The number of electric vehicles in the U.S. has grown in the last decade from 16,000 to 2 million. It’s sublime to be free to avoid the gas pump especially at $6/gallon, but you still have to charge up your EV. EV car owners are choosing to install an electric vehicle charging station at home.
4 Benefits of Installing an EV Charger at Home:
1. Speed
A home charger reduces your charge time by up to 60%. Some EV’s such as the Prius Prime can be plugged into a regular outlet and take five hours to charge. A level 2 charger installed at home will charge the Prime in about 2 hours. A home installed Tesla charger can recharge your Tesla in about five hours.
2. Increased Property Value
A study by Realtor.com found that higher home values are correlated with the local availability of charging stations. While living near charging stations is already adding premium value, having a home charger likely increases the value as the nation embraces the EV experience.
3. A home charging station can help you reduce the need for Superchargers.
When you have a home charging station, you can better track and evaluate the health of your EV battery. You can see changes in charge times over time; keep an eye on your battery condition, along with the voltage on your EV charger, as often as you wish. Monitoring this critical data helps EV car owners catch and address potential problems before they happen.
4. Cost
This useful PG&E tool shows that the total cost of ownership of many EV’s is far less than same class gasoline-based cars. Likewise, the cost of electricity to power your EV vehicle is a fraction of the gasoline cost to power your traditional car. A home charger supports a financially and environmentally smart decision.
Did you Know?
Why not just get a supercharger? That would be too easy, wouldn’t it? Residential neighborhoods don’t have the underlying electric infrastructure necessary to power a supercharger, which is why you only encounter superchargers in commercial areas and home chargers at home.
Time to Get Charging
Contact us today for help in installing your EV home charger.