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EV chargers product notes
Smart EV chargers (EVSE) that expose energy and charge control to Home Assistant.
All EV chargers
mid price band
Autel MaxiCharger AC Lite Home (40A, NEMA 14-50)
Autel · local control: limited · cloud: high
- ●●●●● HA: limited
- Setup: advanced
- Protocols: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Ethernet
- Best for: Buyers who want an affordable OCPP charger and will self-host an OCPP backend
premium price band
ChargePoint Home Flex (CPH50)
ChargePoint · local control: poor · cloud: high
- ●●●●● HA: poor
- Setup: easy
- Protocols: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- Best for: Buyers who already own a ChargePoint and want cloud energy stats in HA (last-resort filler)
budget price band
Emporia EV Charger
Emporia · local control: fair · cloud: medium
- ●●●●● HA: okay
- Setup: advanced
- Protocols: Wi-Fi
- Best for: Budget-conscious buyers who want a capable 48A charger with energy monitoring
premium price band
go-e Charger Gemini Flex 2.0 (22 kW)
go-e · local control: excellent · cloud: none
- ●●●●● HA: excellent
- Setup: easy
- Protocols: Wi-Fi
- Best for: HA users wanting a polished, fully local API-driven charger
mid price band
Grizzl-E Smart (Avalanche, 40A, NEMA 14-50)
Grizzl-E · local control: limited · cloud: medium
- ●●●●● HA: poor
- Setup: easy
- Protocols: Wi-Fi
- Best for: Budget-conscious buyers wanting a tough charger with usable local monitoring
premium price band
OpenEVSE Advanced Series Charging Station (50A)
OpenEVSE · local control: excellent · cloud: none
- ●●●●● HA: excellent
- Setup: easy
- Protocols: Wi-Fi, Ethernet
- Best for: HA power users wanting a 100% local, hackable, solar-aware EVSE
premium price band
Rivian Wall Charger
Rivian · local control: poor · cloud: high
- ●●●●● HA: poor
- Setup: advanced
- Protocols: Wi-Fi
- Best for: Rivian owners who want a matched, attractive 48A home charger and are fine with app-only control
mid price band
Tesla Wall Connector (Gen 3)
Tesla · local control: fair · cloud: low
- ●●●●● HA: good
- Setup: moderate
- Protocols: Wi-Fi
- Best for: Anyone who wants local, account-free energy monitoring of their home charger in HA
mid price band
Wallbox Pulsar Plus
Wallbox · local control: fair · cloud: medium
- ●●●●● HA: okay
- Setup: moderate
- Protocols: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- Best for: People who want actual charge control (pause/resume, set amps) from Home Assistant out of the box
