Charging levels Level 1 Level 2 Level 3

L3 EV Chargers LLC · Level 1 · Hollywood, Florida

Charge at home —
on 120 volts.

Level 1 is a dedicated 120-volt circuit. It adds about three to five miles of range per hour. That is the right install for a plug-in hybrid, a second car, or a battery electric that sits two or three days. It is the wrong install for a Tesla you drive every morning.

  • Dedicated 20-amp 120-volt circuit — not a random garage outlet
  • Uses the portable EVSE that came with the car, or a NEMA 5-20
  • GFCI and garage code handled, not guessed
  • Permit when the circuit is new
  • We say so if Level 2 is what you actually need
  • Hollywood shop — we work the whole state

What Level 1 actually is

A trickle charge. Useful when the math fits.

A Level 1 circuit is ordinary household voltage: 120 volts, typically 12 to 16 amps, about 1.4 to 1.9 kilowatts. Overnight that is roughly 30 to 50 miles of range, not a full battery on a long-range EV. Plug-in hybrids (Prius Prime, RAV4 Prime, Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid, and the like) often live here forever. A Model Y that commutes 60 miles a day does not.

A lot of “Level 1 installs” on the internet are someone plugging the travel charger into a garage outlet that already has a freezer and a GFCI that trips in August humidity. That is not an install. We run a dedicated circuit, land it on its own breaker, and put a proper receptacle where you actually park.

Who this is for

When we talk you out of it

If you drive a battery-electric daily and want to leave full, Level 1 is a stall. We will quote the 240-volt circuit instead of taking a small job we know you will call back about. That conversation lives on l2evchargers.com.

Assess a Level 1 circuit

The other two levels

Same company. Different job.

Three levels, three pages. Level 1 is a 120-volt circuit. Level 2 is overnight 240-volt at the house. Level 3 is DC fast charging on a lot. Same Hollywood shop.

L1

120-volt trickle

A dedicated household circuit. Slow, cheap, and the honest answer for a plug-in hybrid or a car that sits for days.

This page

L2

240-volt overnight

The useful home install. A permitted 40- or 48-amp circuit so a battery electric car wakes up full.

Level 2 install →

L3

DC fast charging

Commercial, fleet, and public stalls. Utility coordination, heavier gear, and conduit under a live lot.

DC fast charging →

Florida, on purpose

Shop is at 2021 Coolidge Street in Hollywood. The work is statewide. Each city page is written for that market — utility, housing stock, and permitting — not a find-and-replace of “your city.”

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