- Tesla’s Universal Wall Connector is a Level 2 home EV charger.
- As its name implies, it works on any EV, but it was primarily designed for Tesla vehicles.
- Some non-Tesla EVs sometimes refuse to accept a charge from it, but there’s a solution.
Tesla’s Universal Wall Connector is one of the best-known Level 2 home chargers for electric vehicles. It can recharge just about all EVs on the market today, including the Nissan Leaf, thanks to an integrated J1772 adapter that clicks onto the standard NACS connector.
It’s an AC charger, so there is no fast charging here, but the charging current can be set to a maximum of 48 amps for a power output of up to 11.5 kilowatts, which leads to about 44 miles of range added per hour of charging.
However, the problem is that, even though it’s a universal EV charger (as its name implies), some EVs refuse to …