Fox ESS EV Charger Reviews

About Fox ESS

Established in 2019, China's Fox ESS is a massive, vertically integrated manufacturer of solar inverters, batteries, and other energy related products.

Australian Contact Details

The company's products are supported in Australia via offices in Melbourne and Sydney.

Melbourne: 53 Willow Avenue, Springvale VIC 3171
Sydney: Unit 3/39 Herbert St, St Leonards NSW 2065
Phone: 1300 377 369
Email: [email protected] 
Australian website

Company Info

Fox ESS was established in 2019 and by April the following year had shipped its first products independently developed by the firm. Fox ESS has grown rapidly since then, and in May 2023, was added to the Forbes Global Unicorn list. This makes it sound like a horny horse, but a unicorn is a privately held startup company with a valuation of US$1 billion or more. 

The firm expanded into Australia in 2021, starting with solar inverters, adding batteries in 2022 and EV chargers in 2024. Its Australian office was opened in 2022.

The company's global headquarters are located in Wenzhou, China.

Fox ESS Home EV Chargers In Australia

A Series

The Fox ESS A Series is available in three power ratings:

• A7300 - 7.3kW single-phase
• A011K - 11kW three-phase
• A022K - 22kW three-phase

The A Series is available in plug and socket versions and can be wall or post mounted. It supports Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and Ethernet connectivity, with optional 4G, along with OCPP 1.6 JSON or OCPP 2.0.1.

The chargers support solar smart charging, which allows an EV to charge solely with surplus power that otherwise would have been exported to the grid -- but only when paired with a Fox ESS solar inverter.

The three-phase versions can automatically switch from 3 phase to single-phase charging when solar smart charging. This useful feature allows it to continue to smart charge a vehicle when surplus solar power is relatively low. 

Other features include scheduled charging, dynamic load balancing and the ability to direct surplus solar power to EV charging. The charger has an IP55 rating. Specifically, the body is IP65, while the socket is IP55. It has an IK08 impact rating an operating temperature range of -30 ~ 50C.

L MAX Series

The L MAX Series is a more compact EV charger available in two models:

• L07P - 7.3kW single-phase
• L11P - 11kW three-phase

Both use a Type 2 charging plug and measure 196 x 197 x 105mm. They can be wall or post mounted and have an operating temperature range of -25 ~ 50C.

The L MAX Series is IP55 and IK08 rated and supports Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and Ethernet connectivity. Like the A Series, it supports OCPP 1.6 JSON or OCPP 2.0.1, scheduled charging, dynamic load balancing and charging from surplus solar power.