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From CleanTechnica
One of the big challenges to home charging in the United States is that homes and garages often just don’t have good power for Level 2 charging. There may be a plug right near where you park your car, and that’s often true for apartment buildings and even multi-level parking garages. But, that plug is often a 120-volt plug with wiring that can only support 15 or 20 amps.
But, European wall outlets are a lot nicer in this regard. They’re often limited to 13 or 16 amps, but at 230 volts, we’re talking about around 3 kW of power. This is roughly twice as powerful as a US outlet.
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