The switchboard
A dedicated circuit with its own RCBO, sized for the charger and the supply. Not shared with anything else, because a charger drawing full current for hours is not like a powerpoint.
EV charger installation Sydney
Charge at home from $1,653, installed.
A real price before you ring anyone. Four questions about your supply, your solar and how far the charger sits from the switchboard, and the estimator gives you the installed figure including GST - the same one we would quote in the office.
Licensed NSW electrical contractor 270174C
25-year workmanship warranty
Certificate of compliance on completion
Single phase, three phase and solar-aware
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What will your EV charger cost?
No form, no call-back, no "from" price hiding a catch. This is the estimator we price jobs with, so what you see here is what we would quote.
What you get
What the price covers.
The route
Cable and surface conduit from the board to the charger, clipped and made good. Priced by the metre for the run you actually have, not a flat allowance that is wrong both ways.
The charger
Mounted, terminated, current limit set for your supply, commissioned and tested. Then the certificate of compliance, and the site left clean.
Before you choose
The charger that suits your house, not our van.
Whether a charger can genuinely use your solar, whether your car can take three phase, and whether your switchboard has room - those three answers decide the right unit. The estimator applies them for you: if you tell it you have solar, it will not offer a charger that cannot divert it.
Read the common questions →- Single phase - 7.4kW, roughly 35-50km of range per hour
- Three phase - up to 22kW, if your car can accept it
- Solar diversion - only from chargers that genuinely do it
- Customer-supplied - installed from $893, suitability confirmed first
Straight answers
EV charger installation, answered.
Real figures, installed and including GST - the same ones the estimator above produces.
How much does it cost to install an EV charger in Sydney?
A single-phase home charger supplied and installed is $1,653 including GST, based on a 10 metre run from the switchboard. Installing a charger you already own starts at $893. Three-phase is $2,032, and a solar-diverting charger is $2,163. Use the estimator on this page for your exact figure - four questions, no form.
What is included in the installation?
A dedicated circuit and RCBO in the switchboard, cable and surface conduit along the run clipped and made good, the charger mounted and terminated with its current limit set, commissioning, electrical testing, a certificate of compliance and cleanup. A straightforward single-phase install is about 4.5 hours on site.
Do I need three phase to charge an electric car at home?
No. Most Sydney homes are single phase, and a 7.4kW single-phase charger adds roughly 35 to 50 kilometres of range an hour - far more than an overnight charge needs for normal driving. Three phase allows up to 22kW, but only if your car can accept it, and many cannot. We check your supply before anything is ordered.
Can an EV charger use my solar power?
Only if the charger genuinely diverts excess solar, and not every charger does despite the marketing. We only offer solar-capable chargers to customers who have solar - the estimator on this page will not show you one that cannot do it. A solar-diverting single-phase install is $2,163 including GST.
Does the price change if the charger is a long way from the switchboard?
Yes, and it should. Cable and conduit are priced by the metre and a longer run is genuinely more work. The estimator asks how far the charger is from the board and prices the run accordingly, rather than quoting one figure and adjusting it on the day.
Will my switchboard need upgrading first?
Usually not. What matters is whether there is a spare position for the new circuit protection. If there is not, creating space adds $150 to $400, confirmed with you before we proceed. If the board needs more than that, you hear about it before any work starts.
Can I supply my own charger?
Yes. Installation of a customer-supplied charger starts at $893 including GST. We confirm the unit is suitable and compliant before we begin - if it is not, we tell you before it goes on the wall rather than after.
Is surge protection worth adding?
It is cheapest on the day, because the switchboard is already open and it is one visit rather than a call-out of its own. $397 including GST on single phase, $638 on three phase. It protects everything on the board while it is there, and the onboard charger in the car is the expensive part.
Which chargers do you install?
We supply Ocular, Zappi, Tesla, Evnex, Ohme, Wallbox, GoodWe and FoxESS, and we will install a charger you have bought yourself. Which one we recommend depends on your supply and whether you have solar, not on what we happen to have in the van.
How long does the installation take?
About 4.5 hours on site for a straightforward single-phase install with a 10 metre run. Longer runs and three-phase supplies take more, and the estimator shows the hours for your job alongside the price.
Do you install EV chargers in my area?
We work within 25 kilometres of our Cromer base - Palm Beach in the north, Hornsby and Berowra to the north west, Castle Hill and Parramatta west, and south to Maroubra. That covers the Northern Beaches, both North Shores, the Northern Suburbs, the Sydney CBD, the Inner West and the Eastern Suburbs.
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