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Originally Posted by oil pan 4
No, you can get a level 2 charger for as little as $160.
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Sure you can get a 220V / 16 amp EVSE that is technically a Level 2 for less than $200. Why would you? Why run a dedicated circuit for a charger and only then make it 20 amp?
Level 2 is 3 kW to 19 kW. That 220V / 16 amp is the bare minimum to be called Level 2. The most common type Level 2 EVES I know of are 240V / 32 amp / 7.6 kWh. That matches well with the 6.6 kWh chargers found in most current EVs. Even then we are rapidly moving on. Tesla internal chargers are 11.5 kW. The Ford F-150 internal charger is 15 kW.
A quick look at my panel and the 240V circuits are:
30 amp - Water Heater
40 amp - Stove
40 amp - Dryer
50 amp - Heat Pump