240 Charger for someone who rents???

[jbfalaska]

Club Volt, I'm a renter in a nice neighborhood, but some day, probably within a few years will move on. What is the best mobile solution for charging from a rental. I really don't want to spend so much on something I can't take with me.

There's probably a smattering of prior posts. Apologies guys and gals.

[solar_dave]

There are some designed to plug in, one from SPX called the Power Express for instance. You just need an electric dryer type plug for it.

Some have just added a dryer cord to a $490 SPX VOlTEC charger.

[davewilks]

Offhand, I can think of a couple of questions:

Do you have an assigned parking space?
Indoors or outdoors?
How far to a 240 volt source?

[jbfalaska]

Good questions. I have a 3 car garage. The dryer is just on the opposite side of the door opening from the garage. I do use the 120 volt plug in on the outlet just before I touch the door.

Is there a splitter so I can plug in the car and the laundry machine? Realize a person can't use both at once. Unplugging and plugging in the dryer won't work for my much better half. She's ask me to stop that pretty quickly.

[KyleH]

I do not know about a splitter, but is getting another, dedicated 240V dryer plug a possibility with your landlord?

I think they run about $100-200. for electricians to install. Maybe your landlord will pay for it, maybe half?

-KyleH

[Cord]

I know you asked about a 220 charge cord but I have been using a 120 charge cord ( set at 8 amps not the normal 12 amps ) for 7 months at a condo. I just plugged into the same outlet as the overhead door power.

Many of the 220 volt chargers can be removed and you take them with you when you move.

[Steverino]

Is there a splitter so I can plug in the car and the laundry machine?

Not a splitter plug, but there is a special switch. See http://gm-volt.com/forum/showthread....t=dryer+switch