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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is definitely doable. Basically, imagine a structure like a mailbox but with the car charger attached to it and the wires running underground. Obviously, will be more expensive than mounting on the exterior of your house or inside a garage.

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This.  And you will need an electrician.  We recently bought a Tesla and had the charger installed in the garage.  You need a qualified electrician to install the 240V charger and run the cable from the breaker.  Our garage is pretty close to the breaker and it was still around  $700 to install.  It's not cheap.[/quote]

Question for the last PP:

You put a charging station in your garage.... are you actually charging the car in the garage?  Or do you leave the car outside when charging?

I ask b/c DH wants a Tesla and we always keep our cars in our garage.  BUT, my DD's bedroom is above the garage and I'm worried about a fire.  I've heard that you aren't officially supposed to charge them inside... but since we keep our cars in the garage over night, charging an EV overnight in the garage was supposed to be the convenience of it.

Do you feel comfortable charging your EV inside the garage?[/quote]

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