Tesla Model 3 home charger: charge time and which amps it can use

Charge time by charger amps

A charger's amp rating sets its power on a 240 volt circuit; the car then takes the smaller of that and its own onboard limit. Each row is one standard charger rating.

Power is amps times 240 volts. Full-charge times divide the EPA wall energy for a full charge (69 to 95 kWh), which already includes charging losses, by the rate the car accepts. The comparison column reads the highest-rated trim. The last column counts chargers in this database rated at exactly that current that plug into this car directly.

How these Level 2 times compare with a standard 120 volt outlet, in hours to full and miles added overnight for every vehicle family, is in Level 1 vs Level 2 charging compared by vehicle.

For charge time and cost on a 120 V outlet, the Mobile Connector or the Wall Connector, from 10 to 80 or 20 to 100 percent, use the Tesla charging calculator.

Chargers that fit the Tesla Model 3, by amps

Selection rule, in full: only chargers with a verified price appear; grouped by the charger's rated current; the 5 lowest verified prices in each group. Nothing here is an editorial pick.

Prices were verified at a named seller on October 5, 2026. Rate and full charge assume the 11.5 kW onboard charger; lower-rated trims cap lower, as the table above shows.

See all 59 chargers that fit this vehicle

Charge rate depends on which Tesla Model 3 you have

This family does not charge at one speed. 2 different AC intake ratings ship across the 14 trims, and a charger cannot exceed the one in your car. Buying for the higher figure when you own the lower trim buys nothing.

Intake figures are manufacturer-published, not derived from EPA data. Source: the maker's own documentation. Full-charge times assume 69 to 95 kWh drawn from the wall, which already includes charging losses.

What a full charge costs

Electricity is the whole running cost, and it is the number that varies most by where you live. A full 69 to 95 kWh at the Tesla Model 3, priced three ways:

Rates are the EIA residential series, July 2026. Your own utility and any time-of-use plan decide the real figure.

Work it out for your own state with the charging cost calculator.

The circuit this car needs

A home charger is a continuous load, so the National Electrical Code sizes both the breaker and the conductor at 125 percent of its draw. A charger matched to this car's 11.5 kW ceiling pulls 48 amps at 240 volts, which needs a 60 amp circuit rather than the 48 amp one the arithmetic alone suggests. That gap is where most installation quotes go wrong.

Of the 59 chargers that plug in directly here, 25 meet or beat the car's ceiling. Going above it changes nothing for this vehicle, though it leaves headroom for a future one that draws more.