Dear Community
There seem to be a lot of experts and experienced users involved. I'll take the liberty of outlining my situation and hope for your expert feedback.
I need a home charging solution for my new company car with a range of 530 km according to the manufacturer. I work in the field, but have the possibility to charge at the employer's almost price-neutral with decent power (2-3 sufficiently long stays per week at the office).
My project: Juice Booster for home with conventional 220 V socket (T12?), current limit 6 amps and charge the vehicle overnight (12h); due to the 6 amps, I don't see any problems with regard to the permanent load of the installed cable/socket from the new building in 2018. In doing so, I pay Rp 12.-/kWh. With an offered top wallbox with all the trimmings, I come to Rp 30.-/kWh (in each case including grid usage).
Are there any arguments against the Juice Booster? Am I missing something?
I am informed about the charging time, the ratio of the manufacturer's range to the practical range and "range management" in everyday use. What do you think?
Thank you very much for the exchange!

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Dear Community
There seem to be a lot of experts and experienced users involved. I'll take the liberty of outlining my situation and hope for your expert feedback.
I need a home charging solution for my new company car with a range of 530 km according to the manufacturer. I work in the field, but have the possibility to charge at the employer's almost price-neutral with decent power (2-3 sufficiently long stays per week at the office). 
My project: Juice Booster for home with conventional 220 V socket (T12?), current limit 6 amps and charge the vehicle overnight (12h); due to the 6 amps, I don't see any problems with regard to the permanent load of the installed cable/socket from the new building in 2018. In doing so, I pay Rp 12.-/kWh. With an offered top wallbox with all the trimmings, I come to Rp 30.-/kWh (in each case including grid usage).
Are there any arguments against the Juice Booster? Am I missing something?
I am informed about the charging time, the ratio of the manufacturer's range to the practical range and "range management" in everyday use. What do you think?
Thank you very much for the exchange!

Accepted Answer

I am an EV driver from the beginning (2x Tesla S, currently Polestar 2) and have almost 10 years of experience with charging, at home as well as on the road, my opinion is clear: if you are not forced to do so, I would not recommend a wallbox, because a Juice Booster with the various adapters solves all charging problems and makes a wallbox superfluous. However, I would recommend clarifying whether 3-phase charging is possible at home, depending on the situation, this can simply be installed by the electrician, enabling charging with 16 A (approx. 50 km/h versus just under 10 km/h at 220 V), so: just buy a Juice Booster and charge carefree... good luck

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I charged my plug-in hybrid like this for 9 months. Juice Booster 2 and adapter for Swiss 230 V socket. I would possibly have the installation checked by an electrician beforehand, so that a cable doesn't burn out somewhere during charging. However, 12 hours at 6A will not be enough for a BEV. But it will for a hybrid.

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