The Expert Podcast

…If electric vehicles are going to become an extremely popular mode of transportation. One of the changes that needs to be made is where to charge them And obviously charging at home is a huge appeal. For vehicle owner So you don't have to go to gas stations You don't have to go somewhere else to fill up. You can plug your car your electric vehicle right into your home electric system and recharge your car overnight. The problem is. Right now you have to install a very expensive home charging station basically in your house. It requires running wires and putting in a charge system, 240 volts a dual. mode circuits, and that can get expensive right now It could be 1500 2000 for some applications It might be 3000. To have…an electrician come to wire that. But here's a new invention. That might eliminate some of that costs Siemens, very large manufacturer of electrical products has a new home electric charger adapter that basically hooks up right to your electric meter. Wherever your electric meter is. This glass. Bowl of your electric meter This silver rim normally goes right here right up against the electrical box. This little gray connector goes in between. You still have to have an electrician do this. But it's a lot different than having them come and spend five or six or eight hours. At 150 bucks an hour. Wiring electrical system It's something where they can pop off the meter, plug this item in pop the meter back on, and now you have a charging station…There are some limitations Your electrical company has to approve it. And you have to be close enough to where you're going to charge your card There might be a, a wire you can run from it. But this is a much more efficient. And less expensive way to get a home charging system Keep an eye for this being available in your area And if you have an electric vehicle, how you can use this type of install. Versus having a full-blown charging station put inside your garage.