There is no published per-unit price for an EV charger at any order volume — not for one unit, not for five hundred. A unit price is the output of a written quote, and volume changes it only through identifiable lines on that quote: the exact configuration, the certification scope for your market, branding and packaging work, and the delivery terms. Name those lines and you can compare quotes at any volume; compare bare totals and you are comparing different products wearing the same badge.
Key Takeaways
- No published per-unit price exists at any volume; the written quote is the price.
- Volume moves the lines that spread — setup, documentation, freight consolidation — not the unit’s own content.
- Normalise configuration, market, inclusions and delivery terms before comparing quotes.
- No standard volume discount percentage exists; anyone quoting one is guessing.
What Legitimately Moves a Unit Price
| Price-moving factor | How it appears on quotes | The normalisation before comparing |
|---|---|---|
| Exact configuration and variant | The same model quoted with different cable lengths, connector or socket versions, or current settings | Freeze one configuration page; every quote is priced against it, variant by variant |
| Certification scope for the market | A unit documented for one market is not thereby documented for another; scope is priced into the build and its file | Compare only quotes whose certificate names the exact model for your market |
| Branding and packaging work | Private-label artwork, printed packaging and manuals are set up once, then spread across the run | Separate one-off setup lines from per-unit lines; volume spreads the first, not the second |
| Delivery terms | Ex-works, FOB and delivered prices put freight, insurance and clearance on different parties | Convert every quote to the same delivery basis before comparing per unit |
| Order shape | One shipment of the full quantity prices differently from the same units split into staged deliveries | Quote the delivery plan you will actually use — not a hypothetical single drop |
| Inclusions and validity | Spares, spare cables, commissioning support and the validity window appear as lines, or silently do not | List inclusions explicitly; compare totals built from the same list, inside the same validity |
Why Volume Moves Some Lines and Not Others
Volume works through arithmetic a buyer can inspect, not through a discount custom. One-off work — label and packaging setup, market documentation, first-article inspection of a variant — costs much the same for fifty units as for five hundred, so spreading it lowers the per-unit figure as quantity rises. Freight behaves similarly when cartons consolidate into full pallets and containers. What does not move is the unit’s own content: the conversion hardware, enclosure and cable inside one charger cost what they cost, and a quote implying otherwise has usually shrunk the configuration instead. This is also why minimum quantities exist, as our explainer on what sets minimum order quantities sets out: below a run’s setup threshold, the one-off lines dominate.
Delivery terms quietly reorder quote rankings. A lower ex-works price can arrive higher than a delivered price once freight and clearance land on the buyer — the mechanics our guide to FOB vs DDP importing walks through, with payment terms deciding when each amount falls due. Normalise the basis first.
Asking EVDANCE for Volume Pricing
EVDANCE is a Shenzhen manufacturer founded in 2011, exporting to 30+ countries, with private label from 100 units and a 3-year standard warranty. Its unit prices are issued as written quotes against a stated configuration and quantity — there is no list to read a volume discount off. Take a portable such as the EV-ACS4005T (40A NACS, 9.6 kW, 16/24/32/40 A adjustable, IP66, 25 or 28 ft cable): even there, the variant and the market file are priced, not the badge. Send the configuration, quantity, delivery plan and market via contact us or the reseller and distributor programme, and compare the returned quote line by line.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much cheaper per unit is an order of 100 than an order of 10?
No figure exists to quote — not here, and not from any verified source. The difference is built from the table’s lines: setup work spread over more units, freight consolidation, and whatever the configuration and market scope cost. Anyone naming a standard volume percentage is guessing; the two written quotes are the answer.
Does a bigger order always mean a lower unit price?
Not automatically. A larger order carrying private-label setup for a new market, or a split delivery plan, can price above a smaller plain order. Volume lowers the lines that spread — it does not touch the unit’s own content.
Which quote should I compare if suppliers quote different terms?
None, until they share a basis. Freeze the configuration, name the certification market, list the inclusions and convert every quote to the same delivery terms. Only then rank them, per unit and per line.
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