i like enthusiasm but,
every electric outlet which can provide 2500watts ( 110v x 25A ) is capable to charge electric car to 70 miles of range while you sleep. while you sleep means you do not wait, you do not miss anything, you do nothing, you do not think about it, you are sleeping while you charge, like your freaking mobile phone.
so yes gas pumps vs electric charging spots, is interesting milestone, but forgot to add or mention millions of outlets in every US state which can be use to top up AND are already installed by millions for decades already ? Hmm.... I wonder if person writing about electric cars does even own one.
Charging from solar? Doable. Making 80+% of your yearly hot water just from solar PV is doable. So please do.
Sure, but when you’re on a road trip and need to charge, “at home” means nothing. Just last month I ended up waiting almost 35 minutes to charge for 10 minutes because my wife had run the car low enough that we couldn’t get home without charging. We charge at home 99.999% of the time but when I need to charge on the go, waiting 30 minutes isn’t really an acceptable solution.
Kudos to California, here’s hoping other states follow suit. I’d estimate we need about double the fast chargers as gas station nozzles to provide acceptable wait times once there’s mass EV adoption (assuming no dramatic increase in charging speeds).
Of course, but most people overestimate how much of super speed chargers we need, just provide 20kw chargers inside every parking garage and need for super speed charging will be lowered significantly. also just having 10 kw in my favorite restaurant is enough for 1.5 hour i spend there. everyone gravitates to most expensive gadgets, but simple small is many time better value. of course im not saying do not build super chargers, but we kinda say we need them, even when we dont.
Maybe solution can be new app, connect bluetooth dongle to cars OBD port and provide more accurate range estimation than car infotainment does, after a while start providing said service to car manufacturers...?
> every electric outlet which can provide 2500watts ( 110v x 25A )
110v outlets are usually 15amp