Unused 30 Amp Dryer Breaker/Circuit For EV Charging

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Based on Your situation, I'd just hard-wire a good solid EVSE with thicker-gage wiring and avoid receptacles. I swear by my outdoor Canadian Grizzl-E.

Grizzl-E Classic ( https://www.amazon.com/Grizzl-Electric-Vehicle-Certified-Charging/dp/B082LMVSLY/ ) is a well know, highly rated, bulletproof and reliable EVSE.

My suggestion is if he didn't want to rewire then he could just remove the 30 amp dryer outlet and hard wire a Grozzl-E at the outlet box and set the Grizzl-E up as 24 Amps for 30A circuit breaker. Later if he wants more output he could always run #6 wire from breaker box, replace the 30 amp breaker and set it up as 40 Amps for 50A circuit breaker.

Since we also have Teslas we have a hard wired Tesla 48 amp set up for 60 amp breaker which we use to charge our Teslas and Lightning. As a backup I have a Tesla mobile charger with a Tesla 14-30 dryer plug which automatically sets the charger limit to 24 amps when plugged into my 4-wire dryer outlet. Unfortunately Ford doesn't offer that option with their mobile charger. A missed opportunity.

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Since we also have Teslas we have a hard wired Tesla 48 amp set up for 60 amp breaker which we use to charge our Teslas and Lightning. As a backup I have a Tesla mobile charger with a Tesla 14-30 dryer plug which automatically sets the charger limit to 24 amps when plugged into my 4-wire dryer outlet. Unfortunately Ford doesn't offer that option with their mobile charger. A missed opportunity.

I have a 30A outlet in my garage that I had installed for a home brewing setup that I'm now using with Tesla's Mobile Connector, their 14-30 adapter and a NACS to J1772 adapter (I bought one from Lectron but A2Z also has one). As stated, the setup pulls 24A and if I recall correctly I get about 12-13 miles per hour of charge. I had intended to upgrade as others have recommended but so far the setup works perfectly fine for me.

 

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I have a 30A outlet in my garage that I had installed for a home brewing setup that I'm now using with Tesla's Mobile Connector, their 14-30 adapter and a NACS to J1772 adapter (I bought one from Lectron but A2Z also has one). As stated, the setup pulls 24A and if I recall correctly I get about 12-13 miles per hour of charge. I had intended to upgrade as others have recommended but so far the setup works perfectly fine for me.

Thats what I use as a backup

Tesla $230 “mobile connector”
https://www.tesla.com/support/charging/mobile-connector https:/

The 14-30 Tesla adapter to mate with dryer outlet for mobile connector
shop.tesla.com/product/gen-2-nema-adapters

this is Similar Adapter I use to go from Tesla to J1772 Ford truck inlet for $39 https://www.amazon.com/𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐥𝐚-𝐉𝟏𝟕𝟕𝟐-𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫-Compatible-Silver-Plated/dp/B0D22V5MNJ/

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