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To: citizen

It depends.

1)How many miles do you expect to have to refill in how many hours?

2)How big is the electrical service to your home? How much of the electrical service capacity is already being used by existing loads?

3)How many miles per kWh does your EV get?

For example, if you only drive 30-40 miles a day, with an EV that gets 4 miles per kWh, a single 20 amp 240V circuit would recharge your vehicle in 4 hours or less. And you could run at least 3 of these circuits on a typical 200 amp service.

On the other hand, if you drive 200 miles and expect to fully recharge your vehicle in 4 hours, you would need at least 60 amp 240V charging circuit.

You probably couldn’t put more than one, maybe 2, of these 60-amp circuits on a typical 200 amp service.

(But how many people really drive 200 miles, get home, and need the vehicle fully charged in 4 hours?)


37 posted on 09/21/2022 11:37:35 AM PDT by brianl703
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To: brianl703
I'm retired and drive very little. Groceries, Lowes, etc. Occasionally visit relatives 20-30 miles away. Infrequently, I might drive to Atlanta, roughly 200 miles.

So an EV would be ok for me. But I elected for a 2019 Sante Fe ICE in 2019. It's a nice, roomy vehicle for what I paid.

59 posted on 09/21/2022 11:48:42 AM PDT by citizen (Thieves of private property pass their lives in chains; thieves of public prop. in riches and luxury)
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