When Juice Americas launched its portable two-in-one EV charger, the J+ BOOSTER 2, in North America, Electrek was invited to review it. Here’s how it went.
January 23, 2024, update: J+ Americas has launched a revamped e-commerce website, jplusbooster.com, on the Shopify platform. The company has expanded its payment options to Shop Pay by Shopify, Paypal, GPay by Google, and Venmo. J+ Americas is offering a 10% discount on all orders with the code “BOOST2024” and offering free shipping for orders over $50 until February 15.
July 6, 2023, update: The J+ BOOSTER 2 set is now available on Walmart’s website, as well as on Amazon.
J+ BOOSTER 2 specs
December 27, 2022: Juice Americas is the US subsidiary of Swiss-based Juice Technology AG. The St. Petersburg, Florida-based Juice Americas sent me the J+ BOOSTER 2 set, which included a cloth-covered bag with velcro on the bottom so that it doesn’t slide around in the trunk; the J+ BOOSTER 2 with an SAE J1772 vehicle connector; and NEMA 14-50 and 5-15 adapters.
It also comes with a wall bracket, and that’s why the company calls it a two-in-one: It can be used as both a wall charger and a portable charger.
Michael Boehm, managing director of Juice Americas, said in a video call:
In the US, people like wall chargers at home. Ours is just as fast if not faster, plus it has the added value of portability. We like to call it a portable wall charger. It’s basically a 2-in-1. Because most portable chargers are not really designed to be everyday chargers.
The following NEMA adapters are available for purchase: 6-20, TT-30, 6-15, 6-50, 5-20, and 5-15.
The company is also now offering the 120-240 VAC, 40A heavy-duty cable in an extended 25-foot length option (list price $679) in addition to its original 21-foot length option (list price $549).
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