WOLFBOX Level 2 EV Charger 40amp - NEMA 14-50 EVSE with J1772 Connector - ETL Certified Wall Home EV Charger - 25FT Cable,Outdoor/Indoor,RFID Card,WiFi Enabled, 240V Electric Vehicle Charging Station

Great Level 2 charger. It work flawlessly. I only have a PHEV so it can’t take the maximum output but it cuts my charging time from empty by 2/3, 12 hours to 3.5. I have it installed inside the garage so I don’t use the RFID cards for charging access but it works well. The display gives a lot of information about charging status. I opted for the plug in even though it delivers less that the direct wired because it makes it so easy to change it out incase of charger failure. Couple of money saving tips, claim the purchase price and installation on your income tax for a 30% total spent as a tax credit. Check Wolfbox website. They often have specials and a standard $499 install which could save you on the installation cost. I think they contract with local electricians to facilitate. This is for a standard non-complicated install. Wish I had known about this. Could have saved $350 but I’m glad I have it at any rate.

I have been an EV owner for 10 years. I purchased a home Level 2 charger at the time of buying my first EV. It was installed in the garage and was connected to power using a NEMA 14-50 J1772 with a 50amp breaker. It worked just fine for 10 years, but the release button on the charging plug broke and I found it not worth the expense to replace the plug and cable. I found this Wolfbox on Amazon and was impressed with the features and the price, plus it had WiFi with an app to control/schedule which was not on my previous product. It installed very easily. You will note in the picture below I mounted it at a 45 degree angle on the wall to accommodate using a wall stud for mounting and positioning of the NEMA plug and cord. It is solidly made and I really like the hard rubber charging plug. The app was easy to understand and configure the Wolfbox. I really like the ease of scheduling the charging through the app and the charging history and cost data it records. For future app enhancements, I would like to see the ability to accommodate multiple EV charging histories (I have 2), and to download the history information. A great product from cost/performance/ease of installation/features perspectives. BTW, the 25' charging cable is a plus for me.

High points: Unit is built robustly, cord is long, plug handle is solid, wall rack for cord is simple and effective. Low points: After physical install, charger sat (with power connected) for four days before trying to connect app. When I tried to connect, app would not talk to charger. I reset unit twice using key card, no change. I finally shut breaker off, waited 30 seconds, then turned breaker back on and tried again. Success! This suggests some issue needs to be resolved App also lacks layman instructions for defining variables used to calculate cost and range. It would help if they included a statements like “Contact your power supply company to find your cost per kilowatt and enter it here, e.g. $0.25” “Enter your vehicles max range as indicated in vehicle specifications.” Wolfbox makes dozens of different products (in China) and their app applies to all of them. Finding the proper device (car charger) was not as easy as it should be. Additionally, ever time app is opened you’re greeted with screen asking for device to control with the single Wolfbox EV charger item (unless you have other devices). This is annoying for people who do not and app should have option to default to one device and skip selection screen.

I purchased and installed this Level 2 charger after purchasing a Rivian R1S. I installed the charger myself, it was very straightforward. If you have basic electrical skills, use the correct gauge electric cable and appropriate breaker, you are good to go. I’ve had no issues with the charger. It was easy to setup with the app and charging is simple with my Rivian. Plug it in and it starts charging. For an at home Level 2 charger, I feel like the Wolfbox is a great value but has all of the features you need or want in a home charger.

Replacing a JuiceBox Pro 40 (which was sadly taken out by a faulty ICCU on our Kia EV6) which was a 40A unit (on a 50A breaker). Note that this 48A charger can be configured via DIP switches to 40A limit (inside the unit). The DIP switch setting is documented on the Wolfbox website. Overall, the unit comes well packaged and makes a very good first impression. The initial setup is via the Wolfbox App. It had a glitch during setup (hang after entering the e-mail validation pin) but was working fine thereafter. Using the vehicles’ (Kia EV6 and e-Golf) scheduled charging times it works fine; however I did not test the App scheduled charging (which depends on what each vehicle supports). The app is basic but provides all the information needed. Temperatures: The unit display the internal temp which is good, I also validated the connector and cable temp manually and it is good to see that it is lower than with our previous unit. I also provided Wolfbox support feedback and they are very responsive and friendly. Highly recommended EV charger.