These Are The Best EV Chargers Of 2024
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- Опубликовано: 1 июн 2024
- These are my top-rated EV chargers for 2024
Emporia 48-amp: amzn.to/3EgDRGS
ChargePoint Home Flex: amzn.to/3UrUwR8
Grizzl-E Smart: amzn.to/3BCxexV
EVIQO 48-amp: eviqo.io/?ref=c0nLwakF8tvZBN
Wallbox Pulsar Plus: amzn.to/3UqsjtT
Tesla Universal Wall Connector: amzn.to/3Jyl9NS
Autel MaxiCharger Lite 50: amzn.to/3UekLcw
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:45 How I'm offering my "best of" this year
01:42 Emporia 48-amp EV charger
05:47 ChargePoint Home Flex EV charger
10:52 Tesla Universal Wall Connector
16:02 WallBox Pulsar Plus 48 amp EV Charger
19:47 Autel MaxiCharger Lite 50-amp EV charger
25:42 EVOIQ EVPower 48-amp EV charger
28:33 Grizzl-E Smart 40-amp EV charger
33:48 Outro
Watch the full review videos of these top picks:
Emporia: • I Review The Emporia E...
ChargePoint Home Flex: • ChargePoint Home Flex ...
Grizzl-E Smart: • The New Grizzl-E Smart...
EVIQO: • EVIQO EVIPOWER 48-AMP ...
WallBox Pulsar Plus: • Wallbox Pulsar Plus 48...
Tesla Universal Wall Connector: • Tesla Universal Wall C...
Autel Maxicharger Lite 50: • I Review The Autel Max... 
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I greatly appreciate your reviews and these summary reviews! When I bought an EV I did a bunch of research on all the various car options out there, and there was a variety of sources of reviews... some seemingly more or less objective than others. But, when searching for an EV charger... oof... not a lot of reviewers... and not a lot of trust in the depth, quality, or impartiality of the reviews... except for your channel! You are willing to both sing the praises of a charger's good qualities and rail against the bad qualities. And, for the truly skeptical, it's not like we have to just take your opinion. Your videos show the tests and showcase all the evidence for anyone to draw their own conclusions if they have a different takeaway. Such a high quality and respectable channel. Thanks for all your research and reviews!
Thank you!
The Emporia was one of the most confident purchases I've ever made thanks to your channel.
same here and is 100% why I went with Emporia.
I bought the emporia 48 based on your review. I couldn't be happier. Gr8 vid as usual, sir. 🚗🇺🇲🔌⚡
We've had the base (non smart) Grizzl-E charge station for over two years now and am very happy with it so far. We use it for both my EV6 and my wife's Tucson PHEV (no problem figuring out who can use it when). Our initial install was with a NEMA 14-50R, but the electrician used a cheap Home Depot residential grade receptacle and it failed. As such, it's now hard wired, which is what I wish we had done to begin with. If you install a level 2 charge station, PLEASE make sure your electrician uses the proper materials for the install, and take a hard look at hard wiring it vs. using a receptacle.
I'm not convinced that a smart charge station is really necessary, as you can use your car's app to monitor your state of charge, and I typically charge over night. I just don't see the need to spend extra on being "connected" with a "smart" option...
How do you check if your NEMA 14-50R is cheap or not?
Thanks for everything that you do Tom! I bought a used Polestar 2 in January and through your reviews (and a discount from my utility company out here in Arizona) I got a great deal on a Wallbox Pulsar Plus 40amp. Also used Qmerit to assist with installing a more robust nema 14-50 outlet
Thank you Tom amazing content and reviews and awesome overviews of these home EV chargers :)
I picked up a home flex yesterday on Amazon for $494 on a sale. Honestly couldn’t believe the find. I used to be like ehh ChargePoint, but as I’ve driven my EV more I’ve learned they’re quite reliable. They may not all be the fastest but they generally always work. Being able to add NACS later was also nice.
@stateofcharger you mention it is not power share capable but your score board shows it is 7:08. Points should be 98 then.
i bought eviqo because of your review and love it. and im changing charge rate all the time because i dont have to charge at 40 amps, most of the time its 20 to 30 amps
Thanks for the feature Tom, happy charging! ⚡
Purchased the EVIQO because of your review. I've had it for 4 weeks and love it. The app and scheduling abilities with cost estimates are great. It is a great unit. Thanks for reviewing it!
