Posted on 05/23/2021 7:10:50 AM PDT by DoodleBob
So you’re thinking about trading in your gas-guzzling SUV for a futuristic, energy-efficient, quiet-as-a-nun-walking-through-the-Vatican fully electric vehicle? Mazel Tov! But you’re wondering how long it takes to charge an EV? Well, fine sir or madam, you’ve come to the right place.
The electron pit-stop offers different charge rates based on capability, type of charger, weather, temperature, how many cars are connected to the station, time of day, and your car’s battery capacity. As such, EV chargers often require a quick tutorial by the manufacturer or dealer. But just like pumping gas, after a few fill-ups it becomes second nature.
To make understanding EV jargon easier, The Drive’s crack How-To department is here to answer just how long it takes to charge an electric vehicle, along with a handful of other frequently asked questions about EVