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Legal self-install of EVSE may come to an end, in the USA
Under the proposed rules, all receptacles for EV charging must be EV listed (after the Leviton 14-50 disasters and fires). And those must be installed only by qualified individuals.
No more self-install permits for receptacles or hardwired EVSE is the goal.
I disagree with the goal!
The proposed regulation extends to installing receptacles for the purpose of EV charging. It's paired with a regulation that receptacles for EV charging must be EV listed. So you can hang a listed EVSE on the wall, but you can't install the receptacle.
The irony is hardwiring an EVSE is safer....
OpenEVSE Support
Many EVSE manufactures certify plug-in EVSEs with UL as portable. We classify all OpenEVSE models as portable, our enclosures have center holes that allow tool-less quick removal.
Bryce Nesbitt
In many areas it's possible to get a permit for hardwiring an EVSE, or for installing a receptacle to plug in EVSE. That era will close soon. The 2nd Draft of the National Electrical Code for the USA will read one of the following:
NEC 624.4 Qualified Persons
Permanently installed electric vehicle power transfer system equipment shall be installed by qualified persons.
See NECA 413-2024, Standard for Installing and Maintaining Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) or other ANSI approved installation standards.
NEC 625.9 Qualified Persons (1871-NFPA 70-2024)
(A) Installation Electric Vehicle Power Transfer Equipment shall be installed by qualified persons
Exception: Shall not apply to the use of portable electric vehicle chargers
Informational Note: See NECA 413-2024, Standard for Installing and Maintaining Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) or other ANSI approved installation standards.
The definition is
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This may not end self-install of EVSE, but it will end the ability to get a permit to do it.
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