I’m getting our first electric charger for the work parking lot (USA). One of us got an electric vehicle that uses the J1772 connector.
After hearing about the NACS standardization, I didn’t think it made sense to buy a leviton charger than only does J1772 like our electrician recommended. He also said he knows very little about it and is learning too.
I was thinking of getting the Tesla Universal Wall Connector on the Pedestal instead to future proof (Can do J1772 and NACS).
- Does anyone know if the Tesla Universal Wall Connector with pedestal is good?
- How does access control work so only employees can use it?
- Is there a way to track who is using it for how much power so they can be billed?
Any help would be very appreciated. Even though I still drive gas I enjoy learning about this stuff.
J1772 is the way to go. Adapters to NACS exist and I believe even come with Teslas, but J1772 is on the majority of vehicles.
Majority of vehicles are already NACS today, in five years native J1772 will be a drop in the bucket compared to the entire US EV fleet.
Majority of vehicle types probably have j1772 right now, but in sheer quantity of EV’s it’s NACS by a mile. And NACS is standard on all evs in 2025 so your logic makes no sense.
Don’t know why your getting downvotes. I think people are forgetting that 100% of PHEVs are J1772 and are in the most need of workplace charging. If you include all EVs not just BEVs I’m pretty sure J1772 is the most common. If not, like you said, Teslas come with adapters, other cars don’t.