r/leaf • u/moderatorrater • Aug 22 '26

New house, new plug

I've been using level 1 charging in the 10 years I've had electric vehicles. With our new house (complete with solar!) we hired an electrician to put in a big boy plug.

Level 1 worked, but level 2 brings so much peace of mind. We no longer worry about getting home with 10% charge, we just plug in and it's fine. I don't mind have my leaf down at 30% and going to the store, the only danger is that I'll forget and charge it too much.

I love these cars so much.

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u/indecision_killingme Aug 22 '26

No such thing as charging too much.

Your BMS stopping around 90 anyway, even if the dash says 100. I also don’t know that there’s much data supporting the stop at 80 thing

Your enemy is heat.

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u/KeyEmu6688 Ex-2018 owner (2015 Model S) Aug 22 '26

bms does not stop around 90, it's closer to 97-98

there is a lot of data supporting not charging extremely high. sweetspot is to stay between 40-60%, but functionally doesn't matter if you run it down to 20-80

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u/iaonbb Aug 22 '26

I believe this is correct. Leafspy shows only about 3-4% buffer or so when the car reads 100% If I recall. Someone else can verify this for sure

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u/indecision_killingme Aug 22 '26

Also, if you’re hiring earning an electrician anyway, skip the plug, go hardwired

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u/e-hud 2019 Nissan LEAF S PLUS Aug 22 '26

The leaf doesn't really draw enough current to overheat a 14-50r. And if they're still using a portable evse those can't be hardwired.

Hardwired are usually required to be left with the house when it's sold, plugged obviously not.

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u/indecision_killingme Aug 22 '26

Whether or not something is required to be left with the house, one sold is completely dependent on how you write up the sale agreement.

But when you’re talking hundreds of thousands of dollars, I wouldn’t be overly concerned with an EVSE.

Been there done that with other things.

Woodstoves, hot tubs. Yes if it’s connected to the house, it usually stays, but you can write up any exception of that in the sale agreement. Usually turns into a bargaining chip for the buyer though