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Yes - If you're going to do lots of charging away from home, an aftermarket EVSE which allows you to set the current based on the power available in whatever socket you find would be a great thing to have

Building one of your own using parts from the Open EVSE website would really open up new (and faster) opportunities for recharging on the road. I built my own for about $350US, but the most expensive part (the J1772 plug and cord) is even cheaper now than when I built mine, so it could probably be done for less

In addition to a current selectable EVSE, you will also need a pigtail adapter for each type of socket you may need to use. As I understand it (from Peter's posts) that means 5 or 6 different adapters. I think he does lots of recharging on the road at caravan parks, and some of those allow you to use 12 or 14 amps, which is about all the charger in the car can handle anyway. My car will do a 100% recharge at 240 @ 12 amps in about 6 hours - It recharges at about 10 miles (16 kms) per hour

Don

<blockquote data-quote="Don" data-source="post: 7893" data-attributes="member: 601">Yes&nbsp; -&nbsp; If you&#039;re going to do lots of charging away from home, an aftermarket EVSE which allows you to set the current based on the power available in whatever socket you find would be a great thing to haveBuilding one of your own using parts from the Open EVSE website would really open up new (and faster) opportunities for recharging on the road.&nbsp; I built my own for about $350US, but the most expensive part (the J1772 plug and cord) is even cheaper now than when I built mine, so it could probably be done for lessIn addition to a current selectable EVSE, you will also need a pigtail adapter for each type of socket you may need to use.&nbsp; As I understand it (from Peter&#039;s posts) that means 5 or 6 different adapters.&nbsp; I think he does lots of recharging on the road at caravan parks, and some of those allow you to use 12 or 14 amps, which is about all the charger in the car can handle anyway.&nbsp; My car will do a 100% recharge at 240 @ 12 amps in about 6 hours&nbsp; -&nbsp; It recharges at about 10 miles (16 kms) per hourDon</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Don, post: 7893, member: 601"] Yes - If you're going to do lots of charging away from home, an aftermarket EVSE which allows you to set the current based on the power available in whatever socket you find would be a great thing to have Building one of your own using parts from the Open EVSE website would really open up new (and faster) opportunities for recharging on the road. I built my own for about $350US, but the most expensive part (the J1772 plug and cord) is even cheaper now than when I built mine, so it could probably be done for less In addition to a current selectable EVSE, you will also need a pigtail adapter for each type of socket you may need to use. As I understand it (from Peter's posts) that means 5 or 6 different adapters. I think he does lots of recharging on the road at caravan parks, and some of those allow you to use 12 or 14 amps, which is about all the charger in the car can handle anyway. My car will do a 100% recharge at 240 @ 12 amps in about 6 hours - It recharges at about 10 miles (16 kms) per hour Don [/QUOTE]

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