Jon
Active member
We just got our Soul EV two days ago. Loving it so far, but trying to figure out which Bosch charger we should get. We get a "free" (as in pay for shipping and installation only) 240V, 16A wall charger, but we have the option of paying extra to upgrade to a 240V, 30A wall charger. The lady at Bosch said the increase in amps doesn't make a difference for all cars, but she couldn't tell me whether the 30A model was faster for the Soul EV or not. She said that if we had a 3.3-3.7 kW charger on the car, then it would make no difference, but if we had a 7.2 kW charger, then the 30A would be faster. Our Soul EV owner's manual says "CHARGER (OBC) - Max. Output (KW) - 6.6". I'm guessing this means the on-board charger (OBC?) is 6.6 kW, which is much closer to the 7.2 kW that Bosch referred to than to 3.3-3.7 kW, but I'm not 100% sure, and my wife wants me to be 100% sure before spending extra money. Is there anyone here with enough technical knowledge to advice whether it's worth getting the upgraded charger?