poker buddy of mine bought 2 Mach E, installed the charger himself. paid a few hundred for the parts. then paid an electrician an hour of service time to inspect the install before going live with it. pulled the permits himself and had an inspector come out. all in all it cost him just over 1k to do it vs the several thousand it costs for a full install. he didn't add a battery and it was a larger home with new construction so didn't need to do any upgrades to the main electrical system.
now for older homes and those that need electrical upgrades like mine it can get pricey... (i don't own or pan to own an ev, hybrid f150 and hybrid camery for us)
same guy is now installing full solar on the house and is calculated to produce more electric than he can use. will trickle back to the grid and get money back from the electric company. based on the solar calculator he used he will make everything back for the solar install within 3 years. he will be adding battery to the solar system to store power as well.
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