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I wanted to add my experience in getting ready for my Model Y delivery.
I just had my electrician install two NEMA 14-50 plugs in my garage in preparation for our Model Y and another future EV (most likely another Tesla). They used two 125' 6-3 wires and had about 10-15' left on each one. My panel is on the other end of my house and it's shaped like a U with a central courtyard, so there isn't a straight shot over. It was some pretty big heavy cable!
I had debated about how to do this and the price I paid was extremely reasonable. I was thinking of adding a 100 amp sub panel and splitting that in to two 50 amp circuits, but the wire pricing for the 100 amp over my distance was cost prohibitive.
His original bid was $925 for two 40 amp circuits with the 14-50, knowing that I'll only pull 32 amps with the mobile connector (this is allowed and meets code). I had thought about going down to two 30 amp circuits to get 24 amp charging, but I didn't think the cost savings would have been worth it.
In the end, it was only $150 more to bump up to the 50 amp circuits. So in total, I paid $1075 to have two 100+ runs. Not bad at all. They had to rework a little of my 200 amp panel to clear up a double slot, but it looks good.
The plugs are on each side of the 2 car garage door - perfect spots for charging a Tesla to keep the cables out of the way.
I just had my electrician install two NEMA 14-50 plugs in my garage in preparation for our Model Y and another future EV (most likely another Tesla). They used two 125' 6-3 wires and had about 10-15' left on each one. My panel is on the other end of my house and it's shaped like a U with a central courtyard, so there isn't a straight shot over. It was some pretty big heavy cable!
I had debated about how to do this and the price I paid was extremely reasonable. I was thinking of adding a 100 amp sub panel and splitting that in to two 50 amp circuits, but the wire pricing for the 100 amp over my distance was cost prohibitive.
His original bid was $925 for two 40 amp circuits with the 14-50, knowing that I'll only pull 32 amps with the mobile connector (this is allowed and meets code). I had thought about going down to two 30 amp circuits to get 24 amp charging, but I didn't think the cost savings would have been worth it.
In the end, it was only $150 more to bump up to the 50 amp circuits. So in total, I paid $1075 to have two 100+ runs. Not bad at all. They had to rework a little of my 200 amp panel to clear up a double slot, but it looks good.
The plugs are on each side of the 2 car garage door - perfect spots for charging a Tesla to keep the cables out of the way.