First Sight! $30k Midsize EV Pickup Prototype

[grandpa_disney]

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A 120v / 15a outlet + level-1 charger provides ~ 1.5 kW max (maybe a little more, but I'm being conservative)
10 hours of over-night charging = 15 kWh in the battery
Assuming your EV gets 3 miles per kWh (again many get closer to 4+, so conservative again...)

So you'll see up about 45 miles of range added to the battery every night. at about 4.5 miles every hour. If you only drive 30 miles ever day, you'll just be topping off your 200-300-mile battery every night, so you'll have plenty of extra run-around range for the weekend.

If your level 1 is on a dedicated 20 amp circuit you'll be able to charge even higher ~1.8 kW+, and if your EV gets 4 miles/kWh you're going get even more range every night.
220v level-2 charging is about 5x-8x faster (maxes out at ~11 kW at home if you've the service for it), but a simple 120v circuit may work for most.

P.S. Depending on where you live, you'll probably pay between 1/3 and 1/6 the cost of electricity to go those 45 miles than you would for gas in a vehicle that gets about 30 mpg. Varies greatly based on your residential utility rate and how much a gallon of go juice costs in your neighborhood.

We have a Chrysler Pacifica Plugin Hybrid with about 35 mile EV range. We changed to a level 2 charger a Grizzl-E Classic ($299 on Amazon) and never looked back. 35 miles range is plenty for our around town trips. For everything else we have the Maverick Hybrid.

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