EV charger software that quotes tax credits and rebates

Why EV charger installation companies choose Claver

The fastest-growing electrical category

EV charger installation is the fastest-growing residential electrical category. Every Tesla and Rivian and Ford F-150 Lightning and Hyundai Ioniq 5 owner needs a Level 2 charger at home. The IRA's 30C tax credit puts $1,000 max on the install. Most state utilities layer their own $200 to $1,500 rebates on top. The shops that win are the ones who quote on-site with all three numbers built into the price. This lets the customer see the $585 net instead of the $1,485 retail.

The shops that win do two things differently. They price the panel-load math into the quote on-site, so they know whether the install fits or needs a service upgrade before they show up to install. This avoids a surprise $2,800 panel on Day 1. They also hand the customer clean install documentation for whatever rebate paperwork her utility requires, instead of scrambling to find photos three weeks later.

The on-site quote with tax credit and rebate math is the engine. Getting the panel math right up front is what protects the install from a $2,800 surprise.

When you walk Mrs. Castillo's San Francisco Marina garage on a Sunday morning her new Tesla Model Y arrives Tuesday. The proposal builds itself in the app. Photograph the existing panel, a 200A Square D QO from a 1998 install in the garage. Photograph the meter, PG&E 200A residential service. Photograph the proposed charger location on the interior wall of the garage, 6 feet from the parking spot, and the 32-foot planned cable run. You do the load calculation yourself the way you always have, existing dwelling load plus the new 48A continuous EV circuit, and confirm it fits under the panel's capacity without an upgrade. Log the result on the quote. Customer picks the Tesla Wall Connector for its native app integration. Build the quote for $1,485, including the $475 Tesla Wall Connector and $1,010 install labor, cable, conduit, breaker, wall mount, and permit. Subtract the IRA 30C tax credit of $400 and the PG&E EV charger rebate of $500 for $585 net to the customer. Customer sees the breakdown. She signs digitally and pays a $371 deposit. Install Saturday morning. Tesla charges Saturday night.

Pricing panel math into the quote

Getting the panel math onto the quote up front is what protects the customer from a $2,800 surprise on Day 1. Most EV charger installers eyeball the panel and quote $1,485 without running the numbers. Then Saturday morning the tech opens the panel and realizes the service is close to its limit once the pool pump, spa, heat-strip HVAC, and new EV charger are all accounted for. The tech tells the customer she needs a panel upgrade first for $2,800 more, after the deposit is spent. Claver doesn't run the load calculation for you, but once you've done the math on-site during the quote, you log whatever you find right there: if the circuit fits cleanly, price the install as quoted; if you need a load-management device, quote it now; if you need a service upgrade, quote that too. The customer sees the all-in number on Sunday and signs Sunday. Install proceeds Saturday without surprises.

Dispatch is what makes the 2 to 3 hour install profitable as a single trip. Materials arrive Friday at the customer's house, the charger, breaker, cable, conduit, and mounting hardware. Saturday morning the tech arrives, opens the panel, runs the circuit, mounts the charger, and activates it through the manufacturer's own app. He hands her the keys after a quick handshake test with her car. The job takes 2 to 3 hours total. Customer charges that night. One trip, one tech, one paid invoice.

Photo and commissioning documentation

Photo documentation is what makes your rebate paperwork easy to put together. Claver structures every install around timestamped photos. Pre-install photos show the panel, meter, and proposed charger location with measurements. During-install photos show the breaker installed, the cable run, and the mounted charger. Post-install photos show the installed charger with the model number and serial visible. Export the set as a branded photo report PDF. Claver doesn't file anything with your utility or the IRS, so whatever your customer's rebate program or Form 8911 requires is still on you or her tax preparer to submit, but you're handing over clean documentation instead of scrambling for it later.

And here is where most EV charger installers fly blind regarding marketing spend. You are paying $25 to $50 per click on Google Ads for keywords like Tesla Wall Connector installer city and EV charger install. Some clicks become $585-net Tesla Wall Connector installs with rebates. Some become $4,800 service-upgrade-plus-charger jobs. Some become nothing. Claver captures the Google Ads click ID when someone visits your site and tracks it through quote to signed contract to final payment. For example, "Tesla Wall Connector installer San Francisco" might generate a strong run of clicks, quotes, and signed jobs, while "EV charger installer near me" generates far more clicks but almost no revenue. Fund the first keyword harder and cut the second.