50 amp EV chargers
The top of the domestic range: 49 amps and above, almost entirely hardwired, and gated by what the panel can spare rather than by the charger.
Every figure here is taken from the manufacturer’s published listing and measured against the rest of the group. We do not test chargers. Where a listing is silent on a specification, this site prints not stated rather than a plausible default.
What this group looks like
| Measure | Middle half | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Output | 50 – 50 A | 50 A |
| Breaker required (derived) | 70 – 100 A | 70 A |
| Power | 12 – 12 kW | 12 kW |
The middle-half column spans the 25th to 75th percentile, so it describes where most of this group sits rather than being pulled about by one unusual unit.
This is arithmetic, not a design. The breaker figures here are the manufacturer’s published output multiplied by 1.25 and rounded up to the next standard size, which is what the continuous-load rule requires. They tell you what to expect before you call an electrician; they are not a substitute for one, and they say nothing about whether your panel has the capacity, what wire the run needs, or what your local code requires.
What these listings publish
Specification coverage is uneven, and knowing where it runs out is part of shopping honestly. A missing figure does not mean a worse charger — it means a less completely described one.
| Specification | Stated | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Output amperage | 11 | 100% |
| Voltage | 9 | 82% |
| Power in kW | 8 | 73% |
| Cable length | 3 | 27% |
| Connector type | 9 | 82% |
What they cost
Bands, not prices — and the charger is only part of the bill. A new circuit is frequently the larger half, and no listing prices it.
| Band | Listings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| $350–500 | 8 | 73% |
| $500–800 | 2 | 18% |
| Over $800 | 1 | 9% |
Why this band is thinner than the one below it
A 50 amp charger needs a 70 amp breaker, because a continuous load must sit on a circuit rated at 125 per cent of its output and 62.5 is not a size anyone manufactures. A 48 amp charger needs 60. Those two amps of output therefore cost a whole breaker step, heavier cable for the whole run, and a panel with 70 amps to spare rather than 60 — and they buy back roughly two per cent more charging speed. That trade is why the market settled at 48 amps and why this band holds eleven listings against seventeen in the one below it. The band exists because a handful of manufacturers build above the practical ceiling, not because there is a reason most households should shop here.
Almost everything in this band is hardwired
Ten of these eleven listings are hardwired, and that is not a preference the manufacturers expressed — it is what the hardware allows. No domestic receptacle in North America is rated to carry this current continuously for the hours an overnight charge takes, so above 48 amps the plug stops being an option. The single plug-in unit in the group is the exception worth reading the listing on rather than the rule. In practice, choosing this band is choosing a permanent installation, and the charger stays with the house when you leave it.
The top of this band is a different kind of purchase
The median here is 50 amps, but the range runs to 80. An 80 amp charger requires a 100 amp circuit, which on many homes is a substantial fraction of the entire service and on some is more than the service can spare at all. That is no longer a garage circuit; it is a load that gets designed around the rest of the house, and frequently it is the trigger for a service upgrade rather than something the existing panel absorbs. The band therefore contains two quite different products under one heading, and the amperage on the listing is what separates them.
Sizing the circuit, on this band specifically
Across this corpus as a whole the median charger draws 40 amps and needs a 50 amp circuit. In this band the median draws 50 and needs 70, and the breakers actually required by the listings here are 70 and 100 amps — there is nothing in between, because the amperages in between are not built. Buyers who size a circuit from the headline number find this out when the electrician quotes. Every figure on this page is arithmetic on a published output rating, and a licensed electrician signs off what actually gets installed.
Panel capacity is the real constraint, not the charger
A 70 amp branch circuit has to come from somewhere. In an older home with a 100 or 150 amp service and an electric range already on it, the spare capacity for a charger of this size frequently does not exist, and the answer is a load calculation before it is a product choice. This is the band where that conversation stops being advisable and becomes unavoidable. It is also the band where the installation reliably costs more than the charger, which is the reverse of how the listings present the decision.
