What EV Charger Do You Need for a 2023 Porsche Taycan GTS?
Many owners buy an eighty-amp charger on impulse and waste money on extra wire the car cannot use. Your Porsche Taycan GTS takes a maximum of forty-eight amps on Level 2 AC power. Buy a forty-eight-amp unit to match the onboard charger. You will get a full battery in 9.1 hours.
The numbers
| Maximum AC charging rate | 11.0 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 | J1772 |
| Full charge on Level 2 | about 9.1 hours |
| Range added per hour (Level 2) | about 27 miles |
| Full charge on a 120 V outlet | about 70 hours |
| Range added per hour (120 V) | about 3.5 miles |
| EPA rated range | 246 miles |
| Energy for a full charge | about 100.1 kWh at the wall |
Why 48 amps and not more
The car limits AC charging to forty-eight amps at eleven kilowatts. Feeding it a fifty-amp or eighty-amp box yields zero speed gains because the onboard hardware caps the intake. Any amperage above forty-eight draws excess heat without cutting your 9.1 hour charging window down further. Stick to the exact limit of the vehicle. Oversized hardware only inflates your equipment budget.
What the install involves
A forty-eight-amp EV supply equipment unit requires a dedicated sixty-amp breaker in your service panel. Have a licensed electrician run heavy-gauge copper wiring to your garage wall. Hardwire the connection directly because no household receptacle is rated for continuous forty-eight-amp loads. The electrician must check your panel for spare capacity before landing the new circuit.
Chargers that match this car
Energy monitoring built in. Hardwire it for the full 48 A.
Compact unit, good for tight garages.
Adjustable from 16 A to 50 A in the app, which helps if your panel is tight.
Worth having as well
Common questions
- Can I plug this car into a standard wall outlet?
- You can plug it into a standard 120-volt household outlet for Level 1 charging. Expect it to take 70 hours to reach a full charge at a rate of 3.5 miles per hour. That speed only works for low daily mileage.
- What connector does the car use?
- Your vehicle uses a J1772 connector for all AC Level 2 charging. Every non-Tesla electric vehicle sold in North America through 2024 uses this standard. You do not need proprietary plugs.
- Why does the EPA charge time differ from the maximum rate?
- The EPA-rated Level 2 charge time takes 10.5 hours at 23 miles of range per hour. The EPA test protocol does not always run at the car absolute peak AC rate. Real-world charging at 48 amps hits the 9.1 hour mark at 27 miles per hour.
- Can I use Tesla Destination Chargers?
- You can use Tesla Destination Chargers and Wall Connectors if you buy a Tesla to J1772 adapter rated for at least 80 amps. The adapter bridges the connector difference safely. Keep it in your trunk.
Other vehicles
Charging times derived from EPA data for the 2023 Porsche Taycan GTS. Electrical requirements follow NEC 625.41, which sizes a circuit at 125% of a continuous load. Always have a licensed electrician verify your panel.