Got my Autel MaxiCharger Lite for $400 on sale on Amazon (plus $250 rebate from my electric utility) and have been very happy with it. In addition to being able to use NFC cards/tags to activate it, you can export a spreadsheet will all of the charging session data including who activated it, how much power was delivered, etc. Great for shared usage.
I bought mine an sale on amazon for 450 or something - in blue to match my car - but havent installed it yet. Mostly waiting on my handy man to install a post for it. Looking forward to using it!
I did exactly what you’re recommending this time last year. Ended up with the Charge Point Home Flex that I ordered with the NEMA wall plug. Home was built with the 50A car outlet I ordered at the garage door opening to be able to charge any visitors that stop by based on you noting often the maximum cable length. I never wanted for more speed but if I were scheduling two EV’s to improvise power sharing I would set them each up on 70A breakers to max out the rate in the given time. Love that with a coin I can pop the cover and swap the plug to match our next EV. Thanks for your service to all of us Tom. 💯👍🏼 35:12
Thanks you your reviews, I purchased the Tesla Universal Wall Charger. It's the most future proof EVSE on the market. With more and more manufacturers changing to NACS, it made the most sense. Works great with our Polestar. Thank you.
Super awesome very thorough reviews.
I bought the Chargepoint Home Flex because of your testing and because I'm in Canada, the flexible cable was a key feature I wanted.
What would you recommend for a portable L2 charger?
Thanks for this video, Tom. Your EVSE reviews contain a lot of useful information, which is invaluable for EV owners. The HomeFlex charger that I bought ~2 years ago, based on your recommendation, is still working like a champ. Thanks again!
I am a newby to EV chargers and your video was by far the most informative and best video I have watched so far. Well done. Being from Canada, I was interested in the Grizzle unit but read a lot of reviews that complained about the glitchy app and the stiff cable, especially in our cold winter temperatures. I was also very interested in the Emporia unit, and your review confirmed my interest in it. But unfortunately, just another unit with a very stiff cable. Its good to hear that the manufacturers are addressing these issues, but when will the upgrades be available!! I will continue to monitor your site for updates. Thanks for the thorough test results.
Great video Tom, I apprecaite all the information. I just recently got a tesla and I am looking at the best home charger and leaning toward the Chargepoint. I also live in North NJ and wanted to see if you know of any rebates the state provides. I checked JCPL and it looks like all the funds were used. Thanks again for the great video.
Tom, are there any chargers that can virtual power share? By that i mean reduce their current draw when on separate circuits to decrease the overall demand on the main panel?
Tom, Love the videos. When you reviewing these charger, can you also please comment on which one has a built in GFI/GFCI and does not require the breaker with GFI/GFCI feature.
Are you able to schedule charging and preconditioning through the car? If that’s so, what’s the point of a smart charger?
Thank you so much for your amazing content. As a new EV owner planning a level 2 home charger, your channel has been a wealth of information.
Question, have you had any luck charging a EcoFlow Delta Pro with the J1772 options that comes with the Tesla Universal Wall Charger? In your video about charging the Delta Pro, many chargers didn’t work doing this. Would love to have one that does since I have this setup.
Thank you!
Question. For the chargers that are 50 amp capable, do you have to hook that up to a 70 amp? Is that really worth it for an extra 2 amps of delivered power from one of the 48 amp units?
I’ve had the original Emporia for years and it’s still a strong choice - the upgrades with load sharing are even more impressive
This is the one I need to see Tom! I hope there is one that can tell me how much money we spend a year charging. But I’ll probably have to calculate it.
I had an Emporia EVSE I bought in April of 2022. After an OTA on my Mustang Mach-E (MME) I started getting charger errors at the end of a charge once or twice a week. Turns out the Emporia was sometimes taking over 3 seconds to stop sending power when commanded by the MME, which caused the MME to fault and lockout the J1772 port until the J1772 was unplug and then plugged back in. I was already somewhat annoyed that during the winter when I remote started to warm the car up, that I would have to wait 2 to 3 seconds after pressing the J1772 release to unplug so I wasn't unplugging under load. Does the new Emporia still have the timing issue?
