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To: central_va

I you have the most common 100Amp service then you will using 40% of your available power to charge your EV. That is only one RV. So if you have 2 charging circuits charging two cars at one time then it would 80%. So you basically have to go to a “Green Acres” style of power management for the rest of your home.


140 posted on 09/21/2022 1:45:27 PM PDT by Revel
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To: Revel

“I you have the most common 100Amp service then you will using 40% of your available power to charge your EV. That is only one RV. So if you have 2 charging circuits charging two cars at one time then it would 80%.”

Most will not need to charge at full capacity most of the time.


146 posted on 09/21/2022 1:52:12 PM PDT by TexasGator ( Gator in Florida)
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The dedicated Rappahanock Power transformer at my house, which I do not share, has 12.5 KV-A stencilled on the side of it. Supposedley, I have 200 Amp service which is a joke because 200A times 220v = 48KVA. So the transformer I have is woefully undersized for the service I supposedley have.


236 posted on 09/21/2022 4:55:39 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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