Charge time difference between 60A and 50A?

[Christopher]

Final decision was to run 6awg wire the ~25ft to the 200W sub-panel in the garage. All 3 electricians said I was “borderline” to use a 60A breaker, so we went with a 50A breaker for now and will only charge at 40A. If, at some point, we shift a condenser or two off of the sub-panel or get better tech, we have the 6awg wire already buried in the wall to accommodate upsizing. Thanks for the recommendation, @Christopher @WSea @pc500!

Pics below after the electrician left. He was generous enough to mount the drywall pieces back into the holes with backer board. Nice work from my layman’s point of view. Just need to sand/tape/mud/paint and it should look nice and clean!

EDIT: For anyone interested, I had quotes Of $1100, $1200, and $1500 all-in. I went with the $1500, because it’s a guy we use a lot and he’s absolutely meticulous. Wanted it done right the first time.

Great choice! Now you're prepared for the future. Electrician did a nice job. I've seen jobs where they leave behind a mess of open drywall and make it the next guys problem to patch. It's going to look clean once the drywaller is done.

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[ForeverOnTheWaitlist]

I've got 4g Romex, 50A breaker connected to a 15-50 outlet (200A service, new construction). I was surprised to see my Tesla only registering 34A when charging.

Could I simply replace the breaker with the 60A version and have a bit more charge throughput ?