Did you review the Watti Pro lite power sharing charger 40 A? If so, what is your opinion about it please ? Thanks a lot in advance
Hi Tom, did you ever tested the Emporia or ChargePoint charger's for power interruption as you did for Topdon PulseQ charger (posted last year)? Do they automatically resume charging after power interruption while charging?
Hello, should i go with ford charging station or tesla universal wall charger for mache ???
Tom you need to add plug temperature sensor, my Juice box died (contactor fused closed), so I opened up my Bosch EV charger 30 amp and it has a temperature sensor in the NEMA 6-50P plug, that would eliminate issues on socket overheating that has caused so many issues you have noticed!
Just installed the Tesla Universal Connector last week. Agree with the app comments. I have a Tesla currently and feel like I am managing more of the charging settings at the car level, rather than the charger level. Chose it for the flexibility, being able to help my neighbors with J1772 port cars, and if we get a used EV down the road with J1772. So far so good! Coming off of that 110 life, so it’s great to be able to be back on scheduled charging. Thank you, Tom! Love all these options we are getting!
Thanks for commenting. I was considering this since we have a Tesla and a Rivian.
@@danielam3829 yeah it’d be perfect for that! And they really did a great job with how well the J1772 adapter is integrated into the unit and is able to be used. The locking clip on the adapter that Tom seems to be worried about is metal on mine, so maybe it was plastic on the version Tom has and they’ve now made it metal after feedback from users?
@@James_Greene oh that’s great to know.
@@James_Greene out of curiosity did you go through a Tesla certified installer found on the Tesla website, use Qmerit (Tom’s sponsor), or other solution for your install?
I'm in the 16 amp charging gang! I'm glad us low-speed chargers got a mention towards the end. It's safer for the wiring, safer all around, and I drive 80 miles per day, so even 16 amp easily fills up my Bolt. I could daily drive an F150 lightning and still recoup my commute every single day on 16 amp no problem.
I’m an app skeptic (and I personalize your scoring system by removing points for Alexa) and would love to see a discussion of how various equipment functions without internet
Great honest review Tom of the various chargers that are available for electric vehicles.
One thing that I would ask that you lobby Tesla for is the availability of an 240V 80/100 amp charger. The reasons for this are that as battery sizes are becoming bigger and the super off peak mains electricity price periods are remaining the same, an 80/100 amp/hour charger would be a really useful upgrade from the current 48 amp.
I've had my KIA Niro EV for 2 1/2 weeks now and on day 2, ordered from Amazon the ChargePoint Flex home charger. As part of a State program, I am getting a rebate check for $250 which will offset the cost. No worries about it's ability to only link to 1 EV, as my spouse won't get an EV for a long time (their next Camry will be a hybrid). Just visited my first public EV charger today, so I'll be ready for my home charging by the time the electrician comes to install the ChargePoint. Yes, my charge lasts 2 weeks.
Also with the TESLA Universal EVSE, this is this is the only unit that will work for the CyberTruck for a battery backup for your home.
Have you reviewed the Wolfbox 50 amp level 2 EV charger?
I’ve got the ChargePoint Home Flex (hardwired) and it’s derated to 48a on a 60a circuit. Curious where are they getting the 50a rating from. Thanks Tom!
If you hardwire to a 70A breaker you can get the full 50A if your car allows it.
Question on the cold weather cable issues.
While -15 is great for some areas, how does that translate to places that have winter, but rarely see 0 degrees Fahrenheit? Do the cables stiffen up at like under 50 degrees or is it only when really cold?
The difference in the cables response isn't much between 0 and -15F. Once you get above 30F then they start to perform noticeably better.
Will there be a list for portable chargers?
Yeah, but not soon, unfortunately
That's easy Best mobile charger is a Tesla mobile connector.
@@mowcowbellI love the UMC but I really want a dual voltage 40 Amp instead of 32 amps and I haven't decided which one is best. I hope Tom helps in this category.
