MACH 3 Fast 40 Amp Level 1 2 Portable EV Charger Electric Vehicle Charging Station 120-240V NEMA 14-50

I really like this charger. I have a 50amp outlet and the car charges at a continuous 9.1 amps. The flexibility to select the different levels of charging allows one to use just about any outlet as long as you have an adapter for that outlet. The product includes a NACS adapter. Many current EVs do not need it but future cars will. This unit is easy to use, gives a lot of information and works flawlessly. It;s also at a good price. I don't know about durability yet, but so far I highly recommend it. Read more

I bought this to use as a portable charger and to take to our summer house. I had only tested it briefly before traveling and, when I was traveling, forgot the instruction manuals. The Apex tech support responded quickly and let me know how to connect the charger to wifi and the Smart Life app, which worked perfectly. I really appreciate that this charger can charge at 40 amp as a Level 2 charger and still work as a Level 1 at a lower speed. I plugged it into our 50 amp socket, which was put in place for plugging in our RV, and it worked like a dream as a plug-and-play charger. It has good build quality. I appreciate having the NACS adapter (though I haven't used it yet). If I had anything to complain about (which isn't much), I think the wall mount to hold the cable and connector could be a bit bigger to make storing the cable on the wall a bit easier; it does the job. Read more

You can set amperage output with the phone or without. It does go up to 40A which you should only do on a 50A circuit. Charges my Tesla pretty dang quick at that amperage. You can dial it down to wherever you like and even program it on the phone. Hasn't gotten hot on me and seems very solid. Used it quite a bit for a few months now with no issues at all. I don't know what else they could do to improve it. Read more

I bought this for 2021 ID4 Pro S I picked up a month ago on the used market for a under $17K with 30K miles. Very happy with both the car and charging at home on a Level 2 built into the electric panel. I needed a portable Level 1/2 as the used car dealer did not have the original cable that came with the car when new. We tried this at home as a level 1 and it worked easily and had a clear display which is useful as the app could never find the product and has not worked. Only about 3 miles per hour of charging but that was what I expected. Cord length was great, very sturdy and the bag is quite useful. Connections to the car were excellent and removal was smooth. I cannot say if it gets too hot as it is still cool outside in March in the Northeast. I will update when I get a chance to use it as a Level 2. Read more

I've had it only a week, but it works well, and the out of box experience is outstanding -- just unwind, plug and play (if you already have the right NEMA outlet, which I do). Speed of charging is easily changeable and works well. The cord length is better than the cord I got with my prior car, which is convenient. The price is WAY below what the manufacturer wanted for a comparable charger cord. I had a question about the software for the phone app, which I've not yet used, and customer service was extremely prompt (less than 1/2 day response time). Read more

