Thinking about getting one since I don’t have the long commute to work anymore and the vast majority of my driving is short hops around town. Plan to just use the 120v level 1 charging cable that comes with it, since I don’t need it recharged very fast. Recharging overnight is fine. My concern is that I only have a one car garage, and that’s full of stuff, so the vehicle will be outside in the driveway while charging, and what happens if it rains. I heard that the plugs are weather proof, but not sure how accurate that is in the real world. Also would like to know how many amps the charger actually draws. Understand that they recommend a 15 amp dedicated outlet, but do they actually draw close to 15 amps? Any experiences appreciated.

I have a 2012 Chevy volt plug in hybrid. I live 4.5 miles from work and do my grocery shopping, etc. within just a few miles as well.

Number of amps depends on the car you have as I I believe it varies. Get the 240. Used to take me 12 hours to fully top off and now it's less than 4.

I get around just on sun power and hardly use gas. I also got solar installed. It has this thing where if you don't use the gas engine in a while it'll go into a conditioning mode where it runs the gas engine for a few minutes. Due to the Covids, I've had that happen for the first time since earlier this year after working from home and it just happened today when we went to the post office.

The charging cables are pretty heavy duty. The problem will be right where the plug connects into the car. I wouldn't wanna get that area wet. I would suggest getting something to cover it if you do want to keep it outside and you should be GTG.

Yes I have a Mitsubishi Outlander 2018 PHEV

The plugs are waterproof and can get rained on without a problem. My neighbor has his Tesla plug right on the outside of his house in front of the garage on the exterior wall, it gets rained on daily and he's been charging it for 2 years outside.

When the charger is putting out full charge, yes it will draw close to 15 amps. On the yachts, we have anywhere from 30 amps to 100 amp shorepower cords and plugs that get rained on all day, for years and no issues there. It would behoove you to upgrade to a 240 volt plug. It's more efficient and faster charging.

I would do the math on what type of driving you do. I think you might be surprised at the lack of savings. Remember to add the electrical costs and think about the possible future repair costs. They tend to make much more sense when gas is over $4.00 a gallon and you drive longer distances.

I live in a rental, so permanently installing a 240V Level 2 charger isn’t an option. Also, I really have no need to be able to charge a car in a couple of hours since during the evening/overnight/next morning time frame, the car sits for 10-12 hours. Even in the rare event that I have to go somewhere and the battery isn’t fully recharged, the worst case is that I use a little gas. I can live with that.

Not so much worried about the economics. The tax credit offsets the higher price to some extent. As for repair costs, that’s what the warranty is for.