EV discussion - hate or love?

[Murf'n'surf]

Did you do the installation yourself or buy it out? If you paid an electrician do mind sharing the cost?

I'm in a rental right now, and I've gotten permission to add a 240V outlet for a charger, but it has to be permitted and done by a professional. Just curious what that might run. If I owned the place I would learn how to do it myself.

People around my area are paying $750 to $1000 (not including charger) for install within 8' of the main panel. Installs get really spendy if you need a subpanel installed or a long run to the charger.

I did my own install next to my main panel and spent $30 for wire and conduit.

 

[buckbuck]

This includes interesting insights on how drag times are calculated.

 

[2kwik4u]

This includes interesting insights on how drag times are calculated.

Watched that this morning. I'm a big fan of Jason Camisa, and he does a great job with that show, IMO.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the consistency from the Lucid. 9's at the drag strip all day without much change, really shows how easily an EV can generate speed, and if you're an engineering nerd like me, how important the area under the torque curve really is. He also makes a REALLY good point about the traction control differences between the two vehicles, it's a big reason the Lucid is so consistent!

With that said, there is something to love about the driver involvement and skill it takes to pilot a car like the Demon 170 to any level of consistency. There's so much that goes into a successful 1/4mi pass that it's hard to explain to someone that hasn't done it. There's another Hagerty video where Camisa drag races 2wd, mid engine, rear drive super-vehicles. V6, V8, V10 and then a V4 in the form of a Ducati Panigale. In that video he talks about how the rider was able to beat the published times for the Ducati.......because he was last years MotoAmerica SuperSport Champion!

Really like those Hagerty Videos!

 

[Prodock]

Did you do the installation yourself or buy it out? If you paid an electrician do mind sharing the cost?

I'm in a rental right now, and I've gotten permission to add a 240V outlet for a charger, but it has to be permitted and done by a professional. Just curious what that might run. If I owned the place I would learn how to do it myself.

For a little more info. I had a line ran about 100 feet underground to a post with a 14-50 outlet and two 110v outlets for my setup. Due to the length of run it cost me $1300. Since then I added a dedicated level 2 charger. I had a local electrician do the installation.

 

[Prodock]

Have not. I got an F-150 4x4 for that stuff.

I understand that. I kept my Ram 1500 Hemi around for quite awhile until I decided to try towing with the Tesla…which blew me away at how easily it towed my FSH 210.