This is an informational site on how to charge your North American electric vehicle (EV) at home, on trips, or at your destination. Following are the top quick recommendations, scroll down to see the index below for more detailed information.

The Tesla Wall Connector is the highest quality and fairest price home charger (EVSE). It uses the NACS connector which is now the single North American charging standard for all 2026 model year EVs, and gives you useful features such as load sharing.

If you want to use an existing 240V or 120V receptacle, use the EVSE (portable charger) that came with your EV, or if you need a new or more capable one, buy the Tesla Mobile Connector.

Installing a new EVSE (car charger)

If installing a new 240V circuit for an EVSE like a Tesla Wall Connector, install a 60A circuit. Most electricians will default to installing a 40A or 50A circuit, so you must tell them you want a 60A circuit. More info here.

If using a Tesla Wall Connector on a smaller circuit (like 40A or 50A), it must be configured to know about the smaller circuit using an app. See this page, second video, on how to configure a Tesla Wall Connector.

Using a Receptacle

If using a plug in car charger with either a 240V or 120V receptacle, replace the receptacle with a heavy duty one. More info on 240V/50A receptacles. More info on 120V receptacles.

The Tesla Supercharger network is still by far the most reliable fast charging network in North America. The Rivian network is also highly reliable (but much smaller). Your in-car navigation system should show you where you can charge. If not, use the next two sites below. Click here for more information on DC high speed chargers.

PlugShare shows you where every public charger is located including fast chargers and hotels that have destination chargers so you can fill up overnight.

This site is a great resource to plan out a long trip ahead of time. It'll plan where to charge and how long to charge at each in the most time efficient way. Tesla owners generally just rely on their in-car navigation system to plan out charging stops and that works well.

Click on the various articles below, or use the contact form to ask any questions and I'll answer them as quickly as possible.