Not worried about the cost but my ChargePoint gets to hot here in Arizona, and throttles my charge speed on my Rivian R1S to 10miles per hour…. Who should I switch to? I want fast!!! I have 50amp breaker with 4gauge wire… please give me 2 options!!!!???
I noticed that you linked to all the chargers on Amazon except the EVIQO model. I'm not sure if you're aware, but it's listed on Amazon, so maybe you should update the link.
On your video you explained that the Emporia 2024 does not power share but on the ratings sheet you listed it does. Which is it? I like the price and look of this unit and I need to replace my ChargePoint with 2 units that offer power share functionality.
Sorry , I read your chart incorrectly my bad😅
I installed the ChargePoint home flex 6 months ago. There is an important item that should be mentioned in the review. The maximum wire size that will connect to it is 6 AWG. The instructions describe installations on up to 80 amp circuits- where you could set it to 50 amps.
I contracted for an 80 amp circuit. During the installation my electrician said he would have to make it a 60 amp circuit as that was the maximum temperature rating his business was willing to do 6 AWG at. 4 AWG will not fit the ChargePoint connection. 80% of 60 amps is 48 amps and what I have the ChargePoint set to.
My electrician told me if I replace the ChargePoint in the future and want an 80 amp circuit, to pull the 3 feet of 6 AWG, replace it with appropriate gauge for 80 amps and replace the circuit breaker with an 80 amp breaker. Easy Peasy. The 3 foot run is through conduit.
In my opinion, if the ChargePoint is going to advertise that it can be wired to an 80 amp circuit, it should in fact be able to be wired to an 80 amp circuit. And your review could mention this. I am also aware that electrical standards may vary and 6 AWG for an 80 amp circuit might be legally acceptable in some jurisdictions.
My CP Home Flex review is 3 years old. I need to update it and I will soon. I was aware of this issue and will certainly mention it. They shouldn't say it can be installed to deliver 50-amps. It should simply be marketed as a 48-amp unit. There's virtually no benefit (OK, a very little) from the 2 extra amps even if it could support a #4 wire.
Tom, will any of the chargers reviewed perform billing and manage multiple users as needed in condos, HOAs, & apartments? Juicebox Pro is the only one I know at a reasonable price, but its software is unfriendly for the operator.
Apparently, GM released their NACS connector this week for preorders, for $25. Any chance you’ll review that? I’m curious if it even works if the charger doesn’t recognize GM vehicles like the Bolt.
There is a rumor going on at a Bolt EV facebook group that the Chevy Bolt EV will not be allow to charge at supercharger stations because they charge too slow once the adaptor becomes available. Do you know anything about this?
i bought a chargepoint flex recently and got it installed. did the plug in style not the hard wired version because I had the 14-50 plug already installed connected to a 50 amp breaker. anyway when I set it up and paired it to my car and app, it only let me choose 40 amp or 50 amp. since I have a 50 amp plug I chose 50 amp. Charging my car I was getting a 9.2 kWh steady stream. My car can handle a 60 amp connection. But with a 50 amp connection, max you can go is 40 amps per electrical code so this unit knew that and dialed it down to 40 amps. (9.2 x 1000) / 240v = 38.3 amps current. So this is spot on with staying in code. Your diagram says this can go up to 50 amp which isn't really true. It can be connected to a 50 amp circuit and go 40 amps which is code for that circuit. Remember 80% of the max amps for continuous usage. It can spike to max amps but it must come back down.
Easy to make the Tesla wall connector plug in. Go to your local hardware store and purchase an electric range replacement cord with 14-50 plug.and a couple cable fittings.
You don't mention it - Does the Grizzl-e offer power sharing?
Just watched you long review, had to wait for the ChargerRater section where I found it does not power share.
I think I'll go with the Grizzl-e for my home and wait to see if they add power sharing for a multi-user unit I will be installing at a B&B in 2025. There I want to install 4 units - 2 each on 50 amp circuits so 40 amps each if two vehicles are charging (assuming they are not on a set of shared chargers) and 20 amps each if four vehicles are charging (or two are using a set of shared chargers).
Thanks for providing these reviews.
Have you been able to get the emporia to work with ford pass app. It keeps tripping the security on my for account and require password change. Any suggestions? Otherwise, great charger for the Lightning.
