Five things Perth EV salespeople won't tell you about home charging
Nothing dishonest here, just things the sales floor is not paid to mention. Worth knowing before delivery day.
Dealerships in Perth are getting better at the EV conversation, but the sales team is paid to move cars, not to plan your electrical work. A few things they routinely skip.
The included cable is a granny cable, not a real charger
It is a 10 amp trickle unit. Fine for emergencies, useless as a daily solution. Anyone telling you it is enough for a two car household with a normal Perth commute is guessing.
The dealer branded wall unit is often not the best fit for solar
Some manufacturer branded wall units are rebadged basic hardware without solar diversion. If your household runs a decent PV array, a Zappi or Wattpilot will save you more money than the branded unit even after cost difference.
Book the sparky before the car arrives
Every Candela week has bookings from people who took delivery on a Friday and realised on Saturday morning that the extension lead through the laundry window is not going to work long term. Lead times on installs bounce between one and three weeks depending on switchboard work.
Your switchboard might need attention first
Homes built before 2000 often have a switchboard that will not comfortably take a dedicated 32 amp circuit without a service upgrade. We check this on the free site visit before quoting.
Three phase is not automatically better
If you already have three phase to the house, great, use it. If you don't, upgrading purely to get 22kW charging almost never returns the cost. Overnight from 20 to 80 percent on 7.4kW is finished before you wake up either way.
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Send us a couple of photos of your switchboard and where the car parks. Our team will call you back with a firm number, and answer any questions from the article.