How to plan for home charger installation

PMurphy

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I have started to assess where and how I will install a home charger. Pretty sure my current breaker box is close to maxed out. Considering a dedicated circuit. How many amps should I plan for? Any unique workarounds others have used?
 

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If Scoutt does the BEV right, you need to plan for 100 amps for a 80 amp charging experience. They will cheap out and not do this and only support 48 amp so you should plan for:
1. Real commitment to EV charging and plan for 100 amp circuit
2. Cheap out and do a 60 amp circuit
 
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