Beachman
Member
I am in the process of getting a charger and looking at installation quotes and thought I'd share this. This is for costs near Toronto, Ontario.
I have two quotes - one at $600 incl labour, materials, inspection and another at $1500 all in as well. Seems as soon as you mention EV charger to some electricians some can think you are a Tesla owner and don't care about cost. The permit/inspection fee in Ontario is about $75 (and homeowners are permitted to do their own electrical work if they get it inspected). actual out of pocket materials in my case will be about $200 (mainly the wire) plus inspection since I need 35m of wire, so to do it myself would be $280 Cdn.
materials needed are:
8 guage wire is $4.20 to $5.00 per metre
a breaker at approx $20
hard wired so no plug needed
In Ontario 50% of the installation can be claimed for a rebate, along with 50% of the purchase cost of a charger that is on their list.
Because of the rebate, I'll probably get an electrician to do it.
I have two quotes - one at $600 incl labour, materials, inspection and another at $1500 all in as well. Seems as soon as you mention EV charger to some electricians some can think you are a Tesla owner and don't care about cost. The permit/inspection fee in Ontario is about $75 (and homeowners are permitted to do their own electrical work if they get it inspected). actual out of pocket materials in my case will be about $200 (mainly the wire) plus inspection since I need 35m of wire, so to do it myself would be $280 Cdn.
materials needed are:
8 guage wire is $4.20 to $5.00 per metre
a breaker at approx $20
hard wired so no plug needed
In Ontario 50% of the installation can be claimed for a rebate, along with 50% of the purchase cost of a charger that is on their list.
Because of the rebate, I'll probably get an electrician to do it.