Any recommendations for mach e between smart ford connected or smart tesla wall charger??
Can any charger have access to stop charging at a % desired?
No - they cannot because the chargers have no way to know the vehicle's state of charge
Everytime someone asks "What charger should i buy". I always say "Check out State of Charge"...
Can you create content for bidirectional chargers?
Have a Wallbox Pulsar Plus and completely love it !
I love mine too but recently it has these two problems that tech support cannot solve: 1) it logs sessions as “anonymous” instead of me and 2) it does not account for all kWh replenished. For example on 2), I can charge an i4 from 50-80% and it might say I replenished 13 kWh. Uhhh nope.
@@Dactylonian I regret buying my Wallbox 40-Amp charger have bad software.
i am curious, in my complex, they are not going to want to have wires on the ground everywhere, are there any chargers out there that are similar to the ones that are in use in the UK, where you must supply your own wire to transport electrons from the charging box to your car, coming or available for NACS? because i expect that there are many communities that already dont like the idea of having the charging box taking up space, and certainly dont want the wires strung out everywhere, not does the hoa want to have to deal with repairing the broken chargers when the wires are damaged.
currently the only work around is to make the box larger to hold the cord and charger, making the box even more ugly to have to deal with. or put in a nema 14-50 plug and then have to set up some custom stuff to authorize the outlet, that is still tbd.
too cumbersome for North Americans to carry your own wire and plug in. Nema connectors can work but incentives to Level 2 chargers all require hard wired connection with builtin cables
@@jarjarbinx79 this trend needs to change imo, having wires everywhere is not going to be good long term, and thus slow down or prevent adoption in high volume living complexes with limited parking.
if we as a country want to switch to all electric, we need to think long and hard about how we are going to make this shift. and each customer carrying their own charger, just like you do for your phone, makes the most sense to me.
I have 2 Charge home flexes, one in each of my homes. It's pretty much flawless. The only one charger per app is a minor foible.
i like the j booster 2 :))
Another great point on the Tesla Universal, its bidirectional. So as PowerShare becomes available beyond just the CyberTruck, if you have Tesla Solar/Powerwalls already, your good to go pretty much to feed your microgram from you car/truck. A no brainer if you have a Tesla system, and a Tesla.
You mentioned the Grizzly had a negative feature of only being capable of 40 amps instead of the other brands 48 amps. You should note that all the other chargers are rated at only 40 amps when plugged in with a NEMA 14-50 plug. 48 amps requires hardwiring. Grizzl-e markets as plug-in convenient so the are honest stating 40 amps. The others have fine print of ‘48 amps when hardwiring’.
I mention that in every review. The links are in the description.
Will you be doing any upcoming reviews on 80 AMP chargers?
Yes
What can you tell us about Tesla opening its network to all EVs in California?
QQ. In the USA what percentage of people have the opportunity for home charging? I’m in the UK and having off street parking home charging our two EVs means I rarely need to use a public charger.
I have a Rolec dual charger which does 7.4kw both sides. Dual chargers when most premises will have 2 cars is future proofing.
Purchased the eviqo charger for my bolt euv. The charger is not turning off when the bolt has completed its charge. The charger only is turning off when I use its app to stop charge. Any ideas?
Definitely contact their support. But what exactly do you mean by it's not turning off? The car won't continue to charge, so what is it doing?
@@StateOfChargeWithTomMoloughney charger keeps sending 1/2 amps of power to bolt after the bolt has completed target range set in the bolt. Have to turn off charger manually. Called eviqo support he figured bolt is not completely turning off port. Previous Chevy bolt euv charger,that came with car, both car and the Chevy charger turned off completely. Did you happen to test your bolt?
As a professional computer person, smart devices are usually a really bad idea. Why were all of the chargers smart chargers? What's the best option for a not-connected charger?
Will you test the new flo x3 x6 x8 ?
Yes
I'm not impressed with Grizzl-e's warranty policy. The strain relief failed on my unit and they told me it was not covered under warranty because "Per our policy, we are able to send replacements and replacement parts for defective units and parts. However, the cable that you received was fully functional without wear and tear. Therefore unfortunately the cable would not fall under warranty." So what exactly does the warranty cover? I question what you'd get paying extra for a 5 year warranty.
