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by ethagknight 1683 days ago
Same for me. I have 240v mains in my garage, but I’ve never bother to get it wired up because the 120v receptacle has been good enough for my 20mi/day driving pattern. I’ll eventually get a dedicated 50amp circuit installed, but currently I can plug in every 2-3 nights and never think twice about range. Tesla Model Y. I’ve popped into a supercharger a couple times to “catch up” to go from 20% to 60% in ~20 minutes, if I’ve forgotten to plug in several nights in a row, very handy option to have as a back stop.

I don’t think the cable is the problem for the cars today. At a supercharger, I get throttled back from 150kw lrettt quickly, and it seems to settle in at 60kw.

If the cable really is the problem, why not just use a busbar with a couple hinges?

Highway range is the bugaboo that needs to be resolved though. Supercharging gets thermal throttling too quick.