OpenEVSE 48 EV Charger Review 

I was going to say that too.

Yeah, I need to get the residential one from them first. I have the commercial Blink unit, but there's no use really doing a full review of that because no one is going to buy it for home use.

Many more than just Lucid. For example the new Caddy EVs, will have Level 2 (AC) charge rates up to 19kW† and DC fast-charging rates of up to 150 kW,† and more..... But home wiring (ie breakbox etc) will usually need to be upgraded too....www.cadillac.com/showcar/lyriq

Yes, they would definitely have to make a few minor adjustments for this to have a chance to pass UL certification.

No soldering required in kit form

Yes, you can. I'll probably have the full Tesla wall connector review up pretty soon.

Hopefully, Tesla launches planned software for direct billing users on WC prior to Tom’s full review. Currently, EV adoption is very limited to apartment, condominium, and other multi-dwelling building residents. Managers/associations want automatic billing of usage to specific EV owners and planned WC software may solve that problem.

I assume you mean the plug-in Wall Connector that Tesla sold for a short period of time. No, I didn't get one before it was discontinued.

They use a "soft" button that somehow detects when you touch the spot on the case.

You need to remove the adapter first.

It was bad, but since it was so thin I could bend it pretty easily. The very thick cable on the Enel-X JuuceBox was so stiff I couldn't bend it. That would make it very difficult to use in very cold temperatures.

Do we configure the display using a GUI similar to one used for a wifi router using a laptop and Ethernet cable?

Heathkit? That's a name I haven't heard in a while. I thought about going kit route, but a few months ago, I opted for the Advanced 40 Amp unit over the ChargePoint or Juicebox 40 because neither had the text display which allows me to more accurately see what is going on. The longer term data analytics are available through the emoncms dashboard, I love being able to see the taper curve as well as how much power was delivered when. Super happy with the product & saved a few bucks as well.

@@nc3826 They sell the button as an optional part for $24 on the OpenEVSE site.

@@nc3826 Yes I have the new design (v5) and added the button. It is not a physical button but you put it inside the case right behind the little logo that looks like a house. Description “Install a button on your station without drilling a hole in your enclosure. The touch button senses a change in capacitance through our standard enclosure while ensuring a perfect seal.”

UL is UseLess. This unit is designed to UL "standards", they just didn't pay the 5-figure fee to underwriters laboratories to get a sticker. Don't know what you mean by "safety certified", this unit has more electrical safety checks than most EVSEs on the market. E.g. GFCI protection and overcurrent protection.

Definitely, if they send me one!

I believe so

@@StateOfChargeWithTomMoloughney What charger and/or other hardware do you recommend for people who have solar panels and want to automatically put excess production into their cars?

Correct, the J1772 (Type 1) uses single-phase only

@@StateOfChargeWithTomMoloughney Ironically lots of countries in Eastern Europe, Africa, Middle East do import preown ICE cars from both huge markets Europe and the USA. However, importing in those areas preown EVs from USA makes no sense since there will be 2 drawbacks: need for an extra adapter from type 1 to 2, and impossibility to use 3 phase current, which over there is following Europen standard with 230 V being single phase and up to 380-450 V being 3 phase. It is so easy to imagine why Renault Zoe is so popular being able to charge on 3 phase on 22 kW at home extremely fast beating Tesla 11 kW at home. Also there are plenty of public chargers using up to 22 kW AC current. So there are no AC 3 phase charging in the USA in any car with any level 2 charging unit so far? That is a pitty! And making EV adoption in the USA slow and inconvenient.

@@nevco8774 7-11 Kw is plenty fast for home charging, most people can recharge their daily consumption in just a few hours. Even my long 120mi commute only needs 4-5 hours of charging on a model 3 or Y, plenty for overnight or while you're at work. Three phase power is nice, but not as useful in single family homes. No one has large enough 3 phase motors or other equipment for it to be of any benefit. Now, if you have a shop with lots of large tools like lathes, mills, etc, then yeah, it might be worth the extra money to have the utility run 3 phase in. I also imagine having everyone in the neighborhood charging at 20Kw would put a considerable strain on the local grid, especially areas with older infrastructures. Even if battery packs in the future start getting well above 100KwH, your daily consumption will still be roughly the same, but road tripping will be much easier where you're going to be using 350Kw DC fast charging stations anyway. However, I do wish 240 volt would have been our standard receptacle instead of 120 volt. It really limits the amount of power for kitchen appliances, smaller shop tools, and space heaters. If the early inventers could have foreseen the tech to make safe plugs and receptacles, maybe they would have went with 240 instead of the "safer" 120.

Right, but they do make a NEMA 14-60

No, that's not correct. As I said, it is a NEMA 14-50 with the neutral pin removed so it can fit in a number of outlets. In fact, while it fits in t different 240-outlets, the NEMA 6-50 is one it will not plug into.

We do take away points if it needs to be hardwired, so that's basically the same as adding points for a plug-in model. It loses 2 points if it doesn't come as a plug in unit.

@@StateOfChargeWithTomMoloughney Thanks Tom. You hit the price for every $50 in cost but the cost of a plug in savings is far more than $100. If the price is $50 per 1 pt and the cost of any upgrade/hardware is $500 (not unreasonable given conduit, labor and possible inspection of permit) this would imply a value of plug - in of 10 pts not 2 (assuming the $500 cost of course). This does not seem economically balanced.

That is exactly what my electrician told me. He is hardwiring all chargers to get around the need for a GFCI breaker. If you use a receptacle in your garage, you need a GFCI which will likely have nuisance trips from an EVSE.

At this point very few AHJs have adopted 2017 NEC.