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For those that missed the last promotion, Bunnings have lowered their pricing for the Tesla Gen 3 Wall Connector to $745 pickup. Stock is limited.
Tesla Wall Connector Gen 3 EV Charger - $745 + Delivery ($0 OnePass/ C&C / in-Store) @ Bunnings
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itishere on 05/05/2026 - 23:38 bunnings.com.au (1769 clicks)
Last edited 12/05/2026 - 09:06 by 1 other user
Last edited 12/05/2026 - 09:06 by 1 other user
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Why not. Does ur phone have a type 2 port?
Yes but not in 20sec, type 2 to the EV to the usb port in the car. Regular charge speeds.
Ah… so yes, they can charge their phone in 20 seconds but not in 20sec. gotcha!
@eloque: It can charge a phone but not in 20 seconds. It appears you need some training in reading comprehension.
@cheaptech20: I said nothing about trading bleeding for compensation. You're putting worms in my mouth.
You may use it to recharge your brain in 0.1ms.
True, I had to check the Bunnings site to make sure there was actually some sort of battery here. Wouldn't be surprised if this was the price of just some connector.
Thanks, have updated the title with it.
This or ocular LTE plus or foxess charger for foxESS battery and non Tesla EV?
AI says FoxESS charger can work with FoxESS battery natively while Ocular charger can work in offline mode.
depends on your usage, if you use EV Charger like Telsa gen 3, you may just set charging schedule and EV battery SOC directly in the EV BMS
the advantage of using Solar battery branded EV charger is the ability to set EV charging with Solar power and solar battery consideration
eg. I set to only charge my EV when current solar generation is over 2kw, and will top up with solar battery but stop charging at 40% SOCIt'd be great if I can do advanced setting, considering the performance between these 3 charges are on par. Not many Foxess chargers are on sale around here.
I was in the same boat and went FoxEss. I've got it working with the inverter to change from access Solar only. Requires the two wires to be run between inverter and charger for RS485 comms. RS485 means being able to set smart automations using Home Assistant if one is technically inclined.
It also has OCPP support.
Plus I've got Atto 3 which stops charging if the charge rate drops below a certain amount (e.g. cloud passing) and does not resume. With FoxEss charger it's working fine and able to resume without intervention.
Could not be happier.
You miss all that with Tesla charger but it should be good quality
Thanks for the insight in details. Now I have peace of mind with the foxess charger. I will ask the installer to connect the said 2 wires. Meanwhile someone'd like to post a foxess charger for $700, then I find an installer for around $500. Sounds good to me.
My electrician hadn't worked with FoxEss chargers before, if your electrician is the same then here are a few pointers.
1. The charger does not come with a manual. Need to scan QR code to access user manual online. Code is on a pamphlet that comes with charger.
2. Ask electrician to connect pin 3 and 4 of Port N (same port to which CT Clamp is attached) to the chargers RS485 port a and b. On the charger, opening side panel on the left side reveals them.
3. While any twisted pair of wire works for RS485 choose an Ethernet wire to connect inverter and charger to avoid noise or interference.
4. Pin 3 (inverter's port N) connects to port B (charger) and pin 4 to port A. If the wires on the charger are swapped by mistake you'll see and error message in the settings of Fox Switch app. Does not damage anything. Just swap them to correct it.
5. Once everything is setup, you won't need Fox Switch app, everything can be controlled by inverter app i.e. Fox Connect 2.0Best of luck with the install.
Can this be used to charge BYD Sealion 6, and can I use scheduling on the tesla charger to say only charge between 12am to 6am?
I am on a single phase with 6kv solar panels and 5kv inverter, I doubt I can use this for solar charging. Is there any better EV charger than this one?
Yes, via app
Yes, it will charge a BYD Sealion 6 just fine (Charging my parents Mercedes right now). No it cannot be set to schedule charging, as Teslas schedule this from the car (or app) not from the charger itself. I assume BYDs can do this too.
Tesla seem to focus on reliability for their charging infrastructure as this is so critical, rather than lots of features and rely on the smarts in the vehicles for complex stuff (which are updated all the time with over the air updates).
