Charging at home is one of the best aspects of owning an EV, and picking the right home charger needn't be a headache.
[Nick Sayer] regularly found 6.6 kW chargers being used by vehicles that could only draw down 3.3 kW at his work. Thus, he built the J1772 Hydra as a nifty double-adapter to charge two cars at once.
The SAE J1772 standard was announced in June 2001, also known as the J Plug. The 5-pin connector supports single-phase AC charging at 1.44 kW when hooked up to a standard home power socket ...
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That's worth keeping in mind before you start tackling an EV charger install on your own. Although several automakers have announced a switch from a J1772 connector to Tesla's North America ...
EVIQO even throws in a rubber dust cap to keep the electrical pins clean and dry if you don’t use the holster EVIQO Evipower home charger Buy the J1772 Version Buy the NACS Version The Evipower looks ...
The SAE standard J1772 charging connector for plug-in vehicles passed another threshold on its way to finalization this week. Underwriters Laboratories has completed its certification testing on ...
Back then, buying a Tesla made it simple and straightforward when it came time to choosing a home EV charger because of its (at the time) proprietary plug. I did, however, shop around for J1772 ...