EV Charger Installation in Cape Town
A home EV charger in Cape Town typically runs R13,000–R15,000 fully installed — 7 kW wall unit, SWA cable, Certificate of Compliance, 12 months aftercare. We handle the body-corp paperwork for sectional title (Sea Point, Camps Bay, Constantia complexes) at no extra cost. Send four photos of your DB board and parking spot; fixed-price quote in 24 hours.
The four things you're worried about
The honest answers, with Cape Town numbers
Most Capetonians asking about EVs have the same four worries. Here's the honest version, with local numbers — not brochure talk. If your answer still feels uncertain after reading these, send us one WhatsApp and we'll run your specific situation.
“I'll get stranded.”
You won't.
9 out of 10 Capetonians drive under 100 km a day. Every EV sold in SA does 300 km+ on a charge. You'll plug in at home overnight and forget petrol stations exist. Tell us your daily drive and we'll show you how much range you'd have spare.
“Load-shedding will leave me unable to charge.”
This is where it gets good.
Pair your EV with solar and you literally make your own fuel — drive on sunshine, ignore the grid and the petrol price. We design every install to keep you charging when the lights go out. Cape Town has had 280+ days clear of load-shedding in 2025–26 anyway.
“It's too expensive.”
The sticker scares people; the maths doesn't.
EVs run at about R0.95/km vs R2.40 for petrol. New-EV prices fell 16% in two years (median R790k) and the cheapest sub-R350k BEV is now R339,900. Cape Town pays you for excess solar via Cash-for-Power. We'll run your real numbers — even if the answer is "wait six months."
“There's nowhere to charge.”
80% of charging happens at home.
Plug in overnight, wake up to a full battery. We install that — fixed price, COC, body-corp paperwork if you're sectional title. For the other 20% there's a live map of every working public charger in the metro.
“Recently purchased an EV in Cape Town and these guys did an amazing job with the install. I love people who communicate and show up on time — will use again.” — Sarah Collins · Google review
What a Cape Town install looks like
One certified electrician. One DB board. Done in a morning.
Wall-mounted 7 kW unit, SWA cable run from your DB, RCD protection on a dedicated EV circuit, plug-in test, COC handover. Most installs wrap up by lunchtime.
Send 4 photos for your quote →Quick estimate
What an EV could save you in Cape Town
Real numbers on the City of Cape Town tariff vs petrol over 10 years — no registration, no spam.
See your 10-year EV-vs-petrol savings in Cape Town →How it works
What happens once you book
No site visits, no call-out fees, no "we'll get back to you next week". One electrician, one accountability line.
Send four photos
DB board, where the charger goes, the run between them, and your car's charging port. WhatsApp is fine.
Fixed price in 24 hours
A single all-in figure with no asterisks. We send it back within 4 hours during business hours.
3–5 hours on site
One certified electrician. SWA cable, trunking, breakers — everything pre-loaded in the van.
COC in hand, app set up
You get your Certificate of Compliance on the spot. We walk you through the app before we leave.
Fixed-price quote in 24 hours
What will your install cost in Cape Town?
Move the inputs. We use City of Cape Town tariffs. A real on-site quote follows in under 24 hours.
Your install
Tell us about the job
Estimated all-in install
11 kW supply & install · detached home · 12 m DB run
City of Cape Town Home User tariff blended at R4.20/kWh, 18,000 km/yr at 16 kWh/100 km. We confirm the exact figure within 24 hours.
Why Cape Town is different
Three things you won't find on a JHB installer's quote
A Cape Town charger install isn't the same as one in Johannesburg or Pretoria. The tariffs, the climate, and the body-corporate culture all shift the math.
CoCT pays you for excess solar
Cape Town is currently the only major SA metro running an active residential feed-in tariff. If you're going EV + solar, the maths is materially better here.
What we'd recommend in Cape Town
Type 2, 11 kW Wallbox or EO unit, wired solar-priority if you have panels (or plan to add them), in a coastal-rated enclosure if you're west of the M5 or facing False Bay. We default to all three on every Cape Town quote — no extra ask.
Sectional title is half our work
Roughly 40% of Cape Town installs are in apartments and clusters. We provide the body-corporate technical motivation at no extra cost.
Deeper reading
Cape Town EV resources
Specific guides we've written for owners and prospects in Cape Town.
Full Cape Town install guide
Step-by-step walkthrough of what we do on a Cape Town home install — what photos to send, what materials we use, what permits actually matter.
Read the guide →Public chargers in Cape Town
Up-to-date map of every working public EV charger in the metro. V&A, Constantia Village, N1 City, Tygervalley, Atlantic seaboard, False Bay.
Read the guide →Top reasons to drive EV in Cape Town
The maths, the climate advantage, the CoCT solar feed-in, range to Hermanus, and why CT is the easiest SA city to switch.
Read the guide →Common questions
Things Cape Town owners ask
More EV services in Cape Town
Whatever brought you here, we handle the rest
One team, one phone number, one set of trade rates — across installation, service, repair, spares and buying.
Authorised EV service
Brand-by-brand service centres, intervals and what a typical service actually costs.
See service options →EV repair + emergency
Won't-charge faults, dead 12V, software glitches. 24-hour response for active customers.
Get emergency help →EV spares + parts sourcing
Tyres, 12V, charging cables, body panels. We line up 2–3 suppliers and quote within 24 hours.
Source a part →Buy an EV
Every authorised dealer in the metro + SA EV incentives + finance options laid out plainly.
Compare EVs →← Back to the Cape Town EV hub
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Ready to charge at home in Cape Town?
Send us four photos. We send a fixed-price quote in under 24 hours. No call-out fee, no obligation.