How to Prep Your Home for an EV in Hudson

Typically when people are buying vehicles they aren’t thinking about how to prepare their home for the new model. Electric vehicles have a lot of benefits and can truly upgrade your Saugerties drives. They have lower maintenance costs and can lower your carbon footprint on your daily drives. However, you’ll have to prepare your home for an electric vehicle, mostly just by installing an electric vehicle home charger. There are plenty of EV charging stations in the Catskill area and electric vehicle charging batteries can be done rapidly. However, home charging will still probably be the main method of electric vehicle charging for most EV drivers. Keeping that in mind, let’s take a look at how to prep your home for an EV like the Bolt EV and upcoming Silverado EV!

Choose an EV Charging Type or Level

If you haven’t taken the time to look into the types of electric vehicle home charger options, you should start by researching their form of power and more:

• Level 1 electric vehicle home chargers (typically 120V) usually take days to achieve a full charge.
• Level 2 electric vehicle home chargers (typically 240+) take several hours to fully charge an electric car. Depending on the model Windham drivers can get 60-200 miles of range in just 20-30 minutes with Level 2 DC charging, though. Level 2 charging is great for “topping off” during the day or at night.

Get Your Garage Ready

Has it been a while since you organized the clutter in your garage? Or maybe you’ve been using it as your workshop or gear to a new location? Well, now is the time to create some space because you’ll want a secure location to place and charge up your EV.

Prepare Your Home for an Electric Vehicle: Electrical Aspects

Power Panel & Assess Consumption

The electricity in your home is distributed via the electric panel. The currents that flow through the panel are measured in Amperes, and usually new homes are rated at 100 Amp. You can find your home’s rating on the main circuit breaker. After that, you’ll want to do a self-assessment of the typical amount of energy you’re using. This is to help prevent you from overloading your electric panel.

Hire a Windham Electrician

After performing a self-assessment of your power consumption, chat with an expert about that and the process of adding EV charging. If you’ve taken the time to research the type of home charger you want in your Catskill home, then you can also have them install a dedicated 240-volt plug or add a hardwired circuit back to the power panel. In most cases, this will cost a couple of hundred dollars, but if your power panel isn’t set up to handle the charging, and you need some upgrades it could cost from $1,000 to $3,000.

Learn More About How to Prep Your Home for an EV with Sawyer Chevrolet, Inc.!

If you still have questions about how to prepare your home for an electric vehicle, you can contact our team at Sawyer Chevrolet, Inc. today. Our experts can keep you informed on the latest regarding electric vehicle charging, batteries, and more!