Wallbox Pulsar Plus 48 EV Charging Station Review

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  L V

  15 May 2022 at 7:13 น.

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  Tom – THANKS for your collection of probably the BEST "reviews" anywhere on the interwebs on EV chargers.
  Have you done a review of the Emporia Energy Smart Level 2?
  (I did try and search the channel but….)
  Anyway, just ordered one and will have it by end of the week to charge our brandie-new EV6 (psyched much?)
  Price and features seem to not be beat and Empavia "support" and "customer service" look to be first rate (if amazoon "reviews" can be believed) – we'll see and will report back.
  "issues" for us were:
  existing 50 amp has NEMA 6-50r and many units are 14-50.
  Some available (as you know) in either 6=50 OR 14-50 or hardwire but since 6-50 is for the welder and electrician told us when SHE (LOL) installed it that "best" for that use does not require a neutral (something about garage being a sub-panel) that's what we've got.
  She suggested a 6-50p to 14-50R "adapter" patch cord – so that's what we'll try first.

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  choi0706

  15 May 2022 at 7:13 น.

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  what is the awg of the cable on the 48amp wallbox? mine came with 8awg cable and I thought 8awg was rated for 40 amps?

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  alex

  15 May 2022 at 7:13 น.

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  Tom I bought a Wallbox pulsar plus after seeing your review. I was wondering at what amps should I set the charger for my Ionic 5.

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  Jon Angus

  15 May 2022 at 7:13 น.

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  The. Chargepoint home flex is not capable of 48a per NEC code. You need a 60a breaker and 4awg to be able to draw 48a continuous, which is the 80% standard. It only accepts 6awg wire which only flows 55 amps safely and would use a 50amp breaker for a 40a continuous.

  The chargepoint home flex is falsely advertised. It is a 40a max charger if wired per code.

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  Vroom!

  15 May 2022 at 7:13 น.

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  Tom any further info on the Quasar with CCS they announced at CES? Very interesting product. I envy the F150 Lightning owners who will be able to use their big batteries for their homes while the rest of us can’t!

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  Ruben Harris

  15 May 2022 at 7:13 น.

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  Tom, I live in the Northeast of the US but will be doing my charging in my garage. Despite the cold temps we experience outside, the garage averages 20-30 degrees at the coldest point of winter. Your cold weather test goes well below that. Do you believe there will be a difference in the cold weather performance of the cable if its cold but not at the extreme level of the test?

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  Justice Forall

  15 May 2022 at 7:13 น.

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  Why not use a 60 amp NEMA 14-60 receptacle with a hubbell HBL9462C plug, no need to de-rate.

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  flyguy787 405

  15 May 2022 at 7:13 น.

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  Tom can you confirm whether the wall box pulsar plus is the same charger that Rivian is offering to sell to its customers? Rivian’s charger claims to be 11.5 Kw as well… In the Rivian forums this seems to be what some think is the case and I was wondering if you can confirm or deny it? Lastly, are there any chargers that support V2H yet other than the one Ford has for the F150? Thank you so much, keep up the good reviews!

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  Philippe Steindl

  15 May 2022 at 7:13 น.

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  Do any wallbox cables work nicely and bendy when freezing?

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  Ray Stetkiewicz

  15 May 2022 at 7:13 น.

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  Tom. We've previously discussed the ground fault nuisance tripping issue with EVSE. Do you give the Wallbox 40 higher marks because of portability and that it doesn't have ground fault protection built in. Thus it avoids the tripping issue? Also, forgive me for not knowing this but do you have all your Charger Ratings in a one table comparative format?

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  Matt Adams

  15 May 2022 at 7:13 น.

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  Quick question – are you hands-on with Electrify America's HomeStation level 2 charger?

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  speedbump0619

  15 May 2022 at 7:13 น.

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  I'm struggling to find any reviews on the Emporia Smart Home EV Charger. Will you be reviewing this unit at some point in the (near) future?

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  Beauty of Grace

  15 May 2022 at 7:13 น.

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  Great video, this video is getting me prepared for my ev within a few months thank you!

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  David Mead

  15 May 2022 at 7:13 น.

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  One note for how the power sharing is done between the Pulsar Plus units and the Enel X units is that the Pulsar Plus (both 40 and 48 models) have you run a wire between the units, whereas the Enel X have it set up via WiFi. Whether this is a plus or a minus will depend on who is buying it for that feature. I will say that I have an old JuiceBox Pro 40 from when it was still EVmotorWorks that is still going strong since 2017 without an issue

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  Andrew Winger

  15 May 2022 at 7:13 น.

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  Hello Tom live your videos. I plan to get a Tesla soon and another ev in the next year. Not sure what second ev will be. What wall charger would you recommend? Thanks

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  b. west

  15 May 2022 at 7:13 น.

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  I thought some station chargers had a longer cord than 25ft. I need one that will work outside the garage or around the side of the house under the carport. I do not want to buy several chargers.

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  DialM4Microcontrollr

  15 May 2022 at 7:13 น.

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  Tom, Great review! Please look at the 85 score calculation again. Using your own chart/ratings, if a device is PowerShare capable, it should add 5 points. On the chart, you have 1 point listed ! This should be 5 which would change the 85 grand total to 89 points. Thanks again, this is a great way for people like me to compare the home chargers.

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  William

  15 May 2022 at 7:13 น.

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  Cries using a Gen 1 Orange 3.3 kW Voltec Charger 🥲🥲🥲

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  Clayton Andersen

  15 May 2022 at 7:13 น.

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  I bought the pulsar plus 40A due to your review and love it. But I do think my favorite part is the connector, so given that they have downgraded the best feature I may not recommend Wallbox to friends anymore.

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  Dan Sullivan

  15 May 2022 at 7:13 น.

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  Isn't the maximum charging rate limited by the internal charger in the car? My Taycan has a 9.6KW AC charger so wouldn't the maximum charge rate from the Pulsar Plus 48 be limited to 40 Amps? Thanks for your videos!

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