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Ok, so I have an electrician coming out Friday to give me an estimate on the work. I already spoke with him on the phone and we talked about a few options. I know the Energi has a max load of 240v/16A. That means I'd be fine running a 12awg wire and putting a 6-20 receptacle in my garage. But, I want to future proof my installation and use plug types that you guys think are most common (even for appliances other than an EVSE possibly). Interestingly, my motivation for going L2 is more driven by the fact that I want to start using GO times and have the car preheated when I leave rather than decreasing my charge time. 1. What are your thoughts on the 6-20 plug type? It would require only a 12/2 wire. I like the TurboCord (even though it's pricey) and it uses a 6-20 plug. But, this limits me to a 20A circuit. Could I run a 10awg or 8awg wire to help future proof me a little? 2. What about the 14-30 plug type? This is the typical dryer hook up with hot-hot-neutral-ground wires so I get dual voltage 240/120 for appliances that may need both voltages. It requires a 10/3 wire. What are your thoughts on EVSE's that use this plug type? 3. What about the 14-50 plug type? This requires (typically) a 6/3 wire. Again, it's dual voltage 240/120 and is a common RV hookup plug. I believe this is also the typical plug type chosen by most Tesla owners, no? The wire is rather large though and I'm not sure what the conduit requirements are for that. 4. Should I request a GFCI breaker? The dual-pole 50A GFCI breakers are expensive! Fortunately I have a gas dryer, furnace, and water heater so my 200A service and panel has plenty of room for expansion. If I did the 6-20 or 14-30 I could run the branch circuit from the main panel. If I go 14-50 I was thinking maybe running a 100A subpanel to the garage with the 14-50 branch circuit off of that. This was actually what the electrician recommended over the phone (without seeing anything yet though) for maximum future proofing for higher load BEVs like the Tesla. He has done Tesla EVSE installs before, but nothing for the Fusion Energi yet.