Agree if you want to make multi trips a day L2 is a must. For me the Prime is mainly wife's commute car. Only once in past 2 months I found that in a little more than an hour I need to drive it out and an L2 charger would be great. I am not in a hurry but I would definitely install 2 NEMA 15-50 outlets there. I am not sure if I would get a Model 3 or a Clarity like plug-in, just for future proof.
This. I didn't think that I'd double charge in a single day more than a few times a year. In the last week I've done it twice, and will again in another couple days. L2 is just necessary unless the car gets used for only one short trip per day. Definitely money well spent, and I'm all set for whatever the next car my wife or I buy next.
A while back I had the main circuit breaker go out. I didn't think I could legally break the seal and remove the meter to disable power to the main breaker. So I called an electrician, who proceeded to do exactly that. When the meter reader came around in a few weeks, he was immediately at the front door asking about the broken seal. I explained that an electrician had replaced the main breaker. The meter reader accepted the explanation, and installed a new seal. I could have done it all myself without the electrician. I still think the official procedure would be to at least notify the electric company of the need to remove the meter. The accepted unofficial procedure worked fine, I just wasn't in on the secret.
I was lucky, I had an electrician put a 220V outlet in the garage for a welder, about 12 years ago. When I bought the PiP, I changed the breaker and the outlet and I was done. I've been using the same Leviton EVSE for 6 years now.