Cable length is barely stated here
Only three of these eleven listings state a cable length at all, against fifty-two of seventy-one across the site. That is the worst coverage of any group on this site and it is a real gap, because a hardwired charger is fixed where it is mounted and the cable is the only thing that reaches the car. Where the figure is missing this site says not stated rather than guessing it. Measure the run you actually need — to the furthest charge-port position, with the car parked the other way round — and treat a listing that will not state its reach as a question to ask before buying rather than a detail to discover afterwards.
Scheduling features are near-universal in this band
Nine of the eleven listings here describe app control, scheduling or some form of connectivity, against roughly half the corpus. At this output that matters more than it does lower down: a charger drawing 50 amps for several hours is a large enough load that shifting it to an off-peak window is worth real money, and on some tariffs it is the difference that pays for the installation. It is also the feature most dependent on a manufacturer continuing to run a service, so a unit that holds its schedule on the device rather than in an app is insulated from a decision the manufacturer has not made yet.
Who this band is actually for
Two vehicles sharing one charger, a large battery that regularly arrives home near empty, or a household whose driving genuinely outruns what a 48 amp unit replaces overnight. For everyone else the band below delivers the same practical outcome on a cheaper circuit. The honest summary is that this is the top of the domestic range and most people do not need the top of the domestic range — but where the requirement is real, this is the group that meets it, and the installation is what should be budgeted first.
Before you buy
Ask what the panel can spare before choosing an output
A charger’s amperage decides the circuit, and the circuit decides whether the job is an afternoon or a service upgrade. In an older house the panel is frequently the real constraint, and finding that out before choosing a charger saves returning one.
Measure the cable run properly
Measure from where the charger will actually be mounted to the furthest charge-port position you expect to use — the car parked the other way round, and a second vehicle. Twenty-five feet is common and is not generous once the cable goes around a car rather than straight at it.
Treat marketing language as a claim, not a specification
Where a phrase on a listing matters to your decision, look for the number behind it: a stated output in amps rather than a sentence about fast charging, a stated cable length rather than a description of reach. Where this site could not find that number, it says not stated.
Compare them
The finder below is already filtered to this group. Widen or narrow it from there — every result shows the breaker it needs and is measured against the median for its own output class.
11 chargers match
Autel 50A Level 2 EV Charger, 240V Hardwired J1772, WiFi Bluetooth, 25ft
- Breaker needed
- 70A
- Power
- 12.0kW
- Voltage
- 240V
- Cable
- 25ft
- W x D x H
- 9×19×10in
- Weight
- 21lb
Charger output
50A
Hardwired · 49 A and above · 11 chargers
Cable reach
25ft of cable
No class baseline to compare against.
Output is 0% against the class median of 50.
Autel Home Level 2 EV Charger up to 50Amp, 240V, Indoor/Outdoor Car Charging Station, Flexible 25-Foot Cable,Hardwired, Silver
- Breaker needed
- 70A
- Power
- 12.0kW
- Voltage
- 240V
- Cable
- not stated
- W x D x H
- 9×19×15in
- Weight
- 17lb
Charger output
50A
Hardwired · 49 A and above · 11 chargers
Cable reach
Cable length not stated, so reach cannot be compared.
Output is 0% against the class median of 50.
Autel Home Smart Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger up to 50Amp, 240V, Indoor/Outdoor Car Charging Station with Level 2, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Enabled EVSE, Hardwired,25-Foot Cable,Sierra Blue
- Breaker needed
- 70A
- Power
- 12.0kW
- Voltage
- 240V
- Cable
- not stated
- W x D x H
- 12×16×9in
- Weight
- 18lb
Charger output
50A
Hardwired · 49 A and above · 11 chargers
Cable reach
Cable length not stated, so reach cannot be compared.
Output is 0% against the class median of 50.