There are WAY cleverer EV chargers out there, but for me I would prefer reliability (I have an almost decade old Tesla wall charger that is <100m from the beach, outside coated in salt air that is still working just fine).
Note: Just FYI, I don't think the mobile Tesla chargers are as reliable as the hardwired ones IMHO.
So this will only function as a plug in and charge for any EV that isn't a Tesla? Be it reliably.
What features will it not have that would be beneficial for a non Tesla driver?
I have been using this charger to charge my BYD Seal for the last 2 years and hasn’t missed a beat. I use the scheduling from the car (controlled via the app) to charge from midnight to 6am each day as I’m an EV power plan. When using this charger with Teslas you use the Tesla app to control the amp limit (again from the car) so you can ramp down the power it uses if you wanted to purely use solar. As other vehicles like BYDs don’t give you that level of control you can only charge at full speed (32amp / 7kw using single phase, more if 3 phase).
In saying that, there is a way to change the amps from the charger itself, but you need to put the charger in a configure mode (holding onto the button) and wifi connect directly to it and reconfigure it, which is a bit painful and not something you want to do often. If there was a way to automate this via Home Assistant or something that would be amazing, maybe you can.
Hope this helps.
@rmh: So, can you setup a schedule from car BYD Sealion 6 (not app) to say charge between 12am - 6am? My main requirement right now is to set it to schedule.
@bluehalk: Scheduled charging can be done via the Tesla app, even with a non-Tesla EV. The very first line here even says it:
https://www.tesla.com/en_au/support/charging/wall-connector/…@bluehalk: within the car it looks to be the same as the Seal in the Smart Charging section on the infotainment system to enable scheduled charging. I cannot speak for the app though, but would imagine it would be the same, even though the Sealion 6 is a hybrid instead of a BEV. Even worst case if its not in the app, you can just set it once within the car and not touch it again, ie set it to charge every day from midnight to 6am, if its not plugged in, it won't charge.
No it cannot be set to schedule charging
That is not correct. Scheduled charging with Tesla Wall Connector 3 can be done via the Tesla app, even with a non-Tesla EV.
Although true, I have seen people in the BYD groups report about the car not liking this from time to time though and missing charging windows. The most reliable way seems to be to use the car to set the charging windows. This has 100% worked for me during my 2 years of ownership.
Looks like software has changed, that was the reason I didn't go with it few months ago.
we've got an EV, but not a tesla. i almost bought one of these but ended up going with the sungrow ac22E.
the main reason i went with the sungrow was evcc compatibility. evcc is an amazing app that controls the charger around a number of variables. in our case i provide evcc our home solar stats, house battery stats, grid import, export, tariff prices (free power from 11am-2pm) etc all from home assistant.
it'll know to charge during the free time automatically, if there's excess solar being sent to grid, it'll ramp up the ev charger to absorb it. you can choose to charge the car off the house battery, or not. it can wait until the house battery is x%. it has built in load management, so in our case if we're charging the house battery at 10kw, house is drawing 2kw, it'll only charge the car up until ~14kw (approx 60A) so it doesn't overload the 63A breaker.
for the extra ~$250, i reckon its worth it for the extra control. The sungrow also has a 7m cable on it.
How does this go vs Charge HQ?
not sure.. but having a quick look at charge hq suggests its a subscription and relies on the cloud.
evcc with the sungrow is totally free and all locally controlled
EVCC is great, but needs to be installed on a device within your network, and there is a learning curve. ChargeHQ is cloud based and much simpler - nothing to install locally. But yes ChargeHQ is $7/month for solar aware charging. It is free for scheduled charging though.
I see that the Sungrow ac22E supports OCPP … that certainly makes it easier to use with EVCC. I use EVCC also, I agree it's great. In my case I use it with a Tesla Wall Connector to perform solar aware charging, but I have a Tesla EV where it control things via the vehicle. Tesla WC is a dumb charger, so yes your Sungrow is definitely a better option in your case. Out of curiosity, do you need to have a Sungrow solar/battery system to use it with, or can it work completely independently?
I’m not using the ocpp protocol, but the specific sungrow integration via modbus over rs485. I believe the ocpp integration is lacking in functionality over modbus and may require a paid sponsor token/subscription to evcc.
