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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...
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