Got a quote to add a 240V outlet in my garage for a Level 2 charger, figured it'd be a quick job, maybe $300-400. The electrician came out, looked at my panel, and said he won't just tie into an existing circuit or add a basic outlet for this -- it has to be its own dedicated 50A circuit straight from the panel, GFCI protected, sized for a continuous load, or he's not comfortable putting his name on it. The quote tripled once he said that. I get being cautious, but is this actually a hard safety line for EV charging specifically, or do some electricians use 'EV charger = special circuit' as a way to upsell a bigger job than the customer asked for? Curious if anyone else has had the 'this needs to be its own circuit, no shortcuts' conversation and how it actually played out -- did the bigger job turn out to be genuinely necessary?
