Does this price sound right? EV charger install.

[Killer95Stang]

So I just got a quote to install my Rivian charger in LA County California (for reference). I currently only have a 40 amp 220v circuit in my garages sub panel, so I'm only able to charge at 32 amps using the portable charger. Unfortunately, I would need to upgrade the wiring and conduit from my main panel with 6ga wire and new conduit (currently have 3/4 flex armor) all the way to my sub panel. It is a 100 ft run (being generous, probably 65-75ft) from my flush mounted exterior panel up through the attic (single story) and then straight to garage where the Rivian charger will be mounted. I priced the materials at about $500.00 and then doubled it. So $1000 in materials.

The guy that came to quote me works as a licensed eletrician for a larger electrical company, but does work on the side. I didn't know this when I got his card, because I initially talked with him when he was doing electrical work at a family friends house. He had a company logo on the truck when I met him, so I assumed that is who I was getting a quote from, not a side business. I'm not against the side business thing, but it has to make sense to me. So after he came by, he took a few measurements and said he needed a 100ft run of wire and conduit, okay. Didn't really say how long it would take him, but said ... about $3500.00. So to me, that is like $1000 for materials and $2500 to cover his labor and costs like tools/ insurance (if has insurance) etc.

Does this seem a little high? I didn't go too much into detail with him, because I was taken a little back by the price. If I'm totally off, then I'm open to a little learning. If i'm not off, but everyone around here is going to be charging that much, I might have to come up with a different solution. Maybe parking the Rivian across the street and borrowing a neighbors Chevy Bolt will bring the price down? lol...

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[Riviot]

Does this seem a little high?

Yes.

Are they upgrading the entire subpanel too? Or just the run to it, and then hardwiring the charger? I assume the charger is 10' or less from the subpanel. If these are all Yes, I'd say $2200 max.

I paid $1k 2 years ago for a 25' run to hardwire my charger at the cabin, and had my home charger hardwired for FREE when they put in my genset at home, is was right next to the panel so they just did it in like 30 minutes with leftover supplies and didn't charge.