After five years our JuiceBox stopped being reliable and needed a replacement. Since our breaker is 50 amps, I wanted a J1772 level 2 charger with a NEMA 14-50 plug that would utilize the entire capacity of the circuit, or 40 amps continuously. Most level 2 chargers seem to max out at 30-32 amps, which narrowed down my choices, especially as those at higher current tend to cost a lot more. Since it seemed to be the undersupported app that ruined our JuiceBox, even offline, I looked for a charger that was "plug and play" and worked offline. I liked the informative display that happens to be my favorite colors, and the buttons that allow current and delay selection without going through an app. Since we might relocate within a few years, the ability to select the maximum current is a valuable feature. This Apex Charger Mach 3 seemed to meet these requirements, though its short listing and zero reviews left me to speculate what I would get. Especially strange was that I couldn't find the Mach 3 listed for sale anywhere except Amazon - even Apex's own website only lists the Mach 1 and Mach 2, each for considerably more than the $170 of this listing. I got the impression of this either being a promotional sale to get reviews started for their new model line, or that the discount was to compensate me for dealing with the first units off the assembly line, which would be improved as my problems lead to product improvements for others. The price for this product was among the lowest of Amazon despite the high current. After reading all the scraps of documentation in the "suitcase" that the product came in, I learned that there is an "extra" one year warranty for registering the product within 30 days. I don't know what it is "extra" to, since neither the listing nor the documentation mention any, and the warranty link on the listing just says to contact the manufacturer. I also learned that there is, in fact, an app, and that this unit is equipped with bluetooth and wifi. Fortunately, it seems to work without them, and in our case the Ford App replaces the functionality of the Apex app by letting us schedule and monitor charging through the truck. The literature volunteered that the wiring in the unit, and presumably outside the unit, is solid copper. That's reassuring, as copper-clad-aluminum (CCA) wiring that is less expensive is more likely to degrade due to physical stress. Before mounting the charger I plugged it into the 240V, 50A outlet. Things seemed to be working, with the default current set to 40 amps, so I plugged it into our Ford F150 Lightning pickup truck. According to the display on the charger, current slowly increased over about a minute and leveled out at 9.1 kW, with the Ford App saying the truck was getting 8.8 kW. This is a little less than the 9.8 kW that would be expected from 40 amps at 240 volts. However, the display on this charger happens to include a measure of the voltage received by the charger. The voltage started at 246 volts with no load, and had dropped to 240 volts when the load of the truck was 9.1 kW. So I think the charger may be programmed not to lower the voltage on its input to below 240 volts. Unfortunately, the outlet it was plugged into was only a few feet from our main breaker panel, which has a service of 400 amps, which is about the best case scenario for maximizing power to the charger. As the truck charged over half an hour, gaining 5% of its 98 kWh capacity, the truck reported a perfectly steady level of power at 8.8 kW according to the Ford app. I went out and mounted the charger. Probably the biggest design flaw for this charger is that the cable with the NEMA 14-50 plug comes out of the top of the charger, not the bottom. But outdoor NEMA 14-50 receptacles must have a cover that closes on the top, so the cable must come down from the receptacle and then loop up above the charger, unless the outlet was installed near the roofline. Ideally, both cables would come out of the bottom of the charger, as they do on a JuiceBox. Also, the NEMA 14-15 plug does not go all the way into the jack because it doesn't clear the bottom of the enclosure intended to weatherproof the receptacle. There was also a sticker saying to remove the protective film from the screen, but I can't seem to get the film off and don't want to mess with it too much or it might look worse than leaving it on. Overall I am happy with the charger. Edit (2/25/25): The seller reached out to provide some feedback on the review above. After looking more closely at the specification for our F150 Lightning, I agree with the manufacturer that the 500 watt shortfall in my charging rate below the listed 9.6 kW capability is probably due to reaching the maximum charge rate of the truck. Although the 2024 Lightning standard range is listed as being able to charge at 11.2 kW, it also is said to charge its 98 kWh battery from 0% to 100% in 11.9 hours, an average charge rate of only 8.2 kW. I was pleased with the quality of communication with the seller, and also to learn about their five-year warranty, now six years since I registered for the extra year. The seller also explained that the reason for the non-ideal placement of cables when I mounted my charger to the wall was to facilitate the use of this charger as a mobile charger. I hadn't really considered that use, but given that we use our F150 Lightning for camping and might find ourselves at an RV park for that purpose, we might benefit from a 40kW mobile charger. I changed my review from four stars to five stars. The seller did not ask me to, and didn't even suggest editing my review. I like to keep five star reviews rare so they mean something. In this case, although the experience wasn't perfect, the seller seems motivated to make the charger and its documentation perfect for others, and this review is intended to benefit those others. Read more

Trash, randomly stops charging my ev6, and my ev6 charges completely fine anywhere else level 2 or level 3. Go buy a grizzle mini or something. Read more

The Mach 3 40 amp charger is heavy duty and over 25ft long...making it easy to charge your electric car when its parked behind another small car. I really like the APP availability. Also, I need to speak to the Seller's service. My Charger came with an incorrect (level one) adapter plug and when I called the Seller (Apex Charger) the phone was answered immediately (by a real person) and within minutes the issue was related and the seller was scheduling a correct adapter to be sent to me immediately (no shipping charge). Now that is great customer support. Read more