As the US gets closer to rollout I thought I would throw out a question on the home charging solutions for the US. There is obviously the BMW EVSE which is priced at $1080 (according to the BMW blog http://www.bmwblog.com/2014/04/25/bmw-i3-ride-drive-latest-info/)
I'm also looking at the clipper Creek EVSE which seems to be well liked for many - their equivalent indoor solution is the HCS-40 which is much cheaper at $590 hardwired and $644 with a NEMA 14-50 plug.
There are others as well as outlined here: http://www.plugincars.com/quick-guide-buying-your-first-home-ev-charger-126875.html
So the big question - does the BMW EVSE do anything more than any of these other level 2 EVSE's (other than take up a lot more space in my Garage and cost more!?)
I'm also looking at the clipper Creek EVSE which seems to be well liked for many - their equivalent indoor solution is the HCS-40 which is much cheaper at $590 hardwired and $644 with a NEMA 14-50 plug.
There are others as well as outlined here: http://www.plugincars.com/quick-guide-buying-your-first-home-ev-charger-126875.html
So the big question - does the BMW EVSE do anything more than any of these other level 2 EVSE's (other than take up a lot more space in my Garage and cost more!?)