EV Charger Installation in Norfolk and Virginia Beach

EV charger installation in Norfolk, Virginia Beach and Chesapeake puts a Level 2 charger where you park, on a circuit of its own, so the car is full every morning. Plugging into a regular outlet works in a pinch, but it adds only a few miles of range per hour. A Level 2 charger is many times faster and is what most owners end up wanting within a few months.

We check the panel first

A Level 2 charger is one of the biggest loads in a house. Before anything is bought, we run a load calculation on your panel and look at the spot where the car parks. That tells us whether the panel has room for the charger’s dedicated circuit, whether a circuit can be moved to make space, or whether a panel upgrade has to come first. You hear the answer before you get a price.

Where the charger goes

Most chargers go on the garage wall beside the parking spot. Some go on an outside wall or a post at the end of the driveway, and those need a charger and a box rated for the weather. The distance from the panel to the charger decides how much wire and conduit the job needs, and that’s the biggest part of the price after the panel itself.

Garages, driveways and street parking here

Houses across the area park in very different ways. Many Virginia Beach and Chesapeake homes have an attached garage with the panel on the garage wall, which makes for a short, simple run. Older Norfolk houses often have a detached garage at the back of the lot or no garage at all, so the charger goes on an outside wall by the driveway and the wire runs underground or along the house. Near the water, outdoor chargers need sealed fittings that hold up to salt air. We look at where you actually park before we price anything.

Hardwired or plug-in

A charger can be wired straight into its circuit or plugged into a heavy-duty outlet. Hardwired chargers can usually run at a higher rate and leave nothing to wear loose. A plug-in charger is easier to take with you if you move. We’ll tell you which suits your car and your panel.

Two cars, or a second one on the way

If a second electric car is likely in the next few years, tell us now. Two chargers can share one circuit and split the power between them, or each can have its own. Planning for both at the first install costs far less than running a second line later.

Charging and the outages

A home charger is only as good as the power behind it. After a storm takes the power out for a day or two, the car charges again once the grid is back. If outages worry you, ask about a generator at the same visit: most generators are not sized to charge a car, and we’ll tell you honestly what one can run.

What the install includes

We pull the permit with your city, run the circuit from the panel to the charger, mount the charger, connect it and test it with your car. Then we book the inspection and show you how to set charging for the cheaper overnight hours if your power company offers them.

Your written estimate

The estimate lists the circuit, the wire run, the charger mounting, the permit and any panel work on separate lines. If you already own a charger, we install yours. Rebates for chargers and panel work come and go, so ask us what’s open when we give you the price. We install chargers in Norfolk, Virginia Beach and Chesapeake.