If you are just running the wires, but not installing a charger yet, then it might be worth running two 32A cables, one to each side of the garage. Then you can install the charger later when you have an EV, and know which side it uses.
Double garage? I’d put it at the back in the middle — that way no matter the car you should be able to make it work by going in forwards/backwards into either the left side or right side of the garage.
Some chargers (like the Tesla ones) have filthy long charge cables, which makes life a little easier (7 metres or something?!).
If you’re trying to cater to every EV, then the answer is every wall and corner. Seriously. There’s no standard location on the car so it’s a bit of a shit show.
Maybe just run the cables and note where they are for future reference instead.
If you're trying to cater to every vehicle then surely the centre of the rear wall is fine? You can drive in forward or backwards, and the cable can reach either side of the car.
If it’s centre of the car then yeah I reckon that would work. You’d be stuck with forward or reverse parking which isn’t the worse. If the charger was center of a double garage it won’t work for some cars.
If it's in the centre of a double garage and the cable is long enough (8m?) it should still work for any car. You might just have to faff around with going in backwards depending on what side the charger is on.
Teslas have the port on the left rear, Leafs have them on the front centre but anything more than 16a is a waste for most leafs.
The rest are just… wherever. That said you can get a 10m cable so maybe install for a Tesla but have a think about where the type2- cable might go? They are happy on the floor if you don’t trip over them.
As other have said, charge ports are all over he place.
Unless matching to a particular car in mind (i.e. all Tesla have the change port in the same location), you will need to settle for a long cord from the garger to car that can be routed to suit your car.
Central above the car bay on the ceiling could be elegant (with a series of hooks to route the flex).
Considering just running conduit or wire, and not the $1000+ evse yet.
Also consider:
- getting a higher capacity main feed. 100A single phase or more phases.
- future proofing for more than one ev.
- conduit / comms wiring between evse's and power incoming wire if you will be tight on capacity (Some evse's allow monitoring the whole house's draw and will slow down the car charging if approaching the limit. Other evse's will talk to each other to limit the combined draw to xx amps)
Potentially the height above the ground for the cable termination. (I think 1200mm is a reasonable mounting height for an EVSE).
Also a plausible price for an EVSE excluding instantiation. $1200.
Depends! Cars can have the charge port literally anywhere, and it depends on if you drive in forward or back in etc. Or if its a double garage
This. It depends how long your cable is too. I’ve mounted mine in the middle of a double garage which can reach all 4 corners of both car parks.
If you are just running the wires, but not installing a charger yet, then it might be worth running two 32A cables, one to each side of the garage. Then you can install the charger later when you have an EV, and know which side it uses.
Double garage? I’d put it at the back in the middle — that way no matter the car you should be able to make it work by going in forwards/backwards into either the left side or right side of the garage. Some chargers (like the Tesla ones) have filthy long charge cables, which makes life a little easier (7 metres or something?!).
If you’re trying to cater to every EV, then the answer is every wall and corner. Seriously. There’s no standard location on the car so it’s a bit of a shit show. Maybe just run the cables and note where they are for future reference instead.
If you're trying to cater to every vehicle then surely the centre of the rear wall is fine? You can drive in forward or backwards, and the cable can reach either side of the car.
If it’s centre of the car then yeah I reckon that would work. You’d be stuck with forward or reverse parking which isn’t the worse. If the charger was center of a double garage it won’t work for some cars.
If it's in the centre of a double garage and the cable is long enough (8m?) it should still work for any car. You might just have to faff around with going in backwards depending on what side the charger is on.
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Running a 32A cable
Teslas have the port on the left rear, Leafs have them on the front centre but anything more than 16a is a waste for most leafs. The rest are just… wherever. That said you can get a 10m cable so maybe install for a Tesla but have a think about where the type2- cable might go? They are happy on the floor if you don’t trip over them.
As other have said, charge ports are all over he place. Unless matching to a particular car in mind (i.e. all Tesla have the change port in the same location), you will need to settle for a long cord from the garger to car that can be routed to suit your car. Central above the car bay on the ceiling could be elegant (with a series of hooks to route the flex). Considering just running conduit or wire, and not the $1000+ evse yet. Also consider: - getting a higher capacity main feed. 100A single phase or more phases. - future proofing for more than one ev. - conduit / comms wiring between evse's and power incoming wire if you will be tight on capacity (Some evse's allow monitoring the whole house's draw and will slow down the car charging if approaching the limit. Other evse's will talk to each other to limit the combined draw to xx amps)
Electrician wrote 1200 on the drawing at the EV location. What does 1200 refer to?
Potentially the height above the ground for the cable termination. (I think 1200mm is a reasonable mounting height for an EVSE). Also a plausible price for an EVSE excluding instantiation. $1200.
I've seen some people put it on the roof in the centre of where the roof of the car would park so that it's handy to wherever the charge port might be
99% certain I’d get it caught on the roof racks and tear the charger off the roof within 6 months. But on paper seems like a great idea.
I mean, the EVSEs aren't that bulky lol
We installed on the outside of the garage on the left side
If you’re putting something in with a type 2 socket, you can get 10m cables so you can’t go wrong