Level 2 chargers, timed and measured
Charging-time arithmetic, plus the standby, idle and cord figures of the 461 AC chargers on the ENERGY STAR certified list as of October 27, 2026.
4 h 21 minto go from 20 to 80 %
- 50 kWhdrawn from the grid
- 36.2 miadded per hour of charging
- 157.5 miadded in total
The car's 11.5 kW AC limit caps the 11.52 kW charger.
Every Level 2 listing at the five common ratings, by standby draw
One dot per listing: 391 of the 424 Level 2 chargers on the ENERGY STAR list. The draw is measured with no car plugged in. The 80 A median, 5.535 W, is about double the 40 A median of 2.665 W.
Browse by amp rating
Also: Level 1 and dual-input (37 listings) and other ratings (33).
By feature
Listings with each feature, of 461.
Chargers with their own page
The 21 that rank at an end of their rating group on three or more measures. All 461 listings are in the brand directory.
32 A
EV Charging Clean Energy Atlas_UL AC Commercial Charger
It's Electric Brooklyn-718
KWEV KW7AC/01C/RF/WF
PIONPOWER EFAC32NA11
RAB EVC32/LCB40 A
ABB Terra AC W9-P8-RD
ABB Terra AC W9-P8-RD-MCD-048 A
Joint JNT-EVL009/48AC/01C/BK/RF/WF
Legrand L2EVSE48AC
Wallbox Pulsar Plus NA50 A
EvoCharge Base
Ubiquiti UC-EV-Station-Pro80 A
ChargePoint CP6000
ChargePoint CP6000 Single Port
Injet iM3C-19K2B
MES-EV-TS-5-DG40-WM-US-R
Zerova AXLU191001DOther ratings
Autel Maxi UF38L101
REALSEE CNAC-06Level 1 and dual-input
Schumacher SEV1670
Tesla 1937825
Explained
- 32, 40, 48 or 80 amps: what the rating changes
A 48 A charger is rated 11.52 kW against 9.6 kW at 40 A, and 48 A is the most common rating: 134 of 424 Level 2 listings.
- How much power a charger draws when nothing is plugged in
The median certified Level 2 listing draws 3.66 W with no car connected, about 32 kWh if left that way all year.
- Wi-Fi chargers and chargers with no network connection
Networked Level 2 listings have a median standby draw of 3.78 W against 2.93 W for the 56 without a network connection.
- What the ENERGY STAR test measures on a charger
Three readings with no charging under way, each set against an allowance for the charger's feature set.
- Level 2 charging time for common battery sizes
At an 11.5 kW AC limit, 20 to 80 % of a 75 kWh battery takes about 4 h 21 min at 90 % efficiency.
- Level 1, Level 2 and dual-input chargers side by side
The 7 Level 1 listings are rated 1.8–1.92 kW at 120 V; most dual-input listings are listed at their 120 V rating.
- Listings that share test values across brands
117 of 461 listings have reported identical test values in the ENERGY STAR list to a listing under another brand.