Autel MaxiCharger Level 2 Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger, up to 80 Amp Fast Charging EV Charger Level 2, Integrated Cloud with AI, Indoor/Outdoor Charging Stations J1772, Hardwired
- Breaker needed
- 100A
- Power
- 19.2kW
- Voltage
- not stated
- Cable
- 25ft
- W x D x H
- 5×16×7in
- Weight
- not stated
Charger output
80A
Hardwired · 49 A and above · 11 chargers
Cable reach
25ft of cable
No class baseline to compare against.
Output is +60% against the class median of 50.
ChargePoint HomeFlex Level 2 EV Fast Charger, J1772, Smart, Hardwired, 50A
- Breaker needed
- 70A
- Power
- not stated
- Voltage
- 240V
- Cable
- not stated
- W x D x H
- 11×7×7in
- Weight
- 14lb
Charger output
50A
Hardwired · 49 A and above · 11 chargers
Cable reach
Cable length not stated, so reach cannot be compared.
Output is 0% against the class median of 50.
Autel Level 2 EV Charger 50A, J1772 Hardwired Home Charger, WiFi,25ft Cable
- Breaker needed
- 70A
- Power
- 12.0kW
- Voltage
- not stated
- Cable
- 25ft
- W x D x H
- not stated
- Weight
- 18lb
Charger output
50A
Hardwired · 49 A and above · 11 chargers
Cable reach
25ft of cable
No class baseline to compare against.
Output is 0% against the class median of 50.
Autel Level 2 EV Charger up to 50Amp, 240V, Indoor/Outdoor Car Charging Station with J1772 Connector, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Enabled EVSE, Hardwired,25-Foot Cable with Separate Holster, Dark Gray
- Breaker needed
- 70A
- Power
- 12.0kW
- Voltage
- 240V
- Cable
- not stated
- W x D x H
- not stated
- Weight
- not stated
Charger output
50A
Hardwired · 49 A and above · 11 chargers
Cable reach
Cable length not stated, so reach cannot be compared.
Output is 0% against the class median of 50.
Autel Level 2 EV Charger up to 50Amp, 240V, Indoor/Outdoor Car Charging Station with J1772 Connector, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Enabled EVSE, 25-Foot Cable, Hardwired, Dark Gray
- Breaker needed
- 70A
- Power
- 12.0kW
- Voltage
- 240V
- Cable
- not stated
- W x D x H
- not stated
- Weight
- not stated
Charger output
50A
Hardwired · 49 A and above · 11 chargers
Cable reach
Cable length not stated, so reach cannot be compared.
Output is 0% against the class median of 50.
ChargePoint HomeFlex Level 2 EV Charger J1772 – NEMA 14-50 Plug
- Breaker needed
- 70A
- Power
- not stated
- Voltage
- 240V
- Cable
- not stated
- W x D x H
- not stated
- Weight
- 14lb
Charger output
50A
Plug-in · 49 A and above · 11 chargers
Cable reach
Cable length not stated, so reach cannot be compared.
Output is 0% against the class median of 50.
ChargePoint HomeFlex Level 2 EV Charger, Hardwired NACS Charging Station – Tesla Compatible, Fast Charge Solution for Electric Vehicles
- Breaker needed
- 70A
- Power
- not stated
- Voltage
- 240V
- Cable
- not stated
- W x D x H
- 11×7×5in
- Weight
- not stated
Charger output
50A
Hardwired · 49 A and above · 11 chargers
Cable reach
Cable length not stated, so reach cannot be compared.
Output is 0% against the class median of 50.
Autel Level 2 Home Smart EV Charger NACS, Up to 50Amp, Hardwired 240V EV Charge Station, Indoor/Outdoor Car Charging Station, Flexible 25-Foot Cable, Compatible with Tesla
- Breaker needed
- 70A
- Power
- 12.0kW
- Voltage
- 240V
- Cable
- not stated
- W x D x H
- not stated
- Weight
- not stated
Charger output
50A
Hardwired · 49 A and above · 11 chargers
Cable reach
Cable length not stated, so reach cannot be compared.
Output is 0% against the class median of 50.
Related
- The full EV charger finder — unfiltered, every install method.
- What size breaker does an EV charger need? — the full table.
- How we compile these figures.