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Understand the real issue by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 05/21/2018, 4:05pm PDT
I know what a breaker box is; there is a secondary unit in my room in addition to the master breaker in the basement. From where I am sitting it is about 6 feet to my right. It has 2 rows of 14 switch plates, allowing up to 28 standard single-throw breakers. It has 9 installed on the right, 4 top, 5 bottom, and 8 installed by the left, 4 and 4.

What I am saying that if a typical house has 200 amp service and you boost that to an additional 70 amps that's a big increase in power consumption, especially since the breakers currently installed cover maximum permissible draw. The house might only normally draw 3/4 of limit, or 175 amps.

A 70-amp draw for an electric car is a big load and could be a problem when the neighborhood is near capacity and 2-3 electyric cars draw the equivalent of a brande new house suddenly appearing on the grid.
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Here's the real problem with electric cars by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 05/19/2018, 11:08pm PDT NEW
    other stumbling block: no big battery tech breakthroughs NT by Telsa not looking to solve 05/19/2018, 11:46pm PDT NEW
    Dr Tacos: Has never seen a house breaker board, does not know what the master is NT by The Happiness Engine 05/21/2018, 3:26pm PDT NEW
        Understand the real issue by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 05/21/2018, 4:05pm PDT NEW
    That is a good point. A lot of houses can't support even trickle charging. by blackwater 06/03/2018, 12:05am PDT NEW
 
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