Also, a lot of the existing homes around here still have 60A services.
Not gonna see too many hybrids parked in front of those.
Our 1,600 sq ft 1952 ranch house had 40 amp service. What it was built, it was TWICE the size of the average house being built in 1952.
As you might imagine, we were blowing breakers all the time. We finally remodeled the kitchen ten years ago and upgraded the electrical panel and drop from the pole to 300 amps.