Do You Need an Electric Vehicle Home Charger?

2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV
 

Are you thinking about buying or leasing an electric car for your Oceanside commute, due to the manybenefits of going electric? Then you likely have questions, like how do you prepare your home for an electric vehicle? Charging batteries with an electric charging station at home seems convenient. Should you invest in an electric vehicle home charger? Keep reading for the answers.

 

 

Should You Invest in an Electric Vehicle Home Charger?

Normally, an electric vehicle home charger represents an additional purchase and brings along with it the cost of hiring a professional electrician to install it. But, did you know that Chevrolet will cover standard installation of Level 2 charging outlet for eligible customers who purchase or lease a 2022Bolt EUV orBolt EV? How do you know if you need a charger? It boils down to have much time you have to charge your vehicle and how much you will use it. Depending on which method is used to charge an electric vehicle,charging batteries can take from a few hours to overnight:

  • Public electric vehicle charging station – You just run short errands in a city with lots of charging stations. We should see more and more of these stations pop up in the Poway area as the years go by.
  • Level 1 home charging – You drive less than 50 miles a day and are fine with charging the car overnight. This method only uses the cord that came with the vehicle.
  • Level 2 home charging – You drive more than 50 miles a day or need to charge the car faster than overnight. This method requires an electric vehicle home charger.

How to Prepare Your Home for an Electric Vehicle

If you decide that installing an electric vehicle home charger is right for you, there is some simple preparation you will need to do beforehand. Follow these steps:

How to Prepare Your Home for an Electric Vehicle – Level 2 Home Charging

  • Clean your garage and prepare a space for the charger.
  • Purchase your charger from your car’s manufacturer or a retailer like Home Depot
  • Hire an electrician to install it. Chevrolet collaborates with Qmerit to help you with this part.

Check Out the Electric Vehicles at Quality Chevrolet of Escondido

Why don’t you come down and take the Chevy Bolt EV or EUV for a test drive? If you’d like to learn more, check out our posts about the2022 Chevy Bolt EV pricing and the variousBolt EV configurations. We’d love to help you get behind the wheel of one of these automobiles. We’re just a stone’s throw away from Carlsbad. So, stop by or give us a call at (760) 871-4005

 

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