A dedicated home EV charger (Level 2) will fully charge most electric vehicles overnight, compared to days on a standard power point. Millar Electrics has installed charging stations for Tesla, BYD, Hyundai, Kia, and many other brands across Melbourne. We assess your existing switchboard capacity, run a dedicated circuit, and install your charger in the right location for your garage or driveway. If your switchboard is older or already heavily loaded, we may recommend an upgrade before adding a 7.2kW charging circuit.
Choosing the right charger
The right charger depends on your vehicle, your switchboard capacity, and how you want to manage solar self-consumption. Most homeowners install a 7.2kW (single-phase 32A) unit which fully charges an EV from low overnight. If you have three-phase supply you can install an 11kW or 22kW charger for faster top-ups. We can advise on Tesla Wall Connector, Wallbox, Ocular, Evnex, Zappi, and other brands — including which models integrate best with rooftop solar and home batteries.
What we install and certify
A typical home install includes: a switchboard capacity assessment, a dedicated 32A circuit run from the switchboard to the charger location, installation and commissioning of the charger, weatherproof enclosure where the charger is outdoors, and a Certificate of Electrical Safety. We also configure load management settings if your home has solar and you want to prioritise self-consumption.
Commercial and strata installations
We can install commercial EV charging infrastructure for car parks, strata buildings, and business premises — including multiple charger bays and load balancing systems that share the available supply across active vehicles. For owners corporations we work with the committee on individual sub-metering so EV power use can be billed back to each resident.
Standards we work to
EV charger installations are governed by AS/NZS 3000 (the Wiring Rules) for the fixed wiring side and AS/NZS 61851 (electric vehicle conductive charging systems) for the charger and the AC supply equipment itself. Dedicated 32A circuits are sized under AS/NZS 3008 with voltage-drop calculations checked for the actual run length to the garage or carport, and RCD protection on the charging circuit is required by AS/NZS 3000. Multi-bay commercial installations additionally need a load-management strategy that keeps the aggregated load within the consumer mains' rating.