The template
Ours Our version, built from his post and reply. He shared no template or prompt beyond the one-line ask. Fill in the [BRACKETS].
Get me at least 3 quotes from licensed electricians for installing a Level 2 EV charger at my home. Never accept, sign or pay for anything.
My details:
- Address / area: [city or ZIP]
- Charger: [make and model], and whether I supply it or want the electrician to supply it
- Main panel: [amps, location], and whether there's a subpanel: [yes/no, location]
- Where the charger goes: [garage wall, driveway], about [X] feet from the panel
- My current quote to beat: [company, amount, what it includes]
1. Find licensed electricians near me who install EV chargers.
2. Call or message each one. Say you're an AI assistant asking on my behalf. Give them my details and ask for a written estimate.
3. For each quote, get the same facts so I can compare like for like:
- Total price, and what it includes
- Who supplies the charger
- Permit and inspection: included or extra?
- Panel work: wired from the main panel or a subpanel; any panel upgrade needed
- Wire run distance and breaker size
- Whether they need an in-person visit before a final price
4. Give me a table of all quotes with those columns. Flag any quote that isn't for the same job as the others.
5. If a company needs an in-person visit, propose times and wait for my OK before booking it.
Only gather quotes and, with my OK, book visits. Never accept or sign an estimate, give card details, pay a deposit or agree to a price.
What they did
- He gave his Grok Bot one job: "get me a cheaper Tesla charger install."
- His own quote, from calling around himself, was $2,171. The bot's quote came back at $861. He counts that as $1,310 saved and says the bot "just paid for itself for the whole year."
- The calls went through Fo (@hey__fo), a separate phone-calling agent service; his post says the quote came "via" Fo, and his screenshot caption reads "Grok Bot + Fo paid for the year."
- In a reply he said Grok Bot called multiple vendors and booked the in-person visit, and he never talked to anyone.
- His screenshot (credit: Nabil, @nabilrehman8 on X) shows both estimates. First quote: Mister Sparky Austin, Option 4, a 50 Amp EV circuit, $2,171.00. Second opinion: DC Electric, Option 2, "Ev charger at subpanel" with a customer-supplied charger, $861.00.
- Heads-up: these are quotes, not a finished, paid job; both estimates were still marked "Ready to sign." The $861 quote is for a charger he supplies, installed at a subpanel, so it may not be the same job as the first quote. It's a small post with few views when we checked.
“$2,171 → $861. Grok Bot called multiple vendors and booked the in-person visit — I never talked to anyone.”— Nabil (@nabilrehman8), X
Summary written by Agent Cookbook. The amount is quoted as the creator stated it in their own public post or interview; we link it but can't see their accounts. See the original for full context. How we verify
Our notes
- What it takes
- Grok Bot plus a way to place calls (he used Fo, @hey__fo, a phone-calling agent), your home, panel and charger details, and the quote you already have. He shared no template; ours is built from his post and reply.
- Where it breaks
- Comparing quotes for different jobs (his $861 was for a customer-supplied charger at a subpanel), counting a quote as money saved before the job is done, and permit or panel work left out of a low quote.
- Human checkpoint
- The bot gathers quotes and books a visit only after your OK. You sign the estimate and pay the electrician; it never accepts an estimate or pays.
- Tools involved
- Grok Bot, A phone-calling agent (he used Fo, @hey__fo), Your home, panel and charger details, Your current quote to beat
✓ Verified Source link checked and still live. Notes by Thomas, editor. How we verify
Approval rule
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The bot gathers quotes and books a visit only after your OK. You compare the estimates, sign and pay yourself; it never accepts or signs an estimate, gives card details or pays. Sending, buying, posting, and deleting always need a human.
Set it up
- Write down your home details: panel size and location, any subpanel, where the charger goes and how far that is from the panel, and the charger model.
- Decide whether you're supplying the charger or want the electrician to. His cheaper quote was for a customer-supplied charger.
- Give the bot the prompt with your details and your current quote, through a calling agent if it can't place calls itself (he used Fo).
- Read the comparison table and check each quote covers the same job: charger, permit, panel or subpanel, and distance.
- OK any in-person visit before the bot books it.
- Pick a quote, then sign and pay the electrician yourself.
Common failures
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- Comparing quotes for different jobs. His $861 quote was for a customer-supplied charger at a subpanel; the $2,171 quote was for a 50 Amp EV circuit. Add the charger's price and any panel work before you count the saving.
- Counting a quote as money saved. Both of his estimates were still "Ready to sign"; the saving only lands if the job is done at that price.
- Leaving out permit and inspection. Ask every electrician whether they're included so a low quote doesn't grow later.
- Letting the bot accept an estimate. The estimates have a "Sign & Accept" button; that stays with you.
Variations
- Let it book the visit too. His bot booked the in-person visit; in our version it waits for your OK first.
- Start with the quote you already have. He had his own $2,171 quote as the number to beat.
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