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Originally Posted by Fuzz
No, 30A is fine too. But most people don't have that, either, so if you are upgrading you may as well put a 50A in. There are also solutions cheaper than a full panel upgrade that can better handle load balancing on lower capacity main feeds with a lower install cost. If you spend 70k on an ev, it's not a stretch to add 1-2k for more efficient charging and other benefits.
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Curious what the other benefits are?
This is all very basic results from google - Level 1 around 80% efficient vs. 90% level 2. 20,000 km per year costs about $500 in electricity (obviously myriad variables here), so we're probably talking about ~$50 a year difference