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Chevy Dealerships Tap Local Electricians For EV Home Charger Installation

One of the best upgrades for a new electric vehicle owner is an at-home charging station, which makes it easy and convenient to keep the batteries topped off while skipping a stint at the local plugs. As such, Chevrolet will cover installation of a Level 2 charger for eligible 2022 Chevy Bolt EV and 2022 Chevy Bolt EUV customers, partnering with EV charger installation company Qmerit to do so. Now, in order to expand the availability of installation services, Chevy dealerships are encouraged to recommend trusted local electricians.

Chevy dealerships may already have an existing relationship with local electricians, either as customers of the dealership, a service provider for the dealership, or as an installer for dealership customers. As such, General Motors is now encouraging the recommendation of trusted electricians for certification by Qmerit.

Qmerit has been Chevrolet’s preferred vendor for electrical installation services since 2019, with each electrical contractor fully licensed, fully insured, and vetted by a rigorous background check. As such, local electricians looking to install at-home EV charging devices will first require Qmerit certification.

The certification process takes about a week to complete, and includes verification of the contractor license, a background check, and verification of insurance, including General Liability, Worker’s Comp, and automobile insurance.

With an expanded network of local electricians at the ready, Chevy dealerships can expect to provide greater support for new EV owners in their purchase.

As a reminder, Chevrolet is covering the installation costs of a Level 2 charger for eligible 2022 Chevy Bolt EV and 2022 Chevy Bolt EUV customers. To maximize Level 2 charging speed, both vehicles come with 11-kW Level 2 charging capabilities, which require the purchase of separate charging equipment to use.

Plugged into a Level 2 240-volt source, roughly seven hours are needed to go from depleted to a full charge. Range per charge is around 259 miles for the Bolt EV, and 247 miles for the Bolt EUV.

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  1. Most homes and garages already have 240 VAC service for water heaters and other appliances, so even a DIY can install their Level 2 EVSE. Only when a new service or panel is needed should a licensed electrician do the work to follow all local codes.

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    1. Most garages are detached and DON’T have 240 vac in them thus requiring an electrician. ONLY an attached garage could have that service. AND who wants a Bolt, not.

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      1. If I didn’t already have my Volt I’d likely get a Bolt.

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      2. Where I live, all the garages are attached and part of the reinforced concrete home structures. In my case, the back garage wall is shared with the kitchen and its roof is part of the master bedroom balcony. This saves construction costs and strengthens the garage since we have to survive hurricanes (they are WORSE than tornadoes).

        I will not buy a Bolt EV but I will go for the Cadillac Lyriq since I can pay for it and my wife deserves it. BTW, I built my own 16kW Level 2 EVSE from a kit and installed it myself, all for less than $300.

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        1. The level 2 charger you buy on Amazon is way cheaper than 300 dollars haha, mine was 129.99 and I installed it myself.

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    2. this varies significantly by region. As C6 said, a lot of areas (especially old neighborhoods) have detached garages where you’re lucky to have 120V for lights. Or as you get into the northern half of the country you will find that water heaters, furnaces, and clothes dryers are commonly gas powered. And even if they are electric, they will typically be in the basement if the house has one.

      And, even if you have 240 in the garage already for a water heater/furnace, you usually can’t just tap into that circuit unless they ran oversized wires for the water heater. I’m lucky where I have my service panel in the garage, but it’s not incredibly common.

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    3. I’m a journeyman electrician and I’ve installed several of these including my own and two homes already had a 240 and I still hooked up a dedicated circuit. I think some states may be different.

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  2. This is so inefficient -it’s going to cost you more for a charge than a gas fill-up and they are talking 240volts -the grid won’t take it -ridicules’. Then we have to depend on china to make the batteries US should stop all those ships at the 200mile limit, Biden will roll over to the commies.

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    1. LOL this comment is sooo full of FUD.

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    2. The power grid has a surplus every night. Ask your utility as proof. And it is way cheaper, cleaner, and easier to charge and maintain an EV. Why go through the hassle of visiting a gasoline station in bad weather to pump a poisonous and explosive fluid? Would you allow your children to do it? Why do you have to change the oil, and do other expensive and dirty engine maintenance? Go and visit any of the EV pages and read the owner manual to see how simple it is to keep running.

      Charging an EV is as easy as plugging your smartphone, tablet, or any portable device or electrical appliance. yet the EV is the only portable device or appliance that can carry YOU! Finally, you charge at your garage overnight while you sleep. No one gets gasoline pumped into their homes!

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      1. You’re speaking with logic and intelligence you better stop that haha. I’m an electrician and drive an EV daily it cost more to run AC in the summer, car charges in 2 hours or less and yes while your sleeping hahah, people fear and talk bad about what they don’t understand

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    3. the higher the voltage the easier it is on the grid (because you need less amps)

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    4. No it doesn’t!!

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  3. A fraction of the public has any clue about installing anything electric and half of them shouldn’t be doing any such work. Most people don’t know the difference between a volt and an amp. If a home has a garage, detached or not, how many put cars in them? How many homes have more cars than off street parking? Imagine a home with 3-4 EVs all charging over night. Would be equal to 3-4 electric ovens running for 7 hours. Nuts!

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    1. It’s not even close to running that many ovens haha come on man. I’m a journeyman electrician I’ve installed several of these, it’s more expensive to run your home AC than charging a couple of cars, you have to remember cars don’t charge all night mine takes about 2 hours to fully charge depending on how much battery is left when it’s put on the charger it can be significantly less and when the car is done charging the charger automatically shuts off similar to your cell phone. I was at a public station last week, charged for an hour cost me 78 cents haha

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  4. LOL good luck with that in many parts of the world. Today’s younger generation don’t seem to want to take up any of these trades and there are literally a massive shortage of competent electricians and then you have to hope and pray they call you back. It literally too me 6 months to track down a good one that actually called me back, was interested in doing the job, wasn’t backed up for months and was certified. All the other bozoos never called me back claimed to be backup up. And the number of available ones were very small.

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  5. I can refill the tank on my Tahoe in about 15 min. I won’t consider an electric vehicle until the recharge time approaches this number.

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    1. Buy a Lucid Air then.

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    2. Owning an EV takes a change in mindset (“filling up” overnight at home), but you don’t need to recharge in 15 minutes in most cases. That would take a massive electrical load.

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    3. The people who’ve never experienced an EV talk the loudest…, it’s comical.

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