How to Prepare Your Garage for the Future of Electric Cars

Whether you are planning a new home build or looking torenovate your existing garage, you should put careful thoughtinto how to prepare your garage for electric car charging. Even if
you don’t plan on using an electric car anytime soon, it’s inevitablethat you or the next owner of your home will rely on one for transportation. If nothing else, think resale value.

From which charger to buy to where to install it, and even which accessories you should invest in, there’s a lot to consider. As a result, we’ve put this guide together to help simplify the process.
Continue reading to learn what should go into your garage of the future.

What Your Garage Needs for a Charging Station If you want Level 2 charging, which will power an electric car up to 8x faster than a Level 1 charger, you should have a dedicated 240v circuit and a NEMA 6-50 outlet in your garage. By having a dedicated 40A circuit, or at least a circuit that’s not tethered to other energy-draining appliances — like clothes dryers or air conditioning units — you ensure electric cars will charge as quickly and efficiently as possible. And if your EV charging station is on a 40A circuit that is shared with a clothes dryer or other energy- consuming appliance, the electric car charger and dryer will not run simultaneously, making it so you won’t flip the breaker.

Of course you can utilize a Level 1 charger that plugs into a 120v outlet instead, but they are slow and inefficient for electric car owners who drive a lot of miles or don’t have easy access to public
charging solutions. Whether you are building new, or renovating an old garage, if you want a Level 2 system we recommend you hire a certified electrician to install your electric car charging station.
A key part of preparing your garage for electric car charging is placement. Consider the following for your setup:

Placement of charger station in relation to where one or more electric cars will be parked Keeping all equipment safe and out of the way; do you need accessories to keep your garage clutter-free?
If renovating, an electrician can help with a load calculation of existing circuits It’s easy to overlook accessories, but they can make a big difference. The EvoReel from Ev Charge can be installed on a
ceiling or wall, keeping your station’s charging cord off your garage floor and out of the way. Safe and easy to use, the EvoReel is simple to mount. Another handy accessory for any garage of the future is the Ev Charge Retractor, which is compatible with any Level 1 or 2 electric car charging cable. The Retractor system uses a spring-loaded tether which suspends to store your cord.

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