Will you be installing a Level 2 charger?

[E90400K]

Yesterday, I sent a question to Slate via Chat:

Are you including a Level 2 charger / 240V / NEMA 14-50 connector with the Slate truck?

• Yes - all Slates will come with an include charger that will allow for both.
  Jimmy R • 11:20 AM
• I apologize, I re-read your message. The charging cable will only charge via 120V
• JR
  If you have any additional questions, feel free to reply here or call us at 833.HI.SLATE
  Jimmy R • 11:29 AM

I think Slate needs to train their customer service agents. I hope this is not an overall reflection of their sales and support team.

Because NEMA 14-50 is so unclear...

 

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I have used a NEMA 6-15 adaptor for my Tesla 3 for the past 7 years. Charge rate is 11 miles per hour. Usually enough to top off after a day of driving (60 to 110 miles/day). I plan to use it with the Slate. My point? It's barely level 2, but cheap to install since it does not require heavy duty lines to meet code. Something to consider if you have a long run from your breaker box to your parking spot. Most EV newbies and wanna bees keep thinking about charging as 0 to max and the time it takes. The reality is you are usually charging from 120 to 180 or whatever for the next day.
If you read this far --- You waste so much time with an ICE needing to fill it sometimes twice a week having to look for a gas station, check the price, and waste time pumping the stuff. With an EV you just unplug in the morning and go...more time to waste at Starbucks.

For 15 years I had a 165 mile daily commute and filled up every other day. I used the same gas station and usually the same gas pump at the station. Never found it to be problem. 5 minutes or less either on the way to my office or on the way home. Where I will charge my Slate is a 4-minute walk from the house. LOL.

Good exercise though...

 

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One consideration on using a "dryer outlet" or similar is that they are not made or rated for continuous use. At the very least it will need to be replaced with a commercial grade or RV type outlet. There are plenty of pictures of melted outlets since people started plugging EVs into them.

If possible I'll get the dryer outlet extended to near where the truck would park, and use a hardwired charger.
Often a dryer outlet will only be 30 amps, and you may need a hardwired charger to be able to set it to limit to 24 amps (giving the 20% cushion needed for continuous)

I have a 50-amp 240V circuit I use for my welder at the ready if I need L2.

 

[cadblu]

Yesterday, I sent a question to Slate via Chat:

Are you including a Level 2 charger / 240V / NEMA 14-50 connector with the Slate truck?

• Yes - all Slates will come with an include charger that will allow for both.
  Jimmy R • 11:20 AM
• I apologize, I re-read your message. The charging cable will only charge via 120V
• JR
  If you have any additional questions, feel free to reply here or call us at 833.HI.SLATE
  Jimmy R • 11:29 AM

I think Slate needs to train their customer service agents. I hope this is not an overall reflection of their sales and support team.

Update: this just in from Slate:

Yes, the portable charger will be compatible with a 120V outlet and an outlet that you may use at home for an Electric Dryer(Level 2 charge).