FAQs
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It’s charging on your schedule. You can charge while you sleep, eat, relax, or play, so your car is ready when you are.
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Currently, 80% of vehicle charging takes place at home1 and while Level 1 chargers are a viable way to charge your vehicle, they take a relatively long time to do it. Electrify Home Level 2 chargers can charge capable vehicles up to 6.8x faster than a standard Level 1 plug, with 9.6kW of available power at 40 amps.
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Yes. The Electrify Home Level 2 Home Chargers are certified and tested by the Underwriter’s Laboratory (UL), the same people who certify other electric appliances in your home.
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Yes. The HomeStationTM has been certified by ENERGY STAR.®
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Electrify Home chargers use a SAE J1772 plug, and will work with all electric vehicles currently sold within the U.S. that use an SAE J1772 plug.
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Yes. Electrify Home chargers are in constant communication with your car during every charge session. When your car says that it’s fully charged, the charger pauses the charge session and stops issuing a charge.
The HomeStationTM Level 2 charger can also be set to send notifications once your charge is complete if you enable this feature in the Electrify America app.
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- The specifications sheet for the HomeStationTM can be found here.
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- The HomeStationTM Installation and Operation Manual, with operating instructions, can be found here.
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A NEMA 14-50 is a four-pronged, flat pronged power cord, and is commonly used with clothes dryers, electric cooking ranges, and electric vehicles chargers.
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A 240-volt outlet is a standard outlet that can handle higher voltage and current than outlets that are typically found in your house (for example, outlets that you may plug a lamp into). 240-volt outlets are typically used for electric clothes dryers and electric stoves and can have three holes (NEMA 6-50) or four holes (NEMA 14-50).
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Yes. The Electrify America app is available for iOS and Android.
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No, the Electrify America app is not required to use your HomeStation.TM However, in order to experience all features of the HomeStation,TM the app is required.
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No, HomeStation does not require a Wi-Fi signal to charge your vehicle. However, in order to use the Electrify Home app, and experience all features of the HomeStation, a Wi-Fi signal is required.
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We recommend installing a Wi-Fi repeater or range extender to improve the signal quality at the location where you would like to install your HomeStation.
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