Hello everyone,
since I am not an expert in this field and want to avoid making mistakes, I would like to know your opinion.
We have purchased a newly built house from a developer, and currently the electrician is working on the property. A high-voltage connection is planned for the garage. However, an electric or hybrid car is not planned within the next 1-2 years. Does it make sense to have a wall box installed right away because of the current incentives? At least that is what the electrician suggested.
Or is just running the cable enough for now (is there any funding for that)? How would you proceed?
Thanks for your advice.
since I am not an expert in this field and want to avoid making mistakes, I would like to know your opinion.
We have purchased a newly built house from a developer, and currently the electrician is working on the property. A high-voltage connection is planned for the garage. However, an electric or hybrid car is not planned within the next 1-2 years. Does it make sense to have a wall box installed right away because of the current incentives? At least that is what the electrician suggested.
Or is just running the cable enough for now (is there any funding for that)? How would you proceed?
Thanks for your advice.
Golfi90 schrieb:
I spoke with our electrician. Unfortunately, he only installed a 5x2.5mm² cable in the garage back then... :-(
So the maximum is an 11 kW wall box. This also doesn’t need to be registered with the energy supplier.
He had asked me what kind of cable to install back then... “Just install one for a wall box and that’s it,” were my words! Mistake!
Pulling another cable, or a thicker one, is too much effort for me... I would have to remove many meters of paving, etc. No desire for that!
So he will just install an 11 kW wall box in the garage, and that’s that!
It would be great if it had Wi-Fi... But for $900, there should be something decent, right? Labor costs can’t be too high since the cables already run (but aren’t connected!) from the fuse box to the destination...No problem at all. With 11 kW, you won’t go wrong. 22 kW is nice to have, but nothing more. Most cars will only be able to use up to 11 kW for the next five years anyway.E
erazorlll8 Oct 2020 13:05At 11kW it is feasible, but at 22kW the grid operator here requires load management without exception. I believe this is the case with most grid operators to be able to respond accordingly.
My grid operator additionally offers a bonus of 200 euros on top if you purchase a device with load management. So, basically a total bonus of 1,100 euros.
My grid operator additionally offers a bonus of 200 euros on top if you purchase a device with load management. So, basically a total bonus of 1,100 euros.