Hi, I am wondering what I have to do to my home to be ready to charge this in my garage next year. I have a Prius prime that I just plug into a normal wall outlet (110v) and it I would like to get to a level 2 (240V) or higher for the F150 Lightning. I don’t think that I be getting the extended range battery model, but I am not sure yet. Thanks.
Home charging question
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"All Ford F-150 Lightning trucks come with a mobile charging unit equipped with a choice of cords that can plug into either a 240-volt NEMA 14-50 outlet (for 13 miles per charging hour) or a conventional 120-volt outlet (for 3 miles per charging hour)."
Sounds like you will be able to charge the new Lightning right from a 120-volt outlet, but a 240-volt would get you much better charging capabilities. An electrician should be able to come out and easily add a 240-volt plug into your garage as long as you have enough room in your electrical panel to support an additional 30 amp breaker.
Sounds like you will be able to charge the new Lightning right from a 120-volt outlet, but a 240-volt would get you much better charging capabilities. An electrician should be able to come out and easily add a 240-volt plug into your garage as long as you have enough room in your electrical panel to support an additional 30 amp breaker.
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dragoon, thank you. That info helps a lot. Especially, the 14-50, the 30 amp and mobile aspects.
Yes, you are correct. If the 240-volt charger does indeed max out at 48-volts then you should indeed add a 50-amp breaker and not a 30-amp.
What is the proper wire guage? I am sure #6 would be fine since the wall charger is rated at maximum amperage of 48A. BUT technically, the wire is too small. #6 romex is rated at ONLY 55A and by code the wire should be 120% of the max amperage of the circuit which would be 57.6A (48A x 120%). #4 wire is impossible to work with and very expensive, but technically, I think that is really the right wire to use as it is rated at 70A, but I don't think any electrician would use it in this circumstance. What do you think? I already have #6 in my wall, anyway.
Also, in my romex (again it is already existing in my wall) the ground is only #10 guage. I called one of the larger manufacturers of EV wall chargers, Chargepoint, and their installation tech support guy (on the phone) said it was no problem, but I am a little concerned despite the fact that that ground is redundant (my #6 is 3 wire plus ground RED, BLACK, WHITE PLUS GROUND). The white wire will serve as both a ground and neutral, I believe. Do I have this right?
