EV Home Charger Questions, Answered Straight
The general questions live here. Cost, charger choice, switchboards, load management and three-phase each have their own FAQ on their own page.
$873install only, your charger
from $1,422supplied & installed
3 to 5 hoursone visit, CoC included
FAQs
General Questions
Yes. Any new fixed electrical installation in New Zealand needs a CoC confirming it meets AS/NZS 3000, and a hardwired EV charger is fixed electrical work. Your insurer may ask for it after a claim. We issue one with every install at no extra charge.
No. Hardwiring a charger is prescribed electrical work under the Electricity (Safety) Regulations and must be done by a registered electrician. It is a 32A circuit running for hours at a time, and getting it wrong is a fire risk.
Search the Electrical Workers Registration Board register at ewrb.govt.nz. We share our registration numbers on request and they appear on your Certificate of Compliance.
Almost every EV sold new in New Zealand has a Type 2 inlet. Japanese imports like older Nissan Leafs and Mitsubishi Outlander PHEVs use Type 1 (J1772). We fit chargers and cables for both.
Yes, with the owner's or body corporate's written approval. Apartments usually need a dedicated circuit from the common switchboard and a way to meter the power, which we can arrange.
The chargers we fit are rated for outdoor use and work well below zero. For exposed coastal walls in Sumner, New Brighton or Redcliffs we recommend an IP55 unit such as the Wallbox Pulsar Max.
The charger hardware is covered by the manufacturer: four years for Evnex and Tesla, three for Wallbox and Zappi. Our installation work carries a workmanship warranty on top.
For a standard 7kW single-phase charger, no. Orion and MainPower ask to be notified about larger loads and three-phase changes, and we handle that paperwork when it applies.
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Four photos are all we need: your switchboard with the door open, the spot where the charger will go, the path between them and your meter board. One written number comes back, usually the same day.