Are There Alternatives to Rivian Level2 Charger?

[Time2Roll]

Newbie here so be easy on me

I am seeing on the Tesla site a Wall Connector and a Universal Wall Connector

The “universal” ($570) seems to be for Tesla and non-Tesla vehicles while the “wall connector” ($485)is for Tesla vehicles.

I do not want to order the wrong one, so help please

Thanks

The Wall Connector is designed to be permanently mounted and will work with all vehicles.
The Universal is designed for portable use although some use it everyday at home.

I recommend the Wall Connector. Portable would be for an existing frequent destination where there is only an outlet available. Plenty of charging connections on the road if going significant distance.

I have the Rivian wall unit at home and work has the Tesla Wall Connectors.

I would tend to get the Rivian unit unless there is a Tesla feature that is needed.

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[emroch]

No, that's not right. There are two "Wall Connectors" and a "Mobile Connector". The Mobile one is the one you can through in the trunk and take with you to charge at a friends house or wherever you may find yourself. The Wall Connectors are the permanently installed ones you'd put in your garage. The Universal one means it includes an adapter for J1772 vehicles, while the other one includes only a NACS connector. Both should be able to charge any car which can physically connect to it (any J1772 adapter would probably work with the non-universal one too).

The Universal one additionally has support for "PowerShare" which is Tesla's V2H (vehicle to home) branding. I think that's only available on the Cybertruck currently and who knows if it will be compatible with any other brand, so I wouldn't bank on that just yet.

 

[Time2Roll]

So one wall Connector comes with an adapter. Still same unit and will charge all vehicles.

 

[emroch]

Yes, that is my understanding based on the specs and video on Tesla's shop page. The price difference is $85 which seems expensive for just the J1772 adapter, so I'm guessing there is some electrical difference to support the V2H PowerShare, but I don't know what the actual difference is.

 

[Time2Roll]

Yes, that is my understanding based on the specs and video on Tesla's shop page. The price difference is $85 which seems expensive for just the J1772 adapter, so I'm guessing there is some electrical difference to support the V2H PowerShare, but I don't know what the actual difference is.

Either is compatible with V2H connected to your Cybertruck. No other vehicles are compatible.
Also need a gateway or Powerwall to make it work.

https://www.tesla.com/powershare#install

 

[Dreadknight25]

I went with the Tesla wall connector, my utility company gave me $250 back

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