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While the electrical grid as a whole may be able to handle the load, can the average US residential service? My house has a 100A 240V service which is barely a
by Unklejoe 11y ago
While the electrical grid as a whole may be able to handle the load, can the average US residential service?
My house has a 100A 240V service which is barely adequate as it is. I’m sure it could handle a single EV if I charge it overnight, but what happens when the rest of my family switches to EVs?
If I remember correctly, a charger for a Tesla requires a 50A 240V dedicated circuit, which would be half the capacity for my entire house just for a single car. Additionally, many homes don’t have such a circuit, so one would need to be installed.
This can be easily solved by upgrading my service, but that’s another cost.
In the end, it’s not a show stopper, but it’s certainly another hurdle that will cause a slowdown in adoption rates.
Perhaps codes should be passed which require the garage of new homes to have such circuits installed by default