Are you going to do this type of video for level 1 chargers too?
I will do the dual voltage plug in inits, but not specifically L1 units. There are hardly any people buying a dedicated L1 unit and few companies selling them anymore.
What about Witricity wireless cables noting in yours ways no mess.
That Grizzl-E looks almost exactly like the old eMotorWerks JuiceBox 40! Is it a copy?
It used the same outer aluminum case, but there's nothing the same inside.
Autel told me the power sharing only works with a power sharing monitor that has to be purchased separately. That adds an addition $100.00 plus cost.
My Autel app will let me set up power sharing without any additional hardware, though it looks like you do need additional hardware if you want it to load balance based on other loads in your home. But if you just want to load share multiple Autel EVSEs, I think no extra hardware is needed.
@@WarpedFlayme Thanks, I will re-check with them.
It would be nice if the charts differentiated between app-based and switch-based adjustment, because letting an app raise the amperage limit sounds pretty sketchy.
The reviews all do
Other than Tesla, still have not found a 48 amp smart EVSE with powersharing and good cold weather performance. I hope the new Flo X6 will tick all the boxes at fair price before my Equinox EV arrives... I'd rather have the NEMA 4+ case of the Flo than the NEMA 3 of the Tesla
You can find deep discounts on Charge Point Flex chargers I got two of the J1772 48amp models with plugs NIB for $300 each in two separate eBay sales. I thought that was a good price for them.
Shame that the EVIQO does not offer simple and inexpensive shipping to Canada. UPS ground means that you'd have to pay customs clearance fees
Open Source/MQTT APIs should be a must, proprietary apps are not ideal
A lot more people nowadays are using the portable level 1 level 2 EVSE. A lot of people don't want to buy two Chargers, they can just buy one 120/240-volt level 1/ level 2 portable charger and use it wherever they go and even as there home charger. Do you think you could do some more videos on the portable level 1 level 2 EVSE's and maybe even a best of video.
Yes, I will
The Wallbox is available at $500 for Costco members
Autel for me its been outside for a year no problems
Tommy Mo is the king of L2 charger reviews. Don't mean to be overly familiar but you live in Jersey. If you're not a Tommy Mo, you outta be. Anyway, based on your recommendation and in the interest of future-proofing, I installed a Tesla Universal for my new Chevy Bolt. Remember that episode you did in Europe where you had trouble DC fast charging and you couldn't figure out what you were doing wrong and then the dude(Jason?) you were with just moved to another dispenser and it worked? Because you were thinking that DCFC always works in Europe?) Well, I couldn't get my Tesla UWC to connect to the internet nor charge my car. Lots of head scratching, turns out the unit was defective. Have to give Tesla credit(and hate to do that for anything,) they exchanged the unit with a minimum of fuss. Still cost me an additional $289 to have my electrician to do the work. Point being, even the mighty mighty Tesla can mess up.
Because of your reviews, I was able to settle on the Emporia. I will send an email to Emporia as to how I came to the conclusion to buy their product. Thank you.
Sorry are these portable chargers? Need one I can take when I move.
You can easilly disconnect any of these and install them in your new home.
To make the 48 amp chargers work you need 2 30 amp brakers and 10 gauge wire right? It would be good to know
No, one 60-amp circuit with #6 THHN wire or #4 Romex.
Follow Tom’s advice. I used #6 THHN, two wires plus a ground. There’s no need for a common wire.
Wallbox 40A from Costco, $499.99
We're only 4 months into 2024 and already you have best of's? WHAT GIVES, MAN!
I bought an Emporia in Jan because of your recommendation and I'm mostly 95% happy with it. I also bought Emporia's Vue2 for monitoring electric usage in general, made a mess inside my electric panel but nobody cares... lol
Tom probably put out this new best charger video now because the 2023 best chargers video was published 13 months ago in March 2023. It needed to be updated with all the new chargers that he's tested.
11kw elli connect for 260euro... best deal ever...
