He drives an electric truck in Yellowknife, but his home can't handle the charger it came with
A Yellowknife man bought a fully electric truck, expecting to install the 80 amp Level 2 charger it came with at his home. Then he found out he'd need to pay $12,000 to upgrade a transformer in his neighbourhood to make it work.
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![Ben Baird purchased his electric truck, expecting to install the Level 2 charger it came with. He knew he'd have to pay to upgrade his electrical panel from 100 to 200 amps, but he didn't realize he'd also have to pay $12,000 to upgrade the transformer his home is connected to. A man in a green coat and a black hat standing in front of a dark coloured truck.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7079008.1704842731!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/ben-baird.jpg)
A Yellowknife man bought a fully electric truck, expecting to install the 80 amp Level 2 charger it came with at his home. Then he found out he'd need to pay $12,000 to upgrade a transformer in his neighbourhood to make it work.