Create Project
Enter your project details to begin your EV charging site assessment. You do not need to have all your site information to start — you can save your work and edit your project later. Please refer to the user manual for additional details. Contact us at evi-locate@nlr.gov if you have any questions.
EV charging installation
Define Site Boundary
Click the map to place boundary points. Click the first point again to close the boundary.
Site name
Utility provider
No boundary drawn yet
Select Electric Vehicle Charger Type
Select a generic charger for planning, or create a custom configuration from GSA's EV Charger blanket purchase agreement data.
Select Charger Type:
OR
Placed chargers
None placed yet
Manage Transformers
Identify whether you need new transformers to support your EV chargers.
SCM
Smart Charge Management

Will this site use smart charge management to limit how much power the chargers draw at the same time? Limiting the simultaneous draw lets you size a smaller transformer.

Placed transformers
None placed yet
Manage Service Panel
Click within the site to place the service panel. Only 1 allowed.

These questions will help you identify whether you need a new service panel to support EV Chargers or have sufficient physical and electrical capacity to use your existing service panel. You can default to a new service panel if you would like. If you do not know the answers to the questions below, you can default to a new service panel or contact us at EVI-LOCATE@nlr.gov

Would you like to include the cost of a 208V service panel to support your AC Level 1 or Level 2 charging stations?

Selected EV Chargers:
EV Charger Level —
Total Number of EV Charger Ports —
Details:
Amperage —

Where will the service panel be installed?

Do you want to add a new service panel or upgrade an existing service panel?

Placed panel
None placed yet
Review Design
Red lines are the trench runs your estimate is based on. Adjust them to match how the work will actually be routed.
Trenching
Total trench length0 ft
View Site Report
Your cost estimate results are shown on the right. The map displays your full site design.
Click to add points · click first point to close
Draw the site boundary to continue
Site Report
Estimate Cost
Inputs for —
Project Costs (%)

EVI-LOCATE includes default numbers for project costs that can be modified by the user. Please update any of these defaults as appropriate for your project.

State and Local Sales Tax Percent
0%
Contractor Overhead Percent
15%
Contractor Profit Percent
10%
Bond Costs Percent
2.5%
Permits and Zoning Percent
2%
Contingency Cost Percent
20%
Site Report
Your full site assessment report will be generated here as a downloadable PDF.