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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 9452951" data-attributes="member: 177">I had an electrician by today, and it turns out that no, I don't need to upgrade the house panel.  My wife and I don't have big electric appliances, so we aren't actually pulling much.  For those who don't know - electric dryers typically need 30 Amps of current capacity.  Electric stoves usually need 20-60 Amps.  That can quickly eat up the current the incoming line can provide, which is usually 100 amps in an older home like mine.  But with gas stove and dryer, the panel actually has capacity we aren't using.  That's especially a good thing - because if we had to upgrade the panel, we might need to upgrade the incoming service line (we'd have to ask the town if the incoming line is sufficient).  That line is underground so upgrading it would be a big deal, requiring digging trenches.  Which, ultimately, we might do.  But it would be a much longer process, and running around the local towns in the meantime to charge the car is not a whole lot of fun.I've ordered the charger itself (the Chargepoint Home Flex Level 2), which should arrive on Saturday, and the install is scheduled for Monday morning, after which keeping it powered should become very easy.</blockquote>