100 amp home

[snoltor]

Arranging for Leviton / an electrician to come check out my home. In the mean time a quick question: The main circuit breaker on my home is 100 amps. I have electric stove, clothes dryer and AC. In general, would this cover an electric car too? Planning on night charging, but I'm also imagining worst case scenarios where I need to charge the car while other 240V appliances are running.

Thanks in advance for any feedback

 

[miimura]

Arranging for Leviton / an electrician to come check out my home. In the mean time a quick question: The main circuit breaker on my home is 100 amps. I have electric stove, clothes dryer and AC. In general, would this cover an electric car too? Planning on night charging, but I'm also imagining worst case scenarios where I need to charge the car while other 240V appliances are running.

Thanks in advance for any feedback

Electric code and physically available breaker space will determine whether you can add a circuit for car charging. Whether you plan to run other high demand items simultaneously is irrelevant.

 

[snoltor]

My understanding, and correct me if I'm wrong, is that if your load exceeds 100 amps the circuit breaker would trip. My AC is on a 40 amp circuit, but I don't know exactly how much actually uses, same with clothes dryer etc. At any rate an electrician is coming tomorrow. I'm anxious to find out if this is doable (in addition to my initial 100 amp question I may not have enough free space for another 40 amp circuit).... meanwhile I fear the Rav4 EVs are quickly disappearing!

 

[Dsinned]

I'm have this exact same situation. No problem for me, and I not only am charging my RAV EV, but also my Chevy Volt off the same 100A mains service panel. However, I did not file for a permit, because I was merely activating an existing (spare) 40A breaker to a newly installed L2 EVSE home charging station (Leviton EVB32 series). I did hire an Electrician to help with the AC wiring which he rerouted beneath my house to where the 32A charger was to be located on the wall in my garage. Fortunately, I had just enough existing length of wiring to reach the garage. Wiring up a new 240V outlet with the wiring from under the house to "inside" a wall in the garage was the hardest part of the job. The Electrician's labor cost was $375 for about 4 hours work. If I had to modify or replace my main AC service entrance panel outside the house, to fit a new 40A breaker, and run ~50' of new wiring, I'm certain the cost would have increased significantly.

 

[TonyWilliams]

... I may not have enough free space for another 40 amp circuit).... meanwhile I fear the Rav4 EVs are quickly disappearing!

Why not go buy one now, of you're that nervous. You don't have to charge at 40 amps... At 20 amps (25 amp breaker), the car will charge from zero to hero in 10 hours.

The 20 amp Clipper Creek EVSE is on sale for $599 right now.

 

[snoltor]

Good to know. Thanks!

I'm have this exact same situation. No problem for me, and I not only am charging my RAV EV, but also my Chevy Volt off the same 100A mains service panel. However, I did not file for a permit, because I was merely activating an existing (spare) 40A breaker to a newly installed L2 EVSE home charging station (Leviton EVB32 series). I did hire an Electrician to help with the AC wiring which he rerouted beneath my house to where the 32A charger was to be located on the wall in my garage. Fortunately, I had just enough existing length of wiring to reach the garage. Wiring up a new 240V outlet with the wiring from under the house to "inside" a wall in the garage was the hardest part of the job. The Electrician's labor cost was $375 for about 4 hours work. If I had to modify or replace my main AC service entrance panel outside the house, to fit a new 40A breaker, and run ~50' of new wiring, I'm certain the cost would have increased significantly.

 

[snoltor]

If my work schedule works out tomorrow I may do that. I'm ready for this now. My dealer said there are no more blue left anywhere? Believable?

... I may not have enough free space for another 40 amp circuit).... meanwhile I fear the Rav4 EVs are quickly disappearing!

Why not go buy one now, of you're that nervous. You don't have to charge at 40 amps... At 20 amps (25 amp breaker), the car will charge from zero to hero in 10 hours.

The 20 amp Clipper Creek EVSE is on sale for $599 right now.

 

[snoltor]

Hi Tony,

Is that the LCS-25?

