EV charger installation software
DispatchMind runs a EV charger installation company from one place: calls and leads in, jobs on the schedule, the work on your team’s phones, then the invoice. Pick EV charger installation when you sign up and it’s set up for your trade from the first screen. You can change any of it later.
An EV charger job looks simple until you open the panel. Most start with a site survey to check the panel, the run and where the car parks. Some turn into a panel upgrade. DispatchMind keeps the survey photos, the estimate and the install on one job, and records the charger model so repairs go fast.
A typical EV charger installation job in DispatchMind
- A new EV owner books a site survey on your online booking page and picks a time that works.
- Your tech checks the panel, measures the run to the garage, takes photos and sends an estimate that includes a panel upgrade.
- The customer signs online and the job is tagged Panel upgrade so it is booked before the charger.
- The tech installs the home charger, adds the charger brand and model to the equipment list and takes final photos.
- The job is marked done, the invoice goes out automatically tagged Ready to invoice, and the customer pays by card.
What EV charger installation owners tell us slows them down
Surprise panel work kills the price
Quote a charger without seeing the panel and you eat the upgrade. Book a site survey first, attach panel photos, and price the job from your price book with the upgrade on the estimate.
Commercial jobs need more planning
A parking lot with several chargers is a different job than a garage. Keep the survey, the install days and every photo on one job, and put multiple techs on it with crew pay split.
Repair calls start from zero
When a charger stops working, you waste time figuring out what is on the wall. Equipment on file at each address keeps brand, model and install date ready for the tech.
Set up for EV charger installation from day one
Your job types
- Home charger install
- Commercial charger install
- Panel upgrade
- Charger repair
- Site survey
- Estimate visit
The details you keep on each job
- Charger make / model
- Circuit (amps)
- Panel size (amps)
- Wire run (feet)
- Vehicle
- Permit #
A checklist for the work
Charger install: Panel capacity checked · Circuit and breaker sized for the charger · Charger mounted and wired · Tested with the vehicle or a tester · App set up with the customer · Inspection booked if needed
A starter price list
Your common items are already in your price book. You set every price; nothing is filled in for you.
- Site survey
- Charger install
- Circuit run (per foot)
- Panel upgrade (quoted)
- Permit handling
- Service call
Equipment on file
Keep what’s installed at each place, by type and brand (Tesla, ChargePoint, Emporia, Wallbox, Grizzl-E, JuiceBox and more).
Nellie knows the trade
Nellie is the assistant built into DispatchMind. On a EV charger installation account she knows how your customers talk and what to ask:
- What charger and vehicle?
- Where is the panel, and how far to where the car parks?
- How old is the panel, and what size?
- Best time window and the address?
What she treats as urgent: A charger or outlet that is hot, melting or smells burnt: stop charging; Breaker tripping over and over.
What she never does: Never quote a price the company hasn’t set; Never say a system is up to code, compliant or will pass an inspection: the licensed tech and the inspector decide that; Never tell anyone to open the panel.
Everything else
- Jobs move through four plain steps: Submitted, In progress, Pending, Done pending approval. Your trade’s own steps are color tags you can sort by.
- Estimates and invoices from your price book.
- A tech app for your team, with what each person may see set by you.
- Reports and commissions worked out from your own jobs.
- Bring your customers and jobs over from the system you use now.
EV charger installation software: common questions
Can I do a site survey before quoting an EV charger install?
Yes. Set up Site survey as its own job type. Your tech adds photos and notes, then builds the estimate from your price book.
How do I handle a job that needs a panel upgrade first?
Put both on one job and tag it Panel upgrade so the office books it in the right order. The estimate can include both and the customer signs once.
Can I track commercial charger installs with more than one tech?
Yes. Assign a crew to the job and split crew pay. The dispatch board shows who is on which site.
Can I keep a record of which charger I installed?
Yes. Add the charger brand and model to the equipment list at the address. It is there when the customer calls for a repair.
Can I try DispatchMind for my EV charger company before paying?
Yes. You get a 14-day free trial with every feature turned on, Nellie included, and no card needed. After that it is month to month, so you can walk away any time.
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