Any GTAM'ers own an electric vehicle?

[GreyGhost]

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As for the outlet, if I'm running expensive cable from one side of my house to the other to get to the garage wall, is there anything in the electrical code stopping me from having 2 outlets on that circuit - one for inside, and one for outside? Or do I need two separate circuits?

Yes. Dedicated circuits. Now is not a terrible time to run expensive cable to a subpanel in the garage. From that sub-panel, the runs to various receptacles are much shorter and easier than home runs for everything.

 

[Bobo]

I installed a 80amp charger on the side of a guys house for a pick up truck about 2 years ago. That required a 100amp circuit.Once you go over 60 amps a disconnect is required next to the charger, since it was outside it had to be a weatherproof disconnect. That installation was not cheap. I’m sure his neighbors lights dimmed at night when he plugged in his truck.

 

[Bobo]

Checked the web site - you make $100 for every 1000 kw/h. So you buy their charger for $300, and in your case you're making $120/month or break even in 3 months on the charger??? Sounds like a no-brainer, but what's the catch and why would anyone not want to go this route?

As for the outlet, if I'm running expensive cable from one side of my house to the other to get to the garage wall, is there anything in the electrical code stopping me from having 2 outlets on that circuit - one for inside, and one for outside? Or do I need two separate circuits?

If you’re talking about a 15 or 20amp 120v receptacle, exterior receptacles require their own circuit, you can have more than one but they all have to be exterior receptacles.You can’t have additional interior receptacle on that circuit.So yes you need 2 separate circuits.

 

[Scuba Steve]

If you’re talking about a 15 or 20amp 120v receptacle, exterior receptacles require their own circuit, you can have more than one but they all have to be exterior receptacles.You can’t have additional interior receptacle on that circuit.

I think he was talking about a 50 amp plug

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[Bobo]

Also if you’re going through the trouble of running wire for receptacles in your garage and outside I would strongly recommend that you run #12 AWG wire and make those 20 amp receptacles. Same amount of work, just a slightly higher cost for wire but well worth it.

 

[Bobo]

I think he was talking about a 50 amp plug

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If that’s the case you would have to run 2 50amp circuits. The inspector would say that there is nothing stopping you from plugging a car in in the garage and one outside thereby overloading the circuit. The other option is to run a 100 amp feed out to the garage and install a 100 amp panel. You can then feed 2 50 amp chargers off of that.

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