I have owned an ID4 for two years now and am an evangelist for EV ownership. I have had more than a handful of conversations with people stopped in their tracks to ownership by the cost of adding a charger to their homes. I live in a neighborhood with lots of older houses and I have heard that the cost of upgrading their electrical panel is the blockade. I know there is a tax incentive for the charger but is there any incentives for upgrading the electrical panels? I have heard it costs up to 5k to have a panel upgraded and if you added the charger and the feed to the panel, you could be looking at between 2k - 3k. So you are looking at 8k on top of the cost of the EV.

  • duke_of_alinorB
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    1 year ago

    Not really a hidden cost. Part of planning to buy a vehicle. Agreed, some people can’t plan, like my neighbor’s truck that will not fit in the garage (garage door opener is too low).

    8K is pretty high.