Plugged into the kitchen range receptacle

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      It wasn’t too bad actually, we just closed the window to the cord and kept the lights off in the kitchen.

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    I stayed at a cabin once in Mendocino. The owners of the cabin said they didn’t have any ev chargers but can plug in anywhere we can. The light pole outside of our cabin had a light pole with an electrical socket and we used that the entire weekend while we were there.

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    I would recommend getting a low-gauge (iirc 10 or 12 gauge, 25ft max) extension cord. You can’t always park this close to places you are staying.

    I will repeat again, 10 or 12 gauge, 25ft max. Do NOT use a higher gauge and be careful with longer cords unless it’s really high quality. You get what you pay for.

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    My main way of charging is the regular wall outlet, works well when you don’t have to commute everyday beyond 5 mi a day. I would totally do what you’re doing in a heartbeat

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    Why? How is this worth the effort over a few days plugged into a 120v plug (if you’re at the cottage what’s the rush? I’d assume you’re there for a few days)

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      Having had a similar experience I would suggest a couple of advantages. Depending on how low a state of charge you had on arrival, it might also be important to be able to make it to services or another fast charger if something urgent comes up. Also depending on whether there is an outside receptacle or not, this may leave the screens open for the least amount of time. I was done charging in half a day using a 50A receptacle recently. Last time at the same spot it was a 3 day affair. It is also more energy efficient to charge at 240V than 120V.

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      I’m driving a Ford Lightning. 120V will get you out of a jam but even overnight it’s pretty useless. Would have gained maybe 80km. We’re 4 hours from home.

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        No Electrify Canada or Flo stops between? I feel like I can’t go 10km in BC without some sort of L2 or L3 charging.

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          That would be nice. NB is getting better but there really aren’t many public L3 charging options in PEI. One in Borden Carlton, one in Charlottetown and one in Summerside. The rest are all 7kw, basically overnight chargers for a lightning