EV Charging Infrastructure Manufacturing worked example

Charger Quote Margin with quoted charger or site-package price of 712,500 $: a worked example

This scenario runs the charger quote margin calculation on the strong side: quoted charger or site-package price of 712,500 $, with every other input held at its documented default. an estimator needs to verify margin before submitting a charger quote

The inputs for this scenario

  • Quoted charger or site-package price: 712,500 $ (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 285,000)
  • Required delivered charger cost: 231,000 $ (unchanged)
  • Reference quote price: 285,000 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Quote gross margin dollars = quoted charger price - required delivered charger cost) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 169 % for charger quote gross margin, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 481,500 $ for quote gross margin dollars.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 712,500 $ for quoted charger or site-package price.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 231,000 $ for required delivered charger cost.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where quoted charger or site-package price sits at 285,000 $ and the headline result is 18.95 %, this scenario comes in 792% above the baseline at 169 %.
  • Use it when bidding a charger or full site package — single DC fast charger up to a multi-port depot — before the quote is submitted. Treat this as a target state: the delta against the baseline quantifies what the improvement is worth before you commit to chasing it.

Results at a glance

  • Charger quote gross margin: 169 % (headline result)
  • Quote gross margin dollars: 481,500 $
  • Quoted charger or site-package price: 712,500 $
  • Required delivered charger cost: 231,000 $

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Charger Quote Margin calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.