A home EV charger needs a dedicated circuit and a switchboard that can carry it. We check both before we quote, so the price you see is the price you pay.
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Quoted the charger off a few photos, turned up the day they said, and the price on the invoice was the price on the quote. The cable run along the carport is dead straight.
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What's involved
Most of the work in an EV charger installation happens before the charger goes on the wall. We look at your switchboard, your incoming supply and where the car parks. Then we put the charger where the cable reaches without a trip hazard across the driveway.
If your board is old or full, it may need work first. Our switchboard upgrades page explains what that involves.
Demo figures: for most Newcastle homes, a 7kW single-phase wall charger costs $1,200 to $2,200 to install, plus the charger itself.
The charger is the part people price first and the cheapest part to get right. The cable run, a spare place on the switchboard and whether you're on single or three-phase power decide most of the cost. That is why we look before we quote. The quote is free, and the electrician cost guide has prices for other common jobs.
We install the common Australian-approved wall chargers and can work with the one your car dealer recommended. If you haven't bought one yet, we'll tell you which ones suit your switchboard and your solar.
If you have rooftop solar, a solar-aware charger can soak up daytime export that would otherwise go back to the grid for a few cents. We set it up so the car charges from the panels first and the grid second.
FAQ
Demo figures, for a fictional business: for most Newcastle homes, installing a 7kW single-phase wall charger runs between $1,200 and $2,200 for the labour and materials, plus the charger itself. The range depends on how far the charger sits from the switchboard and whether the board has room for a new circuit.
Not always. An older ceramic-fuse board with no spare space usually does need replacing first, and we tell you that when we quote, so it never comes up on the day. A modern board with room for a circuit and an RCBO normally takes a charger as it is.
Yes, as long as it is approved for sale in Australia. Send us the model when you book and we will confirm it before we come out.
For most homes, 7kW. Single-phase power tops out at about 7kW, and a 22kW charger needs three-phase supply. Even on three-phase, most EVs only accept 7 to 11kW on AC, so a 22kW unit rarely charges any faster. Overnight, 7kW fills almost every battery by morning.
Most take half a day. A long cable run under the house or across a slab can push it to a full day. If the switchboard needs upgrading first, we do both on the same visit where we can.
Yes. Most wall chargers are weather-rated for a carport or an outside wall. We mount it out of the rain where possible and keep the cable run clear of the driveway, so nobody trips on it or drives over it.