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home charger

22 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

A home charger is a device you plug into your house’s electrical outlet to charge an electric car. It lets you fill up the battery at home instead of going to a public charging station.

Technical Definition

A home charger is an electric vehicle charging unit installed at a residence, allowing owners to charge their EV overnight or during the day using household power. It typically provides a lower charging rate than public fast chargers, but is convenient and cost-effective for daily use.

Hear It Discussed

"Yeah, well a home charger would be normally seven kilowatts"
Petrol Ped - Driving The 911 GTS Hybrid And The ICE Cayman / Boxster Are BACK! Car Chat 10:30

"...versus a plug-in hybrid and getting a home charger."
Car Pro Radio Show November 29 25 Hour 2 CarPro Radio Show 13:22

"If you do buy a Ferrari Lucia, you can charge it at a home charger from Anderson, our sponsors."
Ferrari Luce, E46 M3 Touring, BMW i7 My week in cars: the Autocar podcast 33:44