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I have been getting bids of about $2000 here in Silicon Valley. Maybe that is high because every kind of labor is expensive around here. Electricians have been telling me that they have to install a new subpanel because I have a 100 amp main panel and it is "maxed-out." Does that sound reasonable?

I do have only a 100 amp main panel. Would cost $13,000 to increase that because I would need new power lines. These electric power lines are underground in our neighborhood. I would have to dig a trench out to the the street and bury a heavier gauge wire. One electrician suggested that he...

I just got a bid from a non-Tesla-certified elecrician and another from a Tesla-certified guy. The Tesla-certified electrician bid less than the non-certified electrician. The non-Tesla fellow is insisting that he has to replace my main electrical panel while the Tesla guy is not. The exception...

Well, yeah. Can't argue with that. Special credentials always seem to mean higher prices. True of barbers and coffin-makers also.

Thanks! I was pretty sure that Tesla would have checked the licenses, insurance, etc. You are saying that they get some kind of electric-car or Tesla specific training also.

I am getting bids from electricians for installing a 220 volt/40 amp charging socket in my garage. I can see on the Tesla web site that there are some electricians that are "Tesla Certified." What exactly does that mean? Does Tesla give them some kind of training? Or do they just verify that...

There is a station in Cupertino, CA that is full just about all day. This is in the Main Street Cupertino shopping-center-like development. The station is in a parking structure. There is an attendant there from 8 AM to 6 PM and he gives numbers to Teslas wanting to charge. It is just like the...