My electrician started with a photo of my panel. When that looked good, they came out and did a load test where we turned on every appliance, light, electronic device, etc. We maxed out at 84 amps of current on a 200 amp panel so there was plenty of headroom to install a 48amp charger.
My panel is about as far away from my garage as is possible so it required a very long cable run through my attic and the electrician recommended a slightly larger gauge wire than was strictly necessary for future-proofing. It ended up being about $2800 unfortunately due to the long cable run but hopefully the cable lasts my lifetime even if the charger does not - that was the expensive part.
An electrician can probably give you a general idea of feasibility with a photo of the panel but they’ll need to come out to the property and possibly do a load test before they can tell you for certain if a charger can be installed and what it will cost.
If you are hiring a home inspector as part of your purchase process, I would ask them if they can weigh in. If it’s a definite no given the existing service, they will probably be able to tell you that.
My electrician started with a photo of my panel. When that looked good, they came out and did a load test where we turned on every appliance, light, electronic device, etc. We maxed out at 84 amps of current on a 200 amp panel so there was plenty of headroom to install a 48amp charger.
My panel is about as far away from my garage as is possible so it required a very long cable run through my attic and the electrician recommended a slightly larger gauge wire than was strictly necessary for future-proofing. It ended up being about $2800 unfortunately due to the long cable run but hopefully the cable lasts my lifetime even if the charger does not - that was the expensive part.
An electrician can probably give you a general idea of feasibility with a photo of the panel but they’ll need to come out to the property and possibly do a load test before they can tell you for certain if a charger can be installed and what it will cost.
If you are hiring a home inspector as part of your purchase process, I would ask them if they can weigh in. If it’s a definite no given the existing service, they will probably be able to tell you that.