Thanks to cwerdna, I was able to get an Aerovironment EVSE for a really good price. My electrician installed it yesterday. Unit works perfectly. While the unit is probably overkill for the PiP (it's a 30A unit capable of 7.2Kw and the PiP only pulls about 2Kw), it was a lot a cheaper to buy this unit and have my electrician put in than it would've been to have Leviton come out and put in their 16A unit. My only complaint is that the cord for it is only 15 feet long. I have e-mailed Aerovironment to see what it will take to have a longer cable put on it. I know that it's an option available when you order them. I just don't know how easy it is to get a longer cable once the EVSE has been installed. It looks fairly easy to swap out the cable. I'm torn whether to cover up the Nissan nameplate on it...
Yay! Glad to hear it worked out for you. I was beginning to wonder... It really is too bad that Toyota put the inlet on the rear of the car. Given the costs we've heard of trying to buy a J1772 cord + connector, I doubt it'd be cheap to retrofit.
It's taken me this long to get my electrician out to do the work. I'm very happy that the unit "just works" like it's supposed to. Very pleased with it so far. TusconEV has an 8-meter cord with 6AWG wiring & J1772 head on it for $250, so I can go that route if necessary. In the meantime, I'm just backing the car into the driveway and plugging in that way. It's a minor pain, but certainly less than the pain of having to pull the L1 EVSE out of the car every evening, and put it back it back in every morning...
Retail cost is $900. Requires a hard-wired installation. If you have an unused 240V outlet (like a dryer outlet), you can send your L1 unit into pEEF to have him convert it to run off of 240V or 120V. You just need to use the right adapter for the plug you are using. Cost is around $300 for that. Alternatively, if you are good with electronics, you can build your own L2 unit for about $500. Lowes and Home Depot carry a variety of L2 units, some of which can be plugged into an unused 240V socket. I don't need L2 charging. But I did want an EVSE that was always connected at home so I could leave the portable L1 unit in the car. Installing the L2 was more about convenience for me. Or, as some would put it (myself included), personal laziness.
thanks dev, i like the sound of the peef route price for the amount i would use it, but you have to send it to him and wait a coupla weeks. i can't stand the thought of not having it for that long but i think he said in the future, he'll have some he can send out first and credit you when he gets yours.
Thats exactly where I am at with it. I hate having to lug it in and out of the car. My plan is to get one of my electricians from work to swing over after work and pull a 220 from my panel (literally 10 inches away). So I got the 220 portion covered. Now I'm just looking for a decent quality L2 for a good price. Any recomendations?
I mounted my Toyota EVSE to the side of my house. Attached is a photo of my "installation". My 1920's home has a detached garage, so I bolted up to the side of my stucco house. Fully wife-factor approved. Personally, I think EVSE's are overpriced right now and I'll install a 240V unit when they're cheap, BUT I did consider buying this $500 unit.
