Amazon Selling Level 2 Electric Vehicle Home Chargers

Posted on 1 October 2019 by Ken Zino
AutoInformed.com on Electrify America Electric Vehicle Home Charger

With a charging power of up to 7.6kW, it’s about 6 times faster than the typical Level 1 charger.

Electrify America today announced that it is offering Level 2 electric vehicle home chargers beginning today, customers can purchase the Electrify America Electric Vehicle Home Charger on Amazon for $499. The home charger is also at electrifyamerica.com/charging-at-home.

The Electrify America Electric Vehicle Home Charger is compatible with all electric vehicles available in the North American market today. It has a charging power of up to 7.6kW – about 6 times faster than the typical Level 1 charger provided to some new EV owners, depending on vehicle make and model.

The company plans to add a new home charging section within its mobile app, enabling users to manage their public and home charging sessions all in one place. In addition to tracking in-session charging, accessing a session summary and reviewing charge history, users who register the unit through the app will be able to monitor the charger’s status and track overall charging data.

“We recognize that many of today’s EV drivers do more than 80% of their charging at home, and with the introduction of our L2 home chargers, Electrify America is providing consumers with a more convenient and reliable option that should help increase the appeal of EV ownership,” claimed Nina Huesgen, Senior Manager, L2 Operations & Program Management at Electrify America.

Electrify America Home Charger Includes:

  • Flexible installation options: For easy installation, the L2 home charger comes with a standard NEMA 14-50 supply power plug, compatible with the 240-volt outlets commonly found in households. The unit can also be hardwired by a licensed and qualified electrician and comes with a docking station that allows for wall-mounting.
  • Indoors or outdoors: The home charger is equipped with a NEMA 3R enclosure, allowing it to be mounted inside or outside. A 24-foot long cable makes it easy to reach and plug into your car.
  • Colored light that indicates charging status: An LED color indicator makes it easy to view charging status, with a ring around the charger that lights up blue while the car is charging and lights up green when the battery is full.
  • Technology of the future: The home charger is equipped with Wi-Fi connectivity, which allows Electrify America to provide customers with even more data about their home charging sessions and will enable utility demand response programs in the future.
  • Three-year warranty, 24-hour support: Electrify America offers a three-year warranty and 24-hour customer support.
  • Easy installation: Electrify America is working with Qmerit, a company that specializes in EV charger installations across the country, to deliver a seamless installation experience.

Customers can first visit electrifyamerica.com/charging-at-home to complete a survey about their home’s electrical capacity and installation needs, designed to streamline the in-home installation process. They will then be provided with as many as three competitive pricing quotes from pre-certified EV charging station installers in their area.

Electrify America

Electrify America LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Volkswagen Group of America headquartered in Reston, VA, and with an office in Pasadena, CA. It is investing $2 billion over 10 years in Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) infrastructure, education and access.

Electrify America expects to install or have under development ~800 total charging station sites with about 3,500 chargers by December 2021. During this period, the company will be expanding to 29 metropolitan areas and 45 states, including two cross-country routes.

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