If you're getting an electric charger for your home

 🔧 Axios' Joann Muller put an EV charger in her garage, and she tells us what you need to know before you install one yourself:

1. Hire a licensed electrician. You'll need them to determine whether your home can support the charger.
2. You can buy a unit for $300 to $800, but the cost of hooking it up is the big unknown. The average installation runs between $526 and $1,315, HomeAdvisor says.
3. Picking the right charger can be confusing because there are so many choices — 32 amps all the way up to 80 amps. The higher the amperage, the faster the charge, but you should know how much power your EV can accept.