Nice choices....but i will still consider portable Tesla EVSE and wired Tesla EVSE over any of the mentioned above . It will require adapter. And there is Tesla EVSE with J1772 male connector from Tesla. Open EVSE community is another great choice. And most of the runners are only 40A max. With EV that are capable this days doing 48A or more when Pickup EV hit the market and battery's 100+ kWh . Higher the max power . ...more heavy duty hardware and cables will make it easier on life cycle and worth the extra money .
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After Tom M's review on State of Charge, I've been kinda partial to the ChargePoint from his ratings. Working on getting an electrician out to survey our garage, but getting new power to it is probably going to require a separate meter I'm guessing....
Also a good choice. It came in 2nd. A few dollars more than the JuiceBoxAfter Tom M's review on State of Charge, I've been kinda partial to the ChargePoint from his ratings.
I'm sure the Juicebox is a great EVSE and deserves to be labeled as such. But CNET is just filler journalism. Their "vote" is basically parroting everyone else, and a bunch of stats to justify the "selection".
Not necessarily… My detached garage has underground wiring connected to the main house panel. No extra meter.After Tom M's review on State of Charge, I've been kinda partial to the ChargePoint from his ratings. Working on getting an electrician out to survey our garage, but getting new power to it is probably going to require a separate meter I'm guessing....
I love my JB40 after a lot of research I found it to be the best option for a smart evse that is mounted outside in the elements of the Northeast U.S
Yeah, but my panel is on the second floor in a brick/stucco townhome in the middle of the block.Not necessarily… My detached garage has underground wiring connected to the main house panel. No extra meter.
The junction for the transformer however is right by my garage. LOL WIll have to see.Tom M. also reviewed the J1772 version of teh Tesla wall charger, but he said it's no longer available on Tesla's website and they will not answer any questions about it. Hard to deal with a company like that.Nice choices....but i will still consider portable Tesla EVSE and wired Tesla EVSE over any of the mentioned above . It will require adapter. And there is Tesla EVSE with J1772 male connector from Tesla. Open EVSE community is another great choice. And most of the runners are only 40A max. With EV that are capable this days doing 48A or more when Pickup EV hit the market and battery's 100+ kWh . Higher the max power . ...more heavy duty hardware and cables will make it easier on life cycle and worth the extra money .
I've got a ChargePoint Home Flex in my garage waiting to be installed in warmer weather (it arrived after the electricians finished their work). There's now a separate breaker box in the garage that feeds it and some overhead lights.
I wanted the ability to schedule and remotely control charging, since I know that's buggy right now. Who knows if that will be fixed by the time my car arrives?
Saw an orange ChargePoint unit at a local Kia dealer earlier in the week (for an EV6) and it was smaller than I expected. I think it'll be a much better fit than the Electrify Home station.
I wanted the ability to schedule and remotely control charging, since I know that's buggy right now. Who knows if that will be fixed by the time my car arrives?
Saw an orange ChargePoint unit at a local Kia dealer earlier in the week (for an EV6) and it was smaller than I expected. I think it'll be a much better fit than the Electrify Home station.
yeah, i really want to like the EA one, and Tom's review was okay for it as well. But it's big. Not that space is a huge deal for me, but it sticks out so far. And he really hated the holster, though you can get a replacement for pretty cheap from Amazon.
Going with the Grizzl-e classic in a few weeks. Nothing but good reviews on it and just works. Not interested in the extra fancy perks.
I went with Chargepoint because the Utility company gave a big rebate for getting one - knocked several hundo off the price. I feel like any of the quality ones are a good choice otherwise.
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If you're on a TOU (Time of Use) plan then it's a no-brainer: get a "smart EVSE": JuiceBox, ChargePoint Flex, Grizzl-E Smart, Wallbox, OpenEVSE (with latest firmware I think). If you don't care about TOU you can go simple and the top contenders there are Grizzl-E Classic and ClipperCreek.
I just bought the EA Home Station level 2 charger and installed in my garage. Cable is pretty long so I can charge any vehicle in the garage and in my driveway. Looks nice and gets the job done.
It seems an unpopular view here, but I'm sticking with my cheap Chinese 32A EVSE until I can put in a bidirectional system. It may be cheap but it has a screen to ship how much power it is drawing at the moment, which is enough info for me.
Glad you got a good one. Tom M. talks a lot about the cheap Chinese ones he hears about all the time that are disasters waiting to happen since many are not safety certified, have some questionable assembly, etc.It seems an unpopular view here, but I'm sticking with my cheap Chinese 32A EVSE until I can put in a bidirectional system. It may be cheap but it has a screen to ship how much power it is drawing at the moment, which is enough info for me.
I've had the EA charger for a few months now and it's been flawless. I don't use the scheduled charging part yet, however that will be changing in the next few months as my utility is switching to time of use metering. It's great to have one less app on my phone for a smart charger since it's all in the same EA app for the DCFC's.
I think Tom was a little harsh on his review of the holster for the connector - it does it's job well. If and when it breaks, I'll swap to the Grizzl-E one, but I don't see a reason to change it now.
I think Tom was a little harsh on his review of the holster for the connector - it does it's job well. If and when it breaks, I'll swap to the Grizzl-E one, but I don't see a reason to change it now.
That's also good to hear from the field. It's always hard to tell from the reviews what real world experience is, and beyond the holster his only real complaints were the size and the slightly shorter cable. Not huge deals for even me honestly.
One thing to think about when deciding to get a smart or dumb EVSE. Some utilities offer a rebate for EV charging and they read it directly from a wifi enabled EVSE. PSEG on Long Island offers a 5 cent per kW rebate for EV charging. Other utilities in other areas are planning to do the same if they don't already offer rebates. Check with your provider.
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