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Rampy said:
Won’t have any capacity to plug in other than a standard 110 outlet, need to update household wiring as it’s a old house & that’s going to be quite expensive
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All factors to consider when buying an EV. I had a super cheap installation of a 60A circuit breaker to support my L2 charger in my garage. But the panel in my basement was essentially in the same corner of the house that the corner of the garage is next to. Short run of 6 AWG wire to the charger to support 48A current to the truck.
 
R1TVT said:
All factors to consider when buying an EV. I had a super cheap installation of a 60A circuit breaker to support my L2 charger in my garage. But the panel in my basement was essentially in the same corner of the house that the corner of the garage is next to. Short run of 6 AWG wire to the charger to support 48A current to the truck.
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I about cramped my pants looking at the electrical quote, have to update our breaker box & run the wire just under 50 feet & that’s not counting the cost of the charger…..

Sigh………
 
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Rampy said:
I about cramped my pants looking at the electrical quote, have to update our breaker box & run the wire just under 50 feet & that’s not counting the cost of the charger…..

Sigh………
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I am not sure where you are located exactly, but some states and municipalities offer rebates for hardware and installation. I will also add just an opinion that the Grizzl-e chargers, made in Canada, are very good and not that expensive. However, Scout did display their own charger. I thought it looked way to big. But, they may include it or offer a program when you buy the Scout. If you do not need the charger yet, I would just wait.
 
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Rampy said:
I about cramped my pants looking at the electrical quote, have to update our breaker box & run the wire just under 50 feet & that’s not counting the cost of the charger…..

Sigh………
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My parents had the wiring redone in our family’s house 10 years ago and it was an awful time. Expensive and stressful. The house is more valuable and less dangerous for it, though… no more knob and tube, hello late 20th century in the 21st century! 🤣

I looked up what sort of credits Wyoming offers for installing an EV charger and it sounds like you can get $500 back from Black Hills Energy? I don’t know how useful that is to you.

Good luck!
 
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LastDayScout said:
I am not sure where you are located exactly, but some states and municipalities offer rebates for hardware and installation. I will also add just an opinion that the Grizzl-e chargers, made in Canada, are very good and not that expensive. However, Scout did display their own charger. I thought it looked way to big. But, they may include it or offer a program when you buy the Scout. If you do not need the charger yet, I would just wait.
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In Wyoming, we are waiting to see how things shake out while at the same time budgeting for the expenses will be easier spread out over a couple years
 
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