Yes, Thanks. My current front-of-the-house charging area does contain a built-in natural anti-theft device of sorts. This is a rental property and the electrical wiring, in general, is not the greatest and it's actually the only properly wired exterior GFCI outlet I have for charging right now.
There's a better location on the property to park and potentially charge. But I need to work on electricity issues back there. Fortunately, it's a short and direct run from the breaker panel (less than 40 feet) and basically involves redirecting existing conduit a few feet at the outlet end to make a really nice and convenient setup. I've already disconnected the old 14 gauge wiring from the panel (there was no ground wire routed, despite the fact that it's terminated on a GFCI) and pulled it out. Most of the old conduit can be reused . . . nice clean bends in the tubing. But I had to pull it down, since the mounting/clamping against the house also was substandard work.
The panel already has a dedicated 20A breaker for this circuit with nothing else on it. New 12 gauge wiring (this time with a ground wire present) will be inside the remounted/redirected conduit and a fresh weather-sealed GCFI outlet will top it off. I'm not a trained electrician, so I'll be calling on a professional to make the final connection at the panel end and double check the rest of my work. But the physical rerouting of conduit, properly attaching it to the house and the nuts & bolts aspects of hooking up a weather-tight gang box are well within my skill sets.
We had a spate of cold rainy weather here this past month and I temporarily put the project on hold. But now that the sunny days have returned, I'm going to get back to finishing the job very soon. I should have everything done by early March. Plugging in the i-MiEV will be easy after this is all done and - most importantly - I'll have a shady area for the car (very important during the upcoming super hot summer months.) Look for a dedicated illustrated post regarding this project soon.
