How to Prepare Your Turnersville Home for an Electric Vehicle

As electric vehicles (EVs) continue to grow in popularity, more Williamstown homeowners are considering how to prepare their homes for this new way of driving. Setting up your home for an EV involves more than just parking it in your garage. To fully enjoy the benefits and reliability of electric vehicle ownership, it’s crucial to ensure your home is equipped with the necessary infrastructure. Read on for how to get started with installing an electric vehicle home charger and making sure your home in Sicklerville is EV-ready. 

1. Decide on a Charging Type (AKA Charging Level)

If you haven’t already done research on types of electric vehicle charging stations, now is a good time to start. As a refresher, most home car charging systems fall into Level 1 or Level 2. Here’s more information about electric vehicle charging batteries:

• Level 1 EV charging often takes days to fully charge an electric car. 
• Level 2 EV charging often takes several hours to fully charge an electric car. For this reason, most people intermix daytime “top-off” charging with overnight charging.

2. Ready Your Garage for an Electric Vehicle Home Charger

If you haven’t cleaned out or organized your garage, now is the time to do that before installing an electric vehicle home charger! Make sure that you get your garage ready for an EV before you take delivery! You may wish to clean out clutter first if your garage has been used as a storage space for a long time. 

3. Find Your Power Panel & Assess Consumption

The power panel in your home distributes electricity throughout the entire building. It should be rated for a maximum amount of current flow measured in Amperes. Most new homes come with a 100 Amp power panel, but there should be an amperage rating printed on your main circuit breaker.

Next, you’ll want to get a handle on how much electrical energy you consistently use in your house by performing a self-assessment of your electricity use before you install an electric vehicle charging station system. You do not want to overload your electric distribution panel.

4. Hire an Electrician

Next, hire an electrician. You can discuss any concerns you have about your power consumption and adding EV charging. You can also have them install a dedicated 240-volt plug or add a hardwired circuit back to the power panel. Usually, this costs a couple hundred dollars, but could be up to $1,000 or $3,000 if it’s found that your power panel is not sufficient as-is and requires upgrading. 

5. Buy Your Charger & Have it Installed

If you haven’t already researched and purchased an EV charger at this point, it would be the time to do so and have it professionally installed by the electrician of your choice.

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By taking these steps, you’ll be ready to prepare your home for an electric vehicle. If you have any questions about electric vehicle charging stations or need help with the installation process, don’t hesitate to contact us or visit Turnersville. We’ll assist you every step of the way in how to prepare your Mullica Hill home for an electric vehicle.