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The circuits in my garage are all 15A and are already busy with 3 door openers, fridge, and air compressor. I ran a brand new 50 foot spool of 12/3 wire from my basement panel to the garage on a new 20A double breaker. I installed a dual voltage outlet supporting 120/240V @ 20A. It's a...

When I decided to get an i3 I knew I would need L2 charging because I wanted to be able to have a reliable way to replenish the vehicle battery overnight for my 94AH model. The only question left to ponder was what L2 size to get. I opted for the low end 240V/16A charger unit from Amazon using...

The problem was fixed by the BMW dealer. They said the camera was not "coded"when the camera was replaced by the dealer where I bought it as CPO. They told me it was not "covered" by warranty but they would fix for free. While I appreciate the dealer's gesture to correct the selling dealer's...

The 2017 we got 2 weeks ago had a bad rear camera with water intrusion and the dealer said they replaced it. After a couple of days a random "Rear Camera Malfunction" message displays for a few seconds. The camera works fine but the message is annoying. Some days there is no message and some...

The cost of wiring + breaker using 6 gauge is 3X the cost of a simple 12/3 240V/20A solution. If an electrician is hired the labor should be somewhat similar, the final cost depending on the hours spent running the wire. For the DIY like me my expense was limited to $20 for the breaker, $12...

Thanks!. I took an interest in EVs about a year ago and my observation reading many posts is that when it comes to choosing an L2 system for home charging most folks do not think in terms of "KWH capacity planning" for their daily charging needs and instead end up asking the question of how big...

Agreed on the part about a large Tesla battery but for the vast majority of use cases a 240V/16A charge is sufficient to fill up a daily driver battery overnight regardless of EV brand or battery size. The average driver in the USA does 250 miles a week or 50 miles a day. Double that to 100...

I brought home a 2017 Rex a week ago and did a fair amount of research into charging. I settled for a very simple DIY solution that meets the needs EV owners whose requirement is to be able to fill back the battery overnight... meaning, drive during the day, get home, and have a full battery...