You need an outdoor box enclosing the 240V outlet, but otherwise it’s fine. Before I got my EVSE installed, I used the Ford mobile charger from my outdoor outlet and it even rained while connected. Everything was fine with both charger and the car.
The charger has an IP67 rating on the nameplate. Which means it can be dropped into a body of water up to 1 meter deep for half an hour. BUT, I would be very cautious with the plug connection (house, not vehicle end) being waterproof as well more so than the charger getting wet. Make sure to have a weatherproof 240 plug housing installed. And never plug or unplug in the rain.
Just to clarify, IP67 is a weatherproof designation, not a waterproof designation. Yes, that means it is fine in rain, snow, etc.
Thanks, you are correct, it is an enclosure protection rating. The first number is for solid objects (primarily dust) and the second is liquid. So the 6 means it is completely protected from dust and the 7 (as I stated) means it can handle immersion and all liquid effects below the 7 rating, examples are strong jets of water in all directions, falling drops of water, etc.
