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Is installing a charger economical for the average car buyer? I assume a high amp circuit install from an electrician is something like saving up another down
by cityofdelusion 5y ago
Is installing a charger economical for the average car buyer? I assume a high amp circuit install from an electrician is something like saving up another down payment. Maybe it can be rolled into the 84 month auto loans or whatever crazy length they are up to now.
- celticninja 5y agoSometimes they are subsidies available to install them.
- jakogut 5y agoMost municipalities allow homeowners to do their own electrical work, assuming you apply for the appropriate permits and have your work inspected. If you already have a subpanel in your garage, it's not complicated to add a 240V 50A receptacle. Depending on the scope of the work, it can be done for less than a couple hundred bucks in materials.
- ip26 5y agoThe everyman solution may turn out to be something like 240V 20A on an existing wire run. Just a new breaker & outlet, $20 in parts and 15 minutes labor? 11kW is nice, but NEMA 6-20 is good for 4kW or ~14 miles per hour, or 120-150 miles per night.
- p1mrx 5y agoThat's a good idea in theory, but you'd have to block off all the 120V outlets on the same circuit. If the existing breaker is 15A, you need a NEMA 6-15, which is 2.9 kW.
- tapoxi 5y agoIt cost me about $500 for an electrician to run a 30 amp circuit to my garage, and $200 for a NEMA 14-30 compatible EVSE.
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- josephcsible 5y agoYou can buy a charger and have an electrician install it on a new circuit for under $1000 total.