Commercial EV Charging Station Installation

Which Station Is Right for Your Property

The right station depends on how long vehicles sit. Level 2 charging runs on 240 volts and adds roughly 25 to 40 miles of range per hour, which is the right call anywhere vehicles dwell two or more hours: apartments, offices, hotels, and retail. DC fast charging delivers a much faster charge, 20 to 45 minutes for most vehicles, and suits high-traffic sites where drivers need to top up and go.

Most commercial properties land on Level 2, often a mix. We help you choose the right station and the right port count during the assessment, so you are not over-building or under-serving. Want a number first? Model it with our free cost estimator.

Why the Assessment Decides Your Cost

The single biggest factor in what a station costs is where it goes relative to your electrical panels. We sort this out on the free site assessment, before anyone quotes you a number. Chargers placed near existing panels keep costs down. Push them to the far side of a lot and you are looking at extra trenching and conduit, which usually runs $10 to $15 per foot. We design the most cost-effective route, not the most expensive one.

New construction is the easiest case: when conduit and panel capacity are designed in from the start, you can place stations wherever the plans call for them. California now requires EV-ready infrastructure in many new commercial and multifamily builds, so getting the layout right early pays off. For existing properties, the assessment tells us exactly what your site needs, including whether your panel has the capacity or needs an upgrade. A panel upgrade adds a little time to install day, but the process stays the same.

What Happens When Boots Hit the Ground

By install day, the hard decisions are already made. Placement relative to the panel, conduit runs, whether a panel upgrade is needed, all of that was cleared up on the assessment. So the crew shows up with a plan. They run a pre-install checklist and work it off one by one, the same disciplined process every time, whether or not a panel upgrade is part of the job.

How long it takes depends on the size of the project and how many chargers. A single station can be a few hours; most jobs land around half a day, and larger multi-port projects can run a full day. We get there as early as possible so we don't interrupt your tenants or customers, and if a property would rather we work evenings or off-hours, we accommodate that. Our electricians are state-certified and EVITP certified, the certification required for EV charging installation work, so this is work they have done many times. Everything is wired clean and neat, and nothing is left half-finished.

Where Other Installers Quit, We Don't

Once the hardware is in, there are three steps left, and this is exactly where inexperienced installers drop the ball. First, the final inspection and walkthrough with the building department, which varies by county and city, plus the utility interconnection sign-off. Then network activation: connecting the stations to the software, setting up the property, and testing every single port.

A lot of installers stop at the hardware. They mount the unit, hope the property owner figures out the rest, and leave. We don't. We test every port right in front of you and confirm it all works before we call it done. Then we walk the property manager through how the system runs: how to read the dashboard, how tenants access the chargers, and what to expect day to day. That white-glove finish is the part owners tell us nobody else does, and it is the reason a Gorgen station works the day we drive off.

Incentives Cover Most of It

What surprises most owners is how much is covered, federal and state. Between SCE Charge Ready, CALeVIP, and the federal 30C credit, qualifying projects are reduced dramatically, and in some cases covered close to 100%. Not every project, but it happens, and there's serious regulatory momentum behind getting these built. We don't just tell you the programs exist; we prepare and template the applications for you. For a deeper breakdown, read our guide on commercial EV charging installation cost.

Why Gorgen Installs the Station Right

EV charging is all we do. It's all we work on, and all we know. The most common mistake we see is treating a station like a basic electrical job: the wrong installer mounts the unit, hands you the keys, and disappears onto an unrelated project, leaving you to sort out incentives, networking, and tenant billing on your own. We go the other way. We walk you through the entire process, prepare your incentive paperwork, test every port in front of you, and keep you informed so you are never left in the dark.

EVITP certified, working under licensed C-10 electrical partners, and focused on one thing only: getting commercial Level 2 and DC fast charging stations installed right. When you want the full scope and timeline, our installation page lays it all out, and our commercial EV charging overview covers the bigger picture.