Chevrolet has announced another supplier of home chargers for the sizzlingly-anticipated Chevy Volt. SPX Service Solutions will provide the Voltec 240V home charging unit for a price of $490 for the unit along with a $1,475 estimated installation charge, which will vary with requirements for the charger to be installed.
The Voltec 240V can charge a fully-depleted Volt battery pack to a state of full charge in four hours compared to the ten hour charge time provided by the standard charge cord plugged into a run-of-the-mill 120V household outlet.
The Voltec 240V charger will be one of a range of chargers offerred from SPX. If you’re interested in one of these bad boys for your new Volt, you can check out and place an order at www.homecharging.spx.com.
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I am an EE and I see that $1,475 estimate too high. I know it depends on local electrician work quotes and minimum work time, distance of installation to main service, and cost of materials, but honestly I can do my own for less than $200 in materials.