Cost to charge electric battery

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Got it. My charge has a regular plug that I plug into the wall.

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So you don’t have the BMW TurboCord?

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I have to check. What the standard equipment is that came the a bmw 530e

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I don’t believe LADWP has income qualification restrictions on the $500 charger rebate. At least none I could find on the T&C’s.

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You’re right! I was thinking of AQMD rebate which is 250/500.
Now the big question…are they stackable? I don’t see why you couldn’t get both…this is ridiculous…they pay you to get the charger installed!

http://www.aqmd.gov/home/programs/community/community-detail?title=ev-charging-incentive

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I wish we had electric company rebates here in TX but seeing what you CA folks pay for electric, I’ll just keep my cheap electric rates instead. Couldn’t imagine paying 20c+ per kw!

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Lol…you think that’s bad? One was complaining that he was paying +40c in SD. Pretty much everywhere you can get a TOU and charge at 12-13c…As i said, on ev you have to want to pay more than on gas…and evidently some do.

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Yeah. I’ve estimated that at my rate I’ll be paying about $4.30 per full charge (52kwh adjusted for EVSE loss) on my newest acquisition for 170-200mi range. Sounds pretty sweet to me.

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Standard charging cable that comes with the car is 110v. You have to buy a 220/240v level 2 charger. $500 at BMW for their turbocord, or $200 and up if you buy off-brand online or elsewhere. For the 530e you’ll need the Nema 6-20 adapter as well (looks like a winking face)

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Costco has a sale on L2 chargers. @JamesBond I’d recommend getting a 32 amp or higher even though the current 530e doesn’t support it, your next car probably will. Doesn’t cost much more either. I have an outlet installed with a ChargePoint home EVSE, did it about 3 years ago and love it.

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Thanks. I search costco and seeing VersiCharge LVL 2 Universal Electric Vehicle Charge. That’s the one?

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Unfortunately manufacturers don’t find it important to educate their customers when it comes to charging/ charging times/ charging equipment so check Tesla’s webpage for a detailed presentation. You will see the different type of outlets and how amp affects charging times…just to get an idea.

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Perfect. Thanks.

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What’s the Costco price (not currently a member)? I assume you’re talking about the Siemens one?

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$459 includes shipping

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For that type of $ i would recommend JuiceBox or ClipperCreek…both are in CA and have a quality product and tradition. If an atomic bomb drops on my garage the only thing standing will be my first generation JuiceBox charger.

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Costco sells the JuiceBox now as well and they recently had a discount.

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Looks like the AQMD rebate needs proof that the 240 outlet had permits pulled… :confused:

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Did a little checking and from “empty” the 5e is taking about 9kw (L2 installation on a Clipper Creek LCS-30) in actual power usage to charge and drives 18-20 city on that charge. (So about a half gallon of gas savings)

Cost per charge, a paltry .75c compared to $2.60-$3.00/gal premium fuel so half cost driving on electric. Charging the car through the ICE is actually fairly fast but defeats the purpose of saving fuel.

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I filled up at Costco today and I think it was about 3.75 per gal. So half a tank will be 1.87.
How much do you pay per kwh? I think ours is .17-20 cents so .20x9 = $1.8. Not very impressive.