Tesla Charging in an Apartment

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Brandon Driver

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@BrandonDriver 2 жыл бұрын

Do you charge your Tesla in an apartment already? Did I miss anything?

@Chris-ji4iu 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! To answer your question: Yes. I run a 50 foot 30 Amp cord from my dryer outlet (NEMA 10-30). It takes me about 7 minutes to run the cord from my 2nd story condo. I bought a splitter so I can either dry my clothes or charge the car (I cannot do both with blowing the breaker however). I mostly charge at night as I don't want anyone to trip over the cable despite a cable protector I lay across the side walk. One thing I think you missed for condo/apartment: Protecting the Tesla box from the weather. I don't know the official name, but this is the rectangular Tesla-branded piece your home cord plugs into. I noticed it had holes and I didn't want rain/snow seeping in. I took a simple clear plastic storage bin with lid and cut 1/2" slots so the NEMA 10-30 plug and Tesla plug nestle inside. A little duct tape around the cut edges to protect the cords and done. Total cost about US $10. I have a super charger about 7 minutes away from my condo. Not a big deal to drive there and charge; 15 minutes and $15 on average. I can tell you that charging at home is FAR easier and about 1/3 as expensive. I get up to 80% in less than 8 hours and it helps tremendously with planning and saves time. I usually charge at home every other night on average.

@BrandonDriver 2 жыл бұрын

@@Chris-ji4iu protecting the Tesla box from weather is super important, I definitely missed that. Thank you for commenting! And this is an awesome testimonial for anyone wanting to charge at their condo.

@peacecuisine1834 Жыл бұрын

@@Chris-ji4iuany way can you make a picture of the box protector you made ?thx in advance

@richwhite5738 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Brandon. I’ve had a Model Y for almost 2 years and the majority of my charging is Level 1. Since the car is parked for about 75% of the time it really isn’t much of a effort. Long trips I do hit Super Chargers on the road. We have a membership in a residential parking lot and are getting ready to install smart 120 outlets (Plugzio). It will allow us to set rates, control who uses the outlets and automatically charge for electric usage without a major electrical upgrade to our service. This will also enable us to double the number of charging spaces verses installing level 2 chargers. I really enjoy and find your videos very useful. Thanks

@BrandonDriver 2 жыл бұрын

This is excellent info. And thank you for watching, Rich, I’m grateful to know my videos are helpful 😁

@tonyfrese6903 Жыл бұрын

Gotta have level 2 if you wanna drive these things. They need to figure out a way for townhome and apartment dwellers to have this option affordably.

@frankuserful Жыл бұрын

I’m glad you mentioned the extension cord, I am buying one to charge my car from my apt, should be no biggie.

@sherrylewis6932 2 жыл бұрын

Looking for the link to the letter template Tesla offers on their website that you mentioned on your video at 3:30. Thank you.

@evfocusnow1498 2 жыл бұрын

Great topic Brandon and very informational for many people who wants an EV living in an apartment.

@BrandonDriver 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir!

@andrewrodgers7833 2 жыл бұрын

solid video. given the good quality, i didn’t expect to only see only 40-something likes. i was expecting more like 10k+. 👍🏼

@BrandonDriver 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! It’s the algorithm’s way of punishing me since I took a 4-week break from uploading new videos 😅

@bigjack79 2 жыл бұрын

240v 14-30 extension cord to charge from dryer outlet. Double check the outlet as it may be a 3 prong outlet.

@BrandonDriver 2 жыл бұрын

Great suggestion!

@happyhippo1710 2 жыл бұрын

@Brandon Driver Can you post the link of the Tesla page that has the information for the apartment complex please?

@strawbehry85 2 жыл бұрын

You could be like my neighbour and park on the sidewalk in front of your house and tape a piece of paper with "charging" written on it to your license plate 😂

@BrandonDriver 2 жыл бұрын

LOL this is a great idea Aarika

@keithdygert1120 11 ай бұрын

Hey Brandon. Looking at getting a Ford E Transit for work. Live on 3rd floor of a condo. HOA said it’s fine to run a cord to the parking lot, however, I can’t wait 4 days for a charge. I know in-town super chargers are an option, but I’d prefer full charging ability within 16 hours (between work shifts) at home for convenience and time savings as I’ll probably charge every night or every other night. I’ve got a covered deck facing our parking, so, I’m contemplating running a 240v plug to our deck, however, I’d need a cord compatible with a Ford E Transit that’s about 60-70’ long. Alternatively, maybe I could use a heavy duty generator extension cord and then a shorter cord plugged into that to make the final connection to the van, but I’m guessing I’d need to weather-proof that connection somehow. Any ideas on any of that? Thanks so much.

@rtmpgt 10 ай бұрын

I know this sounds like something really unconventional, but in Australia we have IP66 rated connectors with 3, 4, and 5 Pins normally used for 3 Phase connections. I dunno the exact IEC standard but they are an IEC standard plug. They have screw connectors on them that will both lock the cord to the plug and keep the water out. I plan on using one for my apartment as I plan on doing the same.

@remingtonsypro3160 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Brandon, What are your thoughts on that tweet about a big release by next Friday? Any thoughts? Thx

@BrandonDriver 2 жыл бұрын

It sounds like it means they're opening up the Beta back to more high safety scores, with a wider release coming out later this year. Still a good step forward!

@JD-kf2ki Жыл бұрын

Can I supercharge once or twice a week? Would that affect the battery?

@remingtonsypro3160 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Brandon, It's good to see you back with a new video always good stuff. I have the 40 amp plug on my place it works great lucky there. I feel the pain for the people that may not have that option. Still waiting on full beta fsd release but I guess a lot of people are in the same boat. There is a lot of misinformation out there on this both ways. Not sure if you would have any updates content on that to do a video or just an answer. I keep it at a 100 score most of the time with a few 99 scores mixed in about 4,000 miles 3 months plus. It would be nice if they had a list or something or hear the true facts on that other then hearing people just make comments. It's on hold it seems to be a very touchy subject. I love the my Y Pro I would love to get into the tester group though. One of that main reasons I picked the Tesla and paid the extra 10k was for that feature. It seems if you let people in and monitor there behavior if they're doing dumb things and of course remove them. Is it out of their hands or they don't have enough people staffed to monitor who knows? Will this year really be the year? Anyway glad your back posting videos!

@BrandonDriver 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Remington, thank you again for your message checking in on me on the other video. I’ve heard rumors that the beta program is closed for now, and that they’ll be expanding again in the future after some more updates. I don’t know for sure, but I do know there have been a few negative videos inspiring some extra caution from Tesla. Keep me posted if you get in, last I was aware they had accepted a few waves of 98 scores.

@remingtonsypro3160 2 жыл бұрын

@@BrandonDriver Thanks for responding! So should I try to keep a hight score or let it drop some to a 98? Lol I will definitely let you know if I get in that would be one happy day for sure! Just a question on a day that you have no travel does that make your score go down or no effect not sure on that one. Is there certain things they're looking for? Thx Tim

@BrandonDriver 2 жыл бұрын

@@remingtonsypro3160 keep it as high as possible! No travel days just get excluded from your overall score, they don’t count.

@remingtonsypro3160 2 жыл бұрын

@@BrandonDriver Thanks again for answering! So will it have any effect at all on your score negative or positive? I always try to do a drive even if it's a short one because of that. Thx Tim

@BrandonDriver 2 жыл бұрын

@@remingtonsypro3160 nope it won’t affect the score at all, that day just doesn’t exist when the score is averaging your days