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Originally Posted by vintageogauge
I would appreciate hearing from you regarding what Pike says. I had read that 75 Amps is required but can't remember where I read that. We have a double for a dryer but we have a gas dryer so it could be removed, not sure what code is regarding the box itself.
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Pike's is coming Nov 8 to do the estimate, I'll get back then with the results.
50 amps is the requirement for the charger I'm getting and it will charge at about 10KW per hour. That's enough to fully charge even a flat battery overnight.
On the road some high-speed can chargers run at 250KW per hour and others at about 150KW per hour which gets an 80% charge in about 20 minutes. The charge rate drops off the battery charges up otherwise it would be even less time.
As far as I can tell it is easy to find high-speed chargers on the road... but finding high speed chargers that are working at all or working at the spec'd rate is a problem. You can see some of the issues you can run into in this video of a Florida to NY road trip.
Taycan 4S Road Trip Up The Whole East Coast! South Florida To NYC In The Electric Porsche - YouTube
I don't have my car yet but my guess is road trips will be inconvenient and take longer that a gas car but it will not be a show stopper. I expect networks and chargers to get better and more reliable over time.