As a last procedure of the Drive eCharged project the wallbox in my garage was removed. The wallbox was a contribution of Siemens, the installation of the box and the electric cable needed to feed the box was a free service of the project (German version only: http://oh-e-mini.blogspot.com/2010/09/installation-der-wallbox-erfolgt.html)
The installed cable remains and was not removed. It is a 3 core cable with a core cross section of 4mm². This is sufficient for a single phase 32amp/230V power supply. So the electric infrastructure in the garage remains prepared for an electric car!
Nevertheless, a 5 core cable would have been nice. In this case a standard CEE power connector (3P+N+E) with a three phase 32 amp/400V could have been installed. Or maybe in future a next generation power wallbox subject to the condition that an electric car could handle it.
The end of cable is fixed in a small distribution box and the according switch in the house main distribution board is secured to unintentional activation.
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| The cable now ends in a closed box. The power switch is secured to unintentional activation. |
The display of the electric meter indicates 882,6 kWh. Less 10,2 kWh initial display status, the power consumption at home for the MINI E was 872,4 kWh.
However I did a lot of charging at public charging stations, so this is just a part of MINI E #014's whole power consumption during the nine month.
