What is Reddit's opinion of MUSTART Level 1 and Level 2 Portable EV Charger (16 Amp Adjustable, 100-240V, 25ft Cable). NEMA 6-20 Plug with NEMA 5-15 Adapter Electric Vehicle Charger?

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>Just wanted to make sure there wasn’t a generic mobile or home charger with similar performance as Tesla

So there are 3rd party mobile connectors you could buy that will plug into a NEMA 14-50 or other common wall outlets. You can find plenty of them on Amazon.

But most will cost you more than Tesla's $300 option and all will require you to use your J1772 to Tesla adapter with them. And I'm pretty sure there aren't any 3rd party chargers that have swappable plugs like Tesla's charger.

I recently (last week) had to replace my portable level 1 charger for my 2017 BMW i3. The first one I tried (Lectron) would not charge the i3 so I returned it and bought this one (Mustart) which works great. FWIW.

MUSTART Level 1 and Level 2... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077DC39J9?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

The best solution is something like this. MUSTART TRAVELMASTER Level 2 Portable EV Charger, Intelligent Plug Identification Auto-Adjusts Maximum Safe Current 15A/25A/32A Electric Vehicle Plug-in Charging Station (2-Gen, 25ft Cable) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077DC39J9/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_JYVZXFBH2MK7BNQ8GSYE

These work great and are seriously a great price.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077DC39J9/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Really you just need a 30 amp or higher and then you can get the faster 240v charging rates.

Any level 2 charger will require having an electrical panel that can support an additional 240v 40+amp breaker, so you might as well just have them install an outlet, rather than a hard line for higher end EV chargers.

So I was lucky. My 100A subpanel was in my garage.

I had an electrician come and install a 240V/40A outlet about 2 meters from the sub panel. He went through sheetrock and didn't spackle (and neither have I). That was about $350.

I then purchased a Level 2 portable charger on Amazon. The electrician and I chose the outlet type, in my case I chose a NEMA 6-50. You get what you think is right for your electrical grid.

Here's the product link.

That was about $225 when I bought it.

So total expense to me was about $600.

Whether you want a "charging station" or "place to charge" is up to you and your aesthetics/finances.

Bought this for $300 and it's working well

MUSTART Level 2 Portable EV... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077DC39J9?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Best of my utility company gives a $250 rebate for putting in the L2 charger. Could have gotten a "free" 16a charger that was listed at $220 but I figured I have 32a why not get all of it?

It was all separate. The charger cable and 50 amp wire I bought on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077DC39J9/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000HEHCMS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The rest is from Home Depot.

If I were to get this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077DC39J9/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3NE68KV6W0Z4F&th=1 It would charge my car at 3.3kw, wouldn't it?

Ok, if you're only making $2500/month, you're unlikely to qualify for the fed tax credit. (Long story short, it's a "non-refundable tax credit" which means it screws over lower income folks. You probably need to be making at least $65K a year to fully exploit it.) Between that and the insurance, the 2020 is probably going to work out better for you right now. (Though get a quote from Travelers Insurance when you get a chance. They give a discount for EVs.)

As to the EVSE (the "real " name for the charging cord), here's the Nissan cord: https://parts.nissanusa.com/p/Nissan__/Portable-Charge-Cable-120V240V-Evse/79577769/296M1-5SA0A.html - it's $1650. It works with either 120V or 240V.

I don't know what type of outlet you plan to plug the car into. A regular 120V outlet will add about 40-50 miles of range overnight. If you have access to a 240V outlet the car will charge faster. This $220 cable from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/MUSTART-Portable-Adjustable-Electric-Charging/dp/B077DC39J9/ isn't as nice or as fast as the Nissan cable, but it's one of the few there that actually works on a regular 120V outlet at 12 amps (most of the others are 16A and will trip your circuit breaker.)

Thanks. You're right.

I was just trying to optimize my charging time at home and was trying to figure out the most cost effective way to do so. I purchased this charger at home and will keep it there, plugged into a 240v so hopefully I can get a decent charge time out of it:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077DC39J9/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1

I looked up the MUSTART portable Level 2 charger on Amazon, is this what you're referring to?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077DC39J9

If so, I have two questions:

• Did you get the 32A or 40A version? Just asking because there's another Amazon verified purchase customer who claims to have gotten the 40A version for their Chevy Bolt 2019, but as the official docs say (and you said yourself), the Chevy Bolt 2019 maxes out its pull at 32A.

• Do you plug in directly to a NEMA14-50 drop on the wall, or did you get one of those NEMA14-50 to 120V adapters <strong>like this one</strong>?

25ft. This one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077DC39J9/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1