![]() ![]() If you have convenient access to workplace charging, that may also impact how often you choose to charge your electric BMW overnight. Keep in mind that how often and how long you should charge your electric BMW depends in part on what kind of home charging option you have and your daily driving needs. Use DC and high-power DC chargers as often as you need, in order to extend the mileage of your electric BMW in a short period of time. ![]() While it takes longer, it is less stressful on the high-voltage battery and also a more cost-efficient way to get your range topped up. When not driving your electric BMW for a longer period of time, leave the battery between 20% and 80% charged. However, it is not recommended to charge up to 100% every day – as this can harm the battery in the long run. You can charge the battery up to 100% when you have to rely on the entire driving range of your vehicle (for a longer trip), as occasional charging to 100% doesn’t harm the battery. Staying between 20% to 80% battery capacity should leave you with enough driving miles – and you can use iDrive or your My BMW App to set a target state of charge. Note the increased speed is not really required for most people (YMMV). 32Amp is also the Max speed of the Tesla mobile connector that most people use. This is actually the max charge speed of Model 3 SR and MR but LR and MS/MX can charge at up to 48 Amps with Tesla wall connector. The amount of miles you drive daily will determine how much charging you will need. ChargePoint home limits charge rate to 32 Amps. Gets a bit complicated on cost for that since you may need extra wire to move old runs from the main panel to the subpanel, code may require upgrades to arc-fault breakers.Similar to your cell phone, charging up your electric BMW before a day’s use is simple. ChargePoint Home Flex plug-in installation with a NEMA 6-50 or 14-50 outlet requires circuits rated 40A or 50A (for 32A or 40A charging. then you need a wired electrical connector. If you had to go with the subpanel option, the panel itself is like $20-$50 but you will also need to buy a breaker for the line between the main panel and the subpanel. Thread starter csufl Start date Watchers 1 csufl Member. Tandem breakers would add their own costs. ![]() If your breaker panel does not have enough space you may either need to add a subpanel or replace some existing breakers with 'tandem' breakers (basically they combine 2 breakers into the space of 1, may or may not be allowed based on code for retrofits in your area). If you're hiring an electrician they take care of all of this, but probably have some amount of markup on materials and labor price is high due to it being a skilled trade. You also need the box that goes in the wall, which is like $3. ![]() You need the outlet, assuming nema 14-50 that's $10. Cost for just 1 40A breaker is $15-30 depending on brand and other details. You need a circuit breaker rated for the right amperage and compatible with your breaker panel. If you're doing a longer run you may need larger wire, or if you want a higher amperage you definitely will. So I used 8-3 wire which is $5.50 a foot from home depot. I am not running a full 50 Amp circuit to the outlet, only 40, since the max you can pull w/ mobile charger for 3/Y is 32 Amps. Don't mention it's for a car until maybe after the quote, or not at all. I would highly recommend that if you do hire an electrician, just tell them you want a 220V 40 Amp (or whatever amps you need) run to a specific location to get your quote. One thing I will mention is several people on these forums have mentioned getting a much higher price (2-3x) for doing a tesla charger instead of just an outlet due to the perceived value of the car causing the electrician to raise their prices. Add to cart Details (Same building as Beaulieu-Lamoureux next to Maxi. Autel MaxiCharger AC WallBox 40A Home NEMA14-50 (Stove Plug) 945.00 +tx. Tesla Gen 3 with universal connector J1772 (48 amps) 845.00 +tx. If you are not familiar with electrical stuff already, I would just hire an electrician. ChargePoint Home Flex charging station 16 to 50 amp, 14-50. The next will be the wire from the panel to the outlet. Most of these costs will be very similar depending on whether you do an outlet, or a wall charger of any kind. In both houses I've lived in my breaker was on the same wall as where I was parking my car, so it was really easy to just wire it myself, so I actually don't know the cost other than material cost for me. Usually you don't move it, you add a new one.Ĭost depends a lot on where you live, and how far your outlet is from your breaker panel. ![]()
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