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335eye
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Paid a lot because we used the Tesla recommended installer. Got three quotes - 2500, 1500, and 1300 bucks. Went with the 1500 dollar job but it did include a 100 ft run thru my attic crossing the whole house and dry wall holes and repairs so plug is seamless no visible wiring inside or out. Pretty happy. Also included the permit and inspection that was completed during the install.
I got a couple of quotes for a ~50 foot run down from my subpanel and in the crawlspace to the nearest garage wall: $1400 not including permits, and $2000 including permits. I felt like I was getting robbed at those prices, so I decided to do it myself. Permit was $160 and it'll take about $130 in parts, or about $300 total before labour.
I had fun wrestling the 6/3 Romex snake under the house last night. I got pretty lucky with pulling the wire up and through the wall. But that wire is annoyingly hard to pull through holes when it gets twisted up. My suggestion to anyone following in my footsteps is to try and untwist it as much as possible before doing anything. I'm at the point now where I'm in the main crawlspace and it's just along and across joists to under the subpanel, and then up and in; hoping that that's going to be straightforward (ha). I can suddenly see why someone would charge $500 to do all this work.
I had fun wrestling the 6/3 Romex snake under the house last night. I got pretty lucky with pulling the wire up and through the wall. But that wire is annoyingly hard to pull through holes when it gets twisted up. My suggestion to anyone following in my footsteps is to try and untwist it as much as possible before doing anything. I'm at the point now where I'm in the main crawlspace and it's just along and across joists to under the subpanel, and then up and in; hoping that that's going to be straightforward (ha). I can suddenly see why someone would charge $500 to do all this work.
Same here. I have put these into 2 different houses, in each case it required a home run to exactly opposite side of the house, costing about $2500.00. Also they have to upsize the wire to handle a long run, which also adds some cost.
strider
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We're having 2 14-50's (one on each side of the 2-car door) installed on Thursday here in NE Oklahoma for $500. Panel is inside the house but in the room next to the garage. We're going surface mount for the boxes and conduit (in the garage) so the only drywall work will be where it passes through the wall. No issues with charging in the heat - the car will run its AC as necessary to keep the battery and such cool. Charging at night helps as it'll need less AC therefore more kWh's will make it from the wall into the battery but the difference is tiny.
Yes. Consumers can possibly get a 30% tax credit on what you spent to install "alternative fuel infrastructure", up to $1000.
I spent over $1800 installing two NEMA 14-50 outlets and running conduit over 100 feet. I received over $540 back. I had my install done last year and claimed it when filing my taxes this year.
See also: State & Federal Incentives | Plug In America
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It's nothing to do with whether or not you take the $7500 tax credit for buying the EV. The alternative fuel infrastructure credit is subject to AMT, so it disappears for most Tesla buyers.
Thanks. I remember others claiming they couldn't do both in the same year but wasn't sure it was because of AMT. I've updated my original post.
Use Form 8911 to figure your credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property you placed in service during your tax year.
Consumers who purchased qualified residential fueling equipment prior to December 31, 2016, may receive a tax credit of up to $1,000. Unused credits that qualify as general business tax credits, as defined by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), may be carried backward one year and carried forward 20 years. For more information about claiming the credit, see IRS Form 8911, which is available on the IRS Forms and Publications website. (Reference Public Law 114-113; 26U.S. Code 30C and 38; and IRS Notice 2007-43(PDF))
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i8911.pdf
Consumers who purchased qualified residential fueling equipment prior to December 31, 2016, may receive a tax credit of up to $1,000. Unused credits that qualify as general business tax credits, as defined by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), may be carried backward one year and carried forward 20 years. For more information about claiming the credit, see IRS Form 8911, which is available on the IRS Forms and Publications website. (Reference Public Law 114-113; 26U.S. Code 30C and 38; and IRS Notice 2007-43(PDF))
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i8911.pdf
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More related to topic, I had a Tesla certified electric outfit come out to bid the work. Detached garage, roughly 50' run.
This pirate sent me a $4k proposal! I checked up and down, trying to find where he was going to upgrade my panel to 400 service, rewire the property, and wash my cars for 12 months. Alas, it was only for some cables run to an outlet, with my existing service.
I should really check my drawers as he was in the house... But seriously, my friend, a reputable electrician who cannot fathom companies charging these egregious prices, is doing it for $750. I might've experienced a heavy Tesla tax with that company, which is unethical in its own.
This pirate sent me a $4k proposal! I checked up and down, trying to find where he was going to upgrade my panel to 400 service, rewire the property, and wash my cars for 12 months. Alas, it was only for some cables run to an outlet, with my existing service.
I should really check my drawers as he was in the house... But seriously, my friend, a reputable electrician who cannot fathom companies charging these egregious prices, is doing it for $750. I might've experienced a heavy Tesla tax with that company, which is unethical in its own.
jchag
Member
I understood that the only tax credit was for the EV charge equipment only. Wiring the house with a 14-50 doesn't count for the tax credit
Rmsosu
Member
Just received a quote for install of NEM 14-50. Live in Ohio. $1074! Seems outrageous. Going to get 2 other quotes
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