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How many watts does a EV Charger (Level 1, 120V) use?
Running watts
1,400 W
Starting watts
1,400 W
A EV Charger (Level 1, 120V) draws a steady 1,400 watts with no meaningful startup surge, since it has no motor to spin up. Technically pluggable, but an EV needs far more total energy than a portable power station carries — not a realistic battery use case.
Generators that can run this
- Generac GP2200i1,700 W run · 2,200 W start · ~$550
- Champion 2000-Watt Inverter (100692)1,700 W run · 2,000 W start · ~$450
- Honda EU2200i1,800 W run · 2,200 W start · ~$1,150