PopularMedicinetoday t1_jc2pc9b wrote on March 13, 2023 at 4:40 PM

Reply to comment by horhey_rva in Having an Electric Vehicle in RVA by rvajamesriviera

Question, if I just run a normal extension cord from an outlet will that charge an electric vehicle? Will it just be super slow? Or just normal charging speed?

I live in the city and I don’t mind running an extension cord but I don’t want it to be out there overnight every night and it to be a permanent nuisance for people walking by.

horhey_rva t1_jc31kl3 wrote on March 13, 2023 at 5:59 PM

Not a normal extension cord. You’ll need a beefy one with the correct AWG size to match how many amps you’re pulling, otherwise you risk a fire. But there are specially made cords for that purpose.