(September 21, 2017 at 3:00 pm)drfuzzy Wrote: I was also lucky - I had an extra 240v line in my garage (for a clothes dryer). So I did not install a charging station, I spent about $169 for a 240V charging cord.
You CAN charge them using a regular wall outlet - the charging cord is included - a lot of folks just plug the car in every night.
I didn't have a 240v outlet near enough so I had a circuit run to the carport (~$350) and bought a 20ft charging cable (~$200).
You can charge it with a standard outlet using the trickle charger cable that comes with it, but it's a lot slower of course, and if you use all of the range, it will take as long as 21 hours to fully charge vs about 6-7 with the charger I bought. In practice, a normal commute day meant I charged it for about 12 hours and it had plenty of capacity. Charging via 240v gives a lot more flexibility and usable range.
