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      03-13-2016, 01:47 PM   #109
HansRobert
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Drives: 2016 X5 xDrive 40e
Join Date: May 2014
Location: South Central PA

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Originally Posted by cirruspete View Post
Picked up my 40e on Saturday from my local dealer here in the USA. Still sorting out the best way/modes to maximize the efficiency. I am a little annoyed that the included EVSE ("charger") is only a 10 amp model. Not sure why it isn't 12amp or 15amp. The manual suggests that they have 12 and 15 amp versions for other markets. 10amps puts the charge time at around 7.5 hours or so for the 120v plug and the 9Kwh battery. My garage plugs are 20 amp breakers, so I figure I could probably handle 15 amps which would have cut the charge time down to 5 hours or so. For charging during the day between repeated local driving, having a quicker charge without having to invest in a level 2 charger for such a small battery would be nice...
Does anyone know if a charger larger than 10 amps is available without installing a level 2 charger?
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