The MEGEAR Skysword II is a cheap 120-volt Level 1 charger to keep in the trunk as insurance. It plugs into any ordinary household outlet, needs no special circuit, and adds roughly 3 to 5 miles of range per hour. It is genuinely useful as a backup and as a primary charger for a plug-in hybrid or a very low-mileage driver — and it is the wrong choice as the only charger for anyone with a real daily commute.
This is the least expensive charger we cover, and buying it well means understanding exactly what Level 1 is for. In our portable roundupit is the 120-volt backup pick. This is the closer look. We compile published specs and owner reports and do the math — we have not bench-tested it.
Who it is for
Three buyers get real value from it: anyone who wants a cheap emergency cord in the trunk; a plug-in hybridowner whose small battery refills overnight on 120 volts; and a very low-mileage driver who plugs in every night and drives well under 40 miles a day. If you drive more than that and this would be your only charger, it will fall behind — you want a Level 2 portable instead.
The specs that matter
MEGEAR rates it as a Level 1 · 120-volt unit, 16 amps, with a NEMA 5-15 (standard household) plug and a 25-foot cable. Two things define it:
- It plugs into any outlet.No 240-volt circuit, no electrician, no install — it works from the same outlet as a lamp. That universality is the whole point of a Level 1 backup.
- Level 1 speed, and its limits.It adds roughly 3 to 5 miles of range per hour — about 40 to 50 miles over a long overnight stretch. Plenty for a small battery or a short commute; too slow to keep a big battery topped up under daily driving.
What is good
For a few dollars, it removes a category of worry. It is cheap insurance that lives in the trunk and works anywhere there is a wall outlet, the 25-foot cable reaches, and for the small-battery or low-mileage buyer it is a perfectly adequate primary charger. As a backup, it is the kind of thing you are very glad to have the one time you need it.
Where it falls short
The honest limit is speed, and it is a hard one. At Level 1 it adds only ~3–5 miles of range per hour, so for anyone with a real daily commute it cannot keep up — the battery slowly falls behind. This is not a defect; it is what Level 1 is. Do not buy it expecting it to replace a Level 2 charger if you actually need Level 2.
Bottom line
The MEGEAR Skysword II is exactly what it looks like: cheap, slow, universal insurance. Buy it as a trunk backup, or as a primary charger only if you drive a plug-in hybrid or very few miles a day. If it would be your only charger and you drive a full EV daily, spend up for a Level 2 portable like the MUSTARTinstead — and keep this as the backup. See where it ranks in the portable roundup.
