My BMW i3 -- Installing a Level 2 Charging Station

As a part of my two-year lease, I was given a BMW Charging Station ---  I think this would cost about $1000.  I finally have had it installed by Mr. Electric here in Prescott at a cost of just under $700.00.  My cost may have been cheaper than normal because my power panel for the house is on the outside of the garage and on the opposite side of the wall where I wanted to put the charging station.  An empty 110-volt receptacle box was already on that wall, and it was directly in front of the conduit for electricity wires for the house from the power panel.  The installers removed that box, installed a 40-amp circuit breaker in the panel, ran 8-gauge wire from the panel through the hole and installed a 4-prong 220-volt receptacle in place of the junction box.  A cable was then connected between that receptacle and the BMW Charging Station that was mounted on the inside wall of my garage.  The whole job was completed in about three hours.  Obviously, if the cable had to be run further the cost could have been much higher.

Now I can fill up the i3 "tank" more than twice as fast as when I was using 110 volts!  With the charging cable I'm able to reach the i3 charging port in either bay of my two-car garage.

Here's a picture of the installation: