Upgrading panel and installing Tesla wall connector

Need more details, but since your service panel is being upgraded, the high price makes more sense.  I would say it looks like an ok quote depending on where you live.

That’s a good price on the charger. Not sure about the panel. I think I paid $1500 for my charger and it was already discounted because I was getting solar panels at the same time.

Also the upgraded panel will be relocated from the bedroom to the garage.

Always get more estimates. Depending on location, doesn't look bad

Yeah I will do that. It’s a 1989 sq ft home and was surprised the owners didn’t upgrade their panel.

Also forgot to mention he won’t charge me the tax. So it will be 7,963

JESUS. That’s what TWO cost for us

I paid $800 last July for a local master electrician to install mine, but it also was not a panel upgrade/update. I’d get a second, or third estimate though for sure.

No one can tell you if that’s fair or not. You need to get three quotes from electricians experienced in charger installations. I looked on Tesla’s website where they have a list of certified installers.

The panel stuff idk. The actual charger installation and permit is reasonable.

I’m in New Jersey 🤷

I’ll do just that thanks !

How are they planning to do that? I guess maybe what you're describing is that the new panel will be in the garage, and the one in the bedroom will now be a sub panel?

I was quoted $450 for charger installation. The entire panel, upgrading from 150 to 200A and installing the charger was $3450. That being said we did not have to relocate the panel, our install was in Georgia.

The electrician told me since I’m upgrading the panel it would be possibke to relocate it to the garage. He did not mention the old panel on the bedroom would be a sub panel. He did mention the panel in the bedroom was ancient.

What's a "service health connection"? Consider whether if you opted for a 40 or 30 Amp line for the Tesla charger, you might not need to replace the panel. Your car would charge slower, but still charge overnight, probably.

I'm not a professional electrician but my concern is that actually "moving" a panel is usually unreasonable because the wires for all the different circuits go into it, and there's not really a feasible way to just make those wires longer. You can splice them together with new wires, but you need to do that inside an accessible box, which the panel already is. Anyway--it probably won't matter to you unless it is really important that the panel in the bedroom be gone. If it is, then it might be worth clarifying with the electrician. He may have said the "service" will be moved, which makes more sense. The big wire that brings power into your house will be in a different place. And it'll be a bigger wire. Or I could just be way off. And if so, certainly feel free to disregard!

Get more quotes. My house is larger and my panel is in the bedroom, my electrician said that he could just use the meter box to run my charger and was only charging 500, materials excluded. I did some research and found that this way works, ppl actually do it and it passes inspection.

Gawd damn they’re raping you with that quote. I’d 100% shop around.

I mean I paid 700 for a guy to not only hardwire my water heater on the other side of the garage but also install a 240 outlet, licensed. Unless that charger is 100ft away from his panel, that’s a scam quote.

that looks like a no go for me. I dont really need more than 110v though. Where is your dryer outlet?

Idk if it's been mentioned but you might want to look into a 60 amp breaker if you want to charge at 48a. It will have an effect on the quoted price.

I replaced my panel and installed a 60 amp breaker with a new cable run for the wall connector and it was $7800. I provided the wall connector.

Same here I’m providing the wall connector as well. I will request the dedicated 60 amp as well.

It’s located entering the house from the garage.

so for a few 100 you could use that plug instead, I dont think it's quite Level 2, but I use mine when I want it faster than 110v. I'd ask the electrician if there's a way to extend that line out to the garage, you'd have to remember to not run both charging and the dryer at the same time, but for me at least, I only use that plug when I really care about having it charge fully over night, which is very little. Usually 110 does just fine for my needs, which can be different than yours obviously.

Your quote is for a 50A circuit so make sure you ask for 60A. I didn't and mine is a 50A circuit and it works absolutely fine but.... might as well get 60

Get more quotes, if you have a 14-50 plug in your garage I would just use that instead and save a ton of money.

I still have to upgrade the panel. The current panel has not been upgraded since it was built 1980. Currently 100 amp panel.

For sure thanks !

I paid about $2k to have my charger installed, but my issue was that my electrical service is on the porch in the back yard so they had to run 75 feet of 6 gauge romex through the attic to the garage.

I installed an $85 spliter box and an $85 extension cord from my 24A 240-volt dryer plug.

https://preview.redd.it/55nyqzek18lg1.png?width=683&format=png&auto=webp&s=014db88527d7fba883438a8abf00c0aa70812b74 Eh... bought this 48amp Wallbox from my local electric co for $300 (subsidized), then $100 in material from Home Depot, a buddy and I installed in in about 90 mins. It is a j1172 plug, so I have to use a NACS adapter, but the power company doesn't offer any native NACS EVSEs. Plus... my first EV was an IONIQ 5... and this matched at the time. I have been temped to switch to a Tesla Wall connector, but I always stop myself because "this unit does the job just fine." 60 amp Square D breaker, 6ga THNN wires Flexible Conduit Metal pole straps Tapcons to screw into the block wall.

I paid $400 for a charger install.

Hi, we are a Florida family owned electrical business 904evcharge.com are you still looking for someone for installation?

Yes but I am located in New Jersey.

Did your electrician know about Conectder meter adapter instead of a panel upgrade? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoQKOjhP0Og https://connectder.com/approved-utilities/

I’m actually requesting a panel upgrade as well. This one has not been updated since the house was built 1980.