daveo4EV
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FYI - for anyone ”having an electrician visit” - the cost for installing a circuit is not the amp rating but rather than labor for the electrician to pull wire and reconfigure your main panel for the new circuit - installing a “bigger” circuit for your EV charging (if your panel can handle it) should only be minor incremental cost and will pay dividends in the future as your EV demands grow by allowing faster charging and potentially multiple EV’s charging…
labor costs (2/3’rd of the cost of the entire electrician bill) is the same labor for a 50/60/80/100 amp circuit - there is only minor differences in materials cost for a bigger circuit and minimal increase in labor costs to install a bigger circuit in your garage.
this is your first EV, not your last EV- and is unlikely to be your only EV…
a little planning and a little bigger circuit (60/80 amps) will make the EV transition from 1 to 2, and faster charging cheaper and easier in the future, and means the electrician will only visit once.
food for thought.
labor costs (2/3’rd of the cost of the entire electrician bill) is the same labor for a 50/60/80/100 amp circuit - there is only minor differences in materials cost for a bigger circuit and minimal increase in labor costs to install a bigger circuit in your garage.
this is your first EV, not your last EV- and is unlikely to be your only EV…
a little planning and a little bigger circuit (60/80 amps) will make the EV transition from 1 to 2, and faster charging cheaper and easier in the future, and means the electrician will only visit once.
food for thought.
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