300 for 60' of 6/3 wire, electrical box, 14-50 outlet, and flex metal conduit. I did the job myself to save cash.

I'd probably burn down my house if I tried to do this myself...hence the $1,500 fee to the electrician.

 

[Plutoman15]

It think I am going to buy the Juicebox 48. $659 from their website.

Only downside versus the 40 is this one is hardwired in versus a plug.

 

[dbsb3233]

It think I am going to buy the Juicebox 48. $659 from their website.

Only downside versus the 40 is this one is hardwired in versus a plug.

That's part of why I ended up getting the 40A Grizzl-E ($419), because it has the same 14-50 plug as the included Ford Mobile Charger. I wanted to be able to test it periodically, like before heading out on a road trip. Not that there's much chance it would suddenly stop working, I suppose. I just like the little extra piece of mind to be able to plug it in when needed, and use it as a backup.

40A is overkill for my needs. We're in our 60's and this will probably be our last new car purchase. I don't envision buying a 250 kWh pickup truck or RV anytime in the future that might need more than 40A.

 

[back_at_it_19]

It think I am going to buy the Juicebox 48. $659 from their website.

Only downside versus the 40 is this one is hardwired in versus a plug.

This was my choice. Had to get a new electrical panel for anything (was ikr and maxed) so went for the higher circuit.

 

[Plutoman15]

do you have to uncoil the whole cord to use or can most of the cord remain coiled? Seems somewhere I saw they said to uncoil do to heat build in the cord during charging. Is that is correct?

 

[TheLight75]

do you have to uncoil the whole cord to use or can most of the cord remain coiled? Seems somewhere I saw they said to uncoil do to heat build in the cord during charging. Is that is correct?

I only uncoil as much as I need to charge. The cord does get a bit warm while charging but not dangerously so. If it did, they would have used a heavier gauge cable.

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