Level 1+2 Electric Vehicle Charger for Cars: Book Engine

SkinFlint: Not had it long but loving the faster charging, cuts it down to about 4 hours so I’m able to drop the children to school on electric, run an errand. Charge again and pick them up at the end of the day without using fuel ., hoping the charger will last

United States on Sep 19, 2023

John R.: So far this thing has survived living every day for over a year outside in Florida’s intense sunlight, thunderstorms, flooding, and a hurricane. I also have it plugged into an extension cord which gets the temperature up higher. Has not failed once. Some light discoloration on the white plug from the sun, but it’s only cosmetic. Worth every penny.

United States on Feb 18, 2023

justme: This is a basic, but solid EVSE cable that I bought to keep in my VW ID.4, which no longer ships with an EVSE. I have used a similar model in my garage for about 5 years to charge a Nissan Leaf. While this unit charges at a maximum of only 16 amps, that's a trade-off I don't mind making, as I was able to use it on a new dedicated 20 amp circuit that I installed in my garage for less than $100. If you go this route, just remember that at 240v/16 amps, you will be able to add only about 3.8 kW per hour to your EV. For the ID.4, that's about 12 hours to charge from 20% to 80%. That works for me, but if you need faster charging rates, you'll need to buy a different EVSE that can charge at more amps, and install a 40-50 amp circuit and much heavier gauge electrical wiring.

United States on Jan 29, 2023

cellochad: Purchased 8/22/2021 for $182.33 new before tax

Today is 10/17/2022. I've been using this charger every day since I got it. I rent a garage in my apartment complex where I keep this plugged in with my J1772 adapter for my '14 Tesla Model S. I find this works perfect for my needs. It charges my car at about 2kWh on 15amp/116volts.

On 10/7/2022 the Nema 6-20R adapter cable got really hot and overheated. No longer would it charge my car. I ordered another 5-15 to 6-20 adapter cable and it's been charging fine for the past week or so on it. No complaints on this mobile EV charging system.

United States on Oct 18, 2022

S. Bandyk: Bought 6 months ago, assumed at the time I'd eventually get a higher amperage L2 for the house and keep this as backup/road trips.
Been using this exclusively on 120V outlet. Provides me w/ around 1.75KW of power.

With typical use (driving to work and back (~50-60 mile round trip).. day out shopping, etc) it either keeps up with overnight charging, or it doesn't fall so far behind that I can't catch up on the weekend.

I'm just about to finally install a NEMA 6-20R outlet to do 240V charging with this because there's been a couple of times when we've gotten back from a road trip on Sunday evening with only ~10-20% battery left.. and this charger requires around 26 hours to charge my Kia EV6 back up from 20%-80% on 120V.

I usually charge in the garage but it's been unavailable due to some work-tables being setup recently. Had this out in the driveway through some serious rains and it is waterproof.

5-stars because it does exactly what it claims, it's flexible (120V or 240V charging), it's inexpensive, it's dead-simple (just works), and I've had absolutely zero issues with it for half a year now.
Sure, it doesn't connect to WIFI...

United States on Sep 15, 2022