Agreed, but if a new install I also would not install a Nema 14-50 plug with a plug in charger as you will not be able to use the full capacity of most chargers unless hard wired. Also depends on the amp rating of your intended circuit/breaker, need for a subpanel, etc. as well.
Yes, the cost of the copper in that gauge wire alone is a large part of that expense. Also keep in mind that at least in 2024 (I would assume now as well unless it changed as it was until 2033) many people can claim 30% of the charger install (parts and labor) along with 30% of the charger cost up to $1k as a tax credit on top of any local, state and utility credits, etc.
Not tax advice, but you can figure it out from there.
My installation costs were high since I went with a hardwired connection. I wanted to maximize the full capacity of my 48 A charger. If I had gotten a Nema plug, my output would only have been 40 A. The cost of the charger was the same so I went with the hardwired one. I am glad I did.
Valley Fair and West San Carlos Safeway stations in San Jose are both offline. 17 chargers between the two of them and not even close to enough EA chargers nearby to pick up the slack.
I live in the city (Washington dc) so this is a convenient option I discovered in the Georgetown neighborhood. There really isnât any other DC option without having to go to VA or MD. Free parking for 30 min while you charge and never anyone using them. However, always 2-3 of the 6 down for some issue but I always get a charger each time without waiting. Ask nicely and theyâll extend your free 30 min parking until youâre done.
Does yours still have the free EA even though itâs âusedâ?
I was outside of NYC en route to Boston and itâs insane how many chargers were used by TLC and rental cars. EA over in the DMV is so much less congested!
$2k? Damn they making over $1k in labor. Its really easy to do the install. If your handy its shouldnât be hard. You can get the material from schwing electric
Also i think you need 4awg since its 80ft run to keep it at 60amps. Which 4awg wont fit in CP charger. Trust me i been there and its a no go.
I think installation costs largely depend on how your house is set up and where your breakerbox is? Mine did cost me about $1,800 but it was a somewhat complicated job, and the guys I hired did it quickly and cleanly, so Iâm not complaining.
Spend 30 minutes filling up gas for my ice Sienna & the gas container for our snow blower. Yep, filling up gas before the snowstorm in costco is really a bad time. LOL.
People are insane to wait in extended lines to put gas in their vehicles lol. Is your time worth nothing at all? What could they possibly be saving? A handful of dollars if that? Most probably arenât close to empty⌠but 25 cents/gal savings over a massive (nearly empty) 30 gallon tank is a whopping $7.50.
Even at $1/gallon cheaper (which likely rarely exists, if ever), Iâm not waiting in that line for damn gas.