If my work schedule works out tomorrow I may do that. I'm ready for this now. My dealer said there are no more blue left anywhere? Believable?

... I may not have enough free space for another 40 amp circuit).... meanwhile I fear the Rav4 EVs are quickly disappearing!

Why not go buy one now, of you're that nervous. You don't have to charge at 40 amps... At 20 amps (25 amp breaker), the car will charge from zero to hero in 10 hours.

The 20 amp Clipper Creek EVSE is on sale for $599 right now.

 

[AvLegends]

If my work schedule works out tomorrow I may do that. I'm ready for this now. My dealer said there are no more blue left anywhere? Believable?

I just looked online with DCH Toyota of Oxnard and they show having a Shoreline Mist (Blue?) in stock.
http://www.toyotaofoxnard.com/new/Toyota/2012-Toyota-RAV4-0a306f250a0a00e0009b3b0ca25af9e9.htm

 

[snoltor]

hmmmmm...... about 400 miles from my town

If my work schedule works out tomorrow I may do that. I'm ready for this now. My dealer said there are no more blue left anywhere? Believable?

I just looked online with DCH Toyota of Oxnard and they show having a Shoreline Mist (Blue?) in stock.
http://www.toyotaofoxnard.com/new/Toyota/2012-Toyota-RAV4-0a306f250a0a00e0009b3b0ca25af9e9.htm

 

[snoltor]

On a somewhat unrelated note, I just went over 1000 gallons of gasoline on my Prius (3 and a half years of driving). It'll be nice to cut that down with an EV.

 

[AvLegends]

hmmmmm...... about 400 miles from my town

If my work schedule works out tomorrow I may do that. I'm ready for this now. My dealer said there are no more blue left anywhere? Believable?

I just looked online with DCH Toyota of Oxnard and they show having a Shoreline Mist (Blue?) in stock.
http://www.toyotaofoxnard.com/new/Toyota/2012-Toyota-RAV4-0a306f250a0a00e0009b3b0ca25af9e9.htm

I didn't look at your location... Davis. Sorry!

 

[snoltor]

But I wonder if they deliver...


[/quote]I didn't look at your location... Davis. Sorry![/quote]

 

[TonyWilliams]

Yes.

Hi Tony,

Is that the LCS-25?

If my work schedule works out tomorrow I may do that. I'm ready for this now. My dealer said there are no more blue left anywhere? Believable?

Why not go buy one now, of you're that nervous. You don't have to charge at 40 amps... At 20 amps (25 amp breaker), the car will charge from zero to hero in 10 hours.

The 20 amp Clipper Creek EVSE is on sale for $599 right now.

 

[AvLegends]

But I wonder if they deliver...

Worth a call...

 

[snoltor]

about a grand to deliver, so an extra grand for a specific color....
Sounds crazy but...
[/quote]Worth a call...[/quote]

 

[Dsinned]

Why does the advertisement on Oxnard's DCH website say?

$50,870 MSRP .
Get ePrice .
Your estimated monthly payment:
$804 per month
60 Months @ 6.9% A.P.R. (estimated financing rate)
($10,174 Down Payment)

I thought 60 month, 0% financing thru TFS is still available???

 

[snoltor]

Over the phone they quoted me 744 a month. That's with the 0% 60 month program that is still available.

But then a hefty delivery charge.

Why does the advertisement on Oxnard's DCH website say?

$50,870 MSRP .
Get ePrice .
Your estimated monthly payment:
$804 per month
60 Months @ 6.9% A.P.R. (estimated financing rate)
($10,174 Down Payment)

I thought 60 month, 0% financing thru TFS is still available???

 

[snoltor]

Just found that a dealer much closer to home will have one in two weeks. 78 miles from my house along route 80. Probably doable depending on charge.... you guys would know better. Even still there's probably public charging stations along the route. At any rate I guess it's not surprising that I can't trust the car salesman who told me all blue Rav4's in CA had been sold. Funny.

 

[SeattleRav4]

78 miles in a RAV4 EV is trivial unless there is a snowstorm or really big hills along the way.