Joshua from New Milford, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since September of 2023. The charger is a ChargePoint Home Flex on a NEMA 6-50 outlet, finished in October of 2023, with a J1772 connector – the one everything except a Tesla takes without an adapter. The plug-in version was the right call here: it comes off the wall if the house is sold or the garage is reorganized, and on a NEMA 6-50 it still charges far faster than a wall outlet ever will.
Project Facts
- Location
- New Milford, NJ
- Service
- EV Charger Installation
- Client since
- September 2023
- Charger
- ChargePoint Model # CPH50-NEMA6-50-L23
- Charging port
- CCS (J1772)
- Circuit breaker
- 60 amp
- Charging stations
- 1
- Estimated range added per hour
- Estimated Range Per Hour: 36 mi / 58 km
EV charger questions from New Milford homeowners
What electrical code applies to an EV charger installed in New Milford?
New Jersey adopts the National Electrical Code through the Uniform Construction Code, and the edition in force statewide is what the municipal inspector enforces. EV charging is governed principally by Article 625, which covers the branch circuit, overcurrent protection, continuous loads, load management, the disconnecting means, ground-fault protection and cord management.
Can a ChargePoint charger charge a Tesla?
Yes. ChargePoint offers Home Flex with either a J1772 or a NACS connector. The NACS version connects directly to compatible Tesla vehicles, and the J1772 version charges a Tesla through the adapter Tesla supplies.
Should the highest-amperage charger always be installed?
No. The right charging rate balances daily driving, what the vehicle can accept, the capacity available in the electrical system and what the installation involves. Upgrading a service purely to gain a few more miles of range per hour is rarely the sensible trade.