[BobinMich]

I owned a 2012 ford focus ELECTRIC years ago, just charged it on my 110 garage plug....It had a range of 70 miles, although I consistantly got 100 miles due to city driving.... I have a Lighting (first day order) on order, I live in a VERY old home....my dryer plug is actually a 3 prong 240V, I know I would have to have that "grounded"...but if that is done, can you charge the lightning on the dryer outlet?

Thanks! New member here. Bob in Michigan.

 

[3rdgenfan]

I don't see why not; most people use the dryer plugs as it is if it's close enough. Bolt people have bought some gadget that does load splitting between EVSE and Dryer.

 

[Michael Chadwick]

Depends on what plug you have and which charger you get. I believe you get the 32-amp Ford Mobile Charger with the vehicle which can handle 240v and will take 14 to 19 hours to charge depending on battery pack. I would recommend you have a licensed electrician take a look and tell you for sure.

 

[EFX4]

Welcome to the forum @BobinMich, like what @Michael Chadwick you'll want to have a pro look at it. Considering how long it should take I doubt the cost will be much, unless you need some more involved electrical upgrades done.

 

[ChasingCoral]

You can do an initial check to see what you have. Let us know two things:

• What kind of outlet is it (NEMA 14-50 for example)?
• What size circuit breaker it’s it connected to?
  
  That will tell you if the included Food Mobile Charger will likely work in your outlet.

 

[FordSalesGuy]

For what’s it’s worth, I have an older home and my MachE 240 plug doesn’t fit my dryer 240.

 

[Leaf to Lightning : )]

I owned a 2012 ford focus ELECTRIC years ago, just charged it on my 110 garage plug....It had a range of 70 miles, although I consistantly got 100 miles due to city driving.... I have a Lighting (first day order) on order, I live in a VERY old home....my dryer plug is actually a 3 prong 240V, I know I would have to have that "grounded"...but if that is done, can you charge the lightning on the dryer outlet?

Thanks! New member here. Bob in Michigan.

actually, your car doesn't need 4 wires, only 3, since no Neutral is required. The NEMA 14-50 is simply a larger 240v outlet, with a Neutral, though it is NOT used for electric vehicle charging, since both sides of the power it requires are exactly the same - a neutral is only needed when there is not the same on both sides. It's likely your dryer is the same, with a ground, but no Neutral.