How Much Does an EV Charger Installation Actually Cost in Melbourne?

I get this question almost as often as "which charger should I get?" — and the honest answer is that for most Melbourne homes, a fully installed home EV charger lands somewhere between $1,750 and $2,500. But that range hides some real variables, and I'd rather walk you through what actually drives the price than leave you wondering whether you're being quoted fairly.

Here's how the maths works.

What's included in every quote

Every ChargEV price is fully installed. That covers:

• The charger itself

• A new dedicated circuit from your switchboard to the charger

• A licensed A-grade electrician for the work

• The safety device (RCBO) required on every EV charging circuit in Australia

• A standard cable run from the switchboard to your install location

• A Certificate of Electrical Safety lodged with the regulator

• GST

There's no separate callout fee, consultation fee, or compliance fee on top. What you're quoted is what you pay.

The base price by charger

Charger	Installed price
Autel Maxicharger AC Lite	$1,750
Tesla Wall Connector Gen 3	$1,750
Evnex E2	$1,850
Zappi v2.1 (solar diversion)	$2,300
Wallbox Pulsar Plus (3-phase, up to 22kW)	$2,400

These are the same prices every customer pays — no inflated "RRP" to discount off, no negotiation game.

What can push the cost up

Three things, in order of how often they come up.

Switchboard work. If your switchboard is older — no main earth, a worn main switch, or no spare slots — it'll need a small upgrade before a new circuit can go in. This is the most common reason a quote moves, and we always tell you the exact cost in writing before we touch anything. Never on the day.

Long cable runs. A standard install covers a typical run from your switchboard to the charger. If the charger needs to go on the opposite side of the house from the meter box, or there's a tricky path through walls or under eaves, there'll be a per-metre extra. That's exactly why our quote form asks for two photos — one of the switchboard, one of the install location — so we can size the cable run before we send a price.

Switching to three phase when you only have single phase. If you've fallen for the 22kW marketing and your home is single phase, the upgrade isn't an electrician job — it's a network job through your distribution operator, and the cost varies by area. For the vast majority of Melbourne homes, single-phase 7.4kW is more than enough. That's 40 to 50km of range added per hour of charging, which is plenty for any daily commute.

What you won't pay for

A few things some installers charge for that we don't:

• A site visit before quoting — we quote from your two photos so you save the trip

• The compliance certificate — included

• App setup and a walk-through once installed — included

The honest answer when someone asks "what's the cheapest"

The cheapest properly-installed home EV charger in Melbourne right now is the Autel Maxicharger AC Lite at $1,750. It's a 7.4kW unit with app control, smart scheduling, and a four-year warranty. Same install quality, same compliance paperwork, same warranty support as anything else in the range.

If you've seen a quote significantly under that, look closely at what's included. Common gotchas:

• Hardware not included — you bring your own and they install

• No Certificate of Electrical Safety — which makes the work uninsurable

• Quoted price is "from" with the real number revealed on the day

Those surprises catch a lot of people out, and they're a big reason I quote everything upfront with photos.

Get a confirmed price for your home

If you want a fixed price for your specific setup, head to chargev.au/get-a-quote — it takes about two minutes. Upload two photos (your switchboard and where you want the charger), and you'll have a confirmed quote within 24 hours.

Or call me on 0419 119 988 if you'd rather chat it through first. Five minutes on the phone usually saves a week of second-guessing.

Steven

Founder, ChargEV