But yeah I’ve got a fox battery, enphase solar and a Hyundai ev. Evcc brings them all together in harmony!
If you’ve got a Tesla, the Tesla wall charger can’t be beat in terms of features and price
whats the issue about stuffing up wifi, its in the bunnings product review comments?
Most likely a problem where it was incompatible with WPA3, even if you tried to force it to use WPA2 but the router was making WPA3 available. This issue has been resolved in a recent firmware update. "This update reportedly fixes issues with WPA3 and mixed WPA2/WPA3 WiFi setups."
I haven't had wi-fi issues with mine, however I wish they had provided wired ethernet capability.yeh i'm betting it's user error
Are Tesla still getting sued for randomly crashing their cars?
Sky News has entered the chat
Happy Trolling.
@RecklessMonkeys: Not allowed to say anything bad about Teslar. Doesn’t matter America has tariffs on our products, trying to hurt our economy and jobs, all hail Teslar! All hail our American rulers! Hand salute Elon!
@whuts: I used to wonder why people come in to a Tesla related thread/group and start spouting anger/hate. I don't like anchovies, but I don't go in to anchovy-loving groups to tell them how much dislike them, it has never crossed my mind. I then realised that people like yourself have Elon living rent-free in their heads. What a terrible existence. Poor bugger. Maybe it's time to start enjoying things in life, and not let things you hate get you down so much. Personally, I couldn't care less about Elon.
@noz: Interesting comment. People regularly express their opinions on Ozbargain, in case you hadn't noticed.
I guess if anchovies start flinging roman salutes around you'll go out of your way to make personal attacks on the people who don't like that kind of thing.@RecklessMonkeys: lol, I didn't see you express any opinion about Tesla's EV charger. Hence you were trolling. Nice try anyway.
@noz: I doubt you're so obtuse as to not understand that Tesla cars are charged with Tesla chargers but you do you.
@RecklessMonkeys: I doubt you're not so obtuse to understand that something that can charge an EV (and not just a Tesla EV for that matter) isn't going to, according to you, cause the car to randomly crash. But you do you .. i.e. keep trolling.
@noz: I stand corrected. You are actually unable to understand the concept that a dodgy company might produce dodgy products in more than one category.
Now sod off.@RecklessMonkeys: lol, getting angry now I see.. maybe next time think about entering comments and making a genuine contribution instead of trolling.
@noz: Look, I'm sorry that I interrupted your alone time with an Elon doll in the back an auto crasher.
dont forget to mention with onepass click collect you got 5x 745 fly by points which gives you approx $17 $18 credit. Jet charge seems dont want to lose sales so they took the price $720 down and now back to $800 with 5% price beat bunnings but you wont get the benefit of fly by points from bunnings. yesterday i asked jetcharge when it will be restock after they made it OOS and they said no clue when it will be restock but seems they lied for a strategy move
Anybody found a way to control this charger's current via home assistant using a non-tesla car?
With a Tesla EV it's definitely possible (I do it myself), but with a non-Tesla EV, no it isn't*. The TWC is pretty much a dumb charger. Tesla promised the SA govt. that they would add OCPP a couple of yrs ago, but they never did.
*if you like to tinker, then there are people trying to get it working via RS485. See here .. https://community.home-assistant.io/t/tesla-wall-connector-g…Yeah I am one of those guys in that thread and yet to make it work. The progress is good but there's a missing part.
I'm really interested to see how it goes, hopefully someone can crack the nut.
Folks, supposedly a firmware update is coming that will support Smart Charging for the Wall Connector. However, it's difficult at this stage to determine whether or not that includes solar-aware charging, but it will support price-aware charging (e.g. Amber Electric). See here for more info..
https://www.notateslaapp.com/tesla-app-updates/version/4.56.…JET Charge has a flat delivery fee of $20. Is that correct? I am in WA.
I am planning to price match with bunnings in the future when Jetcharge will have cheaper price however based on bunnings pricematch policy they will include this $20 shipping fee in total cost.
Can i use this to charge my phone in 20 seconds?