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> many homes need retrofitting to be able to charge an EV FWIW 1kW for 8 hours is ~50km which is enough for most daily drives > I need my electrical panel rep
by dzhiurgis 4y ago
> many homes need retrofitting to be able to charge an EV
FWIW 1kW for 8 hours is ~50km which is enough for most daily drives
> I need my electrical panel replaced
How much is that, really? Panel itself cost nothing, just some labour which I take is very expensive. You are improving your house tho and cost is likely negligible compared to car cost.
FWIW it cost us ~$500 (eastern europe) to get 7kW charger purchased + installed. Which we never used cuz free municipal charger.
- twblalock 4y agoThe building permit for the panel replacement is $750. Just the permit. The panel install, including parts and labor, is around $4k. Add another $2k or so for the EV charger parts and labor. To replace the panel, my electrical company must make a special appointment to disconnect my house from the grid and reconnect it later the same day. The earliest appointment they were able to offer was one month away. There is no such thing as a cheap electrical panel upgrade, solar install, or battery install in the United States. Yes, I am improving the house, and I would probably need a new panel eventually anyway, but this still goes to show that there is a lot more involved than some people might think.
- prmoustache 4y agoOne could argue that nobody doing less than 50km a day should need a car. Except if living in a remote mountain village.