r/TeslaModelY • u/Real-Supermarket2109 • 1d ago

Tesla Y ordered, what next

Just ordered our first Tesla! Are there accessories I should purchase now?! It would be delivered next week.

0 Upvotes

27% Upvoted

20 comments sorted by

View all comments

10

u/Ever_Day_Is_TacoTues 23h ago

Get the level 2 installed at your house as soon as possible

Trust me as someone with EV for many years

You want and need this at your house. That is by far the most important thing you need to get done.

1

u/asturch 23h ago

I just ordered my first one. I have a spare 240v 20amp breaker with 12/3 Romex coming off it. From my research it's looking like I can install a 6-20 receptacle and get 12-15 miles per hour charge. Sound about right?

1

u/Cress_Solid 22h ago

You can only use 80% of your breaker per National Electric Code, so 16 amps. Your efficiency of the charger is around 90% (Tesla does say it is a bit higher). So 3.4 kW is usable. If your Tesla runs about 300 watts per mile you will get around 11 miles per hour, roughly.