Clipper Creek was my choice… used version
The Autel MaxiCharger ratings look inaccurate. On the overview slide you show it as having 50-amps, but on the ratings slide you dock it a point for only being 48-amps capable.
50-amps gets the same point as 48-amps, it makes no difference. They get another point for greater than 50-amps
@@StateOfChargeWithTomMoloughney ok makes sense. Note that the slide still incorrectly labels it as a 48-amp charger.
Wallbox have software problems and I regret buying mine.
My new Wallbox Pulsar Plus 40-amp charger was installed by a Qmeret certified electrician and due to bad software, it took numerous calls over almost two weeks to just charge my EV. Still some features don’t work. At the prices Wallbox charges you should not be a beta testing their products. If it wasn’t a hardwired installation I would return the charger.
Was the JuiceBox that bad that it didn't make the list?
I didn't say it's bad - but it didn't make the best chargers list. Neither did the dozens of other units.
Will a wifi connected charger work disconnected from wifi and internet?
Typically, yes they will. Some also still give you access to their smart features over Bluetooth, so you can still get most of the benefits, you just have to be close enough to the unit to connect.
Yes, they pretty much all do
I found a very scary safety flaw with Tesla WC. If it ever resets to factory settings, it defaults to the max amp 48amps which is huge safety hazard and fire risk if its installed on a thinner AWG and lower breaker rating. As a comparison, Chargepoint Homeflex resets to its min amp ~16amp if it were to ever reset to factory. IMO this is a flaw enough to pull Tesla WC below its reigning Top spot on your chargers 2024 list. I installed this, saw this flaw, returned it, and got a Chargepoint Homeflex. Phew 😅
That’s exactly what the breaker is for. Without a breaker, you would be right, but the breaker would trip and keep the house safe in that scenario
@@edwardemberton8069 yes and no. the breaker is for that reason, yes but there is an intentional delay and can be a few mins of delay. no, the house isn't completely safe in this scenario if the wire is drawing significantly over its rating for even a few mins. This is why the best idea is to replace the peripheral (in this case) the EVSE which is behaving contrary to design. It is irresponsible to have such programming in the Tesla EVSE to default to Max esp. when the max 48A could be 3x the current for the lowest supported 16A. Every piece in the circuit i.e. breaker, wire, device itself must be regularly checked and free of anomalous behavior. A breaker cannot act as a fail-safe for all components.
Something to be aware of with regard to "outside" unsecured chargers. There are a couple of videos on RUclips that show "Unscrupulous" people driving up to a charger on private property and using the charger without permission. In one case the Unscrupulous people claimed she was pregnant, married to a lawyer and would only be 20 minutes. She would NOT leave. So maybe securing the charger under lock and key would be needed in your area. Also thieves are stealing the cables for the copper. Just my humble opinion and info.
That's one of the reasons I talk a lot about access control on the units.
Might want to check the title.
Lol right?
HaHa. That's what you get when you schedule a video and forget it's going live! Thanks!
I thought all 48 amp chargers hd to be hard wired.
They do. But you could de-rate them to deliver 40 -amps and use the plug. I do that for my reviews because it's too costly and time consuming to hardwire every charger in between reviews
Hard wired, Tesla universal and the regular Tesla wall charger. Done and done. Price and ability.
Plug in ,grizzlee
None of these units are chargers.
These are Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) which supply the electricity to the charger in the vehicle - all commercial EVs have some sort of on board AC charger - most capable of charging at level one or level two - 110-120 volt or 220-240 in North America.
Vehicles come with an EVSE and for many people this is all you need for day to day charging.
Many features in these after-market EVSEs are redundant - most EVs come with a suite of charging features, such as charge timers and smart phone app connections that allow the user to start and stop charging among other things.
I have used nothing but the level one EVSE that came with my Nissan Leaf 11 years ago. I set the on-board charge time to start charging when the rates drop each evening (7PM in my area). I needed no upgrade to my existing household electricity service and paid nothing for EVSE installation.
Don't assume that you need an expensive, professionally installed EVSE to start enjoying EV ownership.
The Tesla Wall Connector does not support later (2018) WiFi WPA3 security. It will not even connect to a hybrid WPA2/WPA3 access point and you have to downgrade your AP to WPA2