winsats said:
I am in Lilburn, Georgia and I am planning to get the 240V installed in my garage. Can you tell me how much it costed you to get the 240V installed? I am planning to get this done in my garage, I don't have a leaf yet but planning to get one soon.
There is no way to answer that question in general; it totally depends on the existing electrical system in your house.
- If your breaker panel is in the garage, and happens to be close to where you want the EVSE, and it has spare capacity in it, then the installation cost will be very low, maybe less than the city license and inspection.
- If your panel is maxed out, and you have a low amperage service, like maybe 100 amps, and the wires coming to your house are underground, it will cost you thousands of dollars.
In my case I used an
EVSEupgrade and put in the wiring myself, all of a foot or so, and "forgot" to tell the city what I was doing. Total cost other than the EVSE: About $100, and that included adding a subpanel.
But the first question to ask yourself is whether you need to spend
anything. If you expect to drive the car less than 30-40 miles per day, or if you have a reliable source of electricity where you park for work, you can probably get by with the 120v "trickle charge" EVSE that comes with the car. Try it for a while, learn more about the 240v charging possibilities, and make a much better informed choice later about how much money - if any - you want to spend for faster charging at home.
Ray