What EV Charger Do You Need for a 2025 Tesla Cybertruck?
You need a 48 amp Level 2 home charging setup for this truck. The onboard charger caps your draw at 48 amps anyway. Buying a larger unit gets you zero extra speed. Let's look at the numbers.
The numbers
| Maximum AC charging rate | 11.5 kW (48 A) |
|---|---|
| Charger size to buy | 48 A |
| Circuit breaker required | 60 A |
| Outlet / connection | hardwired (a 48 A EVSE must be hardwired -- no household receptacle is rated for it) |
| Charge port | NACS |
| Full charge on Level 2 | about 11.9 hours |
| Range added per hour (Level 2) | about 28 miles |
| Full charge on a 120 V outlet | about 95 hours |
| Range added per hour (120 V) | about 3.5 miles |
| EPA rated range | 335 miles |
| Energy for a full charge | about 136.9 kWh at the wall |
Why 48 amps and not more
The battery holds 136.9 kWh of energy. Drawing 48 amps feeds 11.5 kW to the pack. This fills the 335 mile range in 11.9 hours. The EPA test pegs the full charge at 12.0 hours. Pumping more amperage into the vehicle changes nothing. The onboard hardware rejects anything past 48 amps.
What the install involves
You must hardwire a 48 amp charger because no standard household receptacle handles that continuous load. A licensed electrician needs to pull THHN copper wire and land it on a 60 amp breaker. Ask them to verify your electrical panel has spare capacity for this continuous 60 amp load. Never use a plug for this amperage.
Chargers that match this car
Your car has a NACS port. The NACS units below plug straight in; any J1772 unit works with the adapter supplied with the car.
Native NACS plug, no adapter needed.
Dual plug: works with NACS and J1772 cars.
Tesla's own unit. Native NACS, hardwire only.
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Common questions
- What plug does the truck use?
- It uses a NACS connector. Tesla units plug straight into the port. A J1772 adapter ships with the car for public or third party Level 2 units.
- Can I charge using a standard wall outlet?
- Level 1 charging works on standard outlets at 3.5 miles per hour. That takes 95 hours for a full charge, so you want Level 2 installed.
- How many miles per hour does Level 2 add?
- It adds 28 miles of range for every hour plugged in. Both the standard charging rate and the EPA rated speed hit this exact mark.
- Which chargers work with this vehicle?
- The Emporia Level 2 EV Charger NACS 48A, Tesla Wall Connector, and Tesla Universal Wall Connector all deliver the full 48 amps.
Other vehicles
Charging times derived from EPA data for the 2025 Tesla Cybertruck (covering 3 EPA trim listings). Electrical requirements follow NEC 625.41, which sizes a circuit at 125% of a continuous load. Always have a licensed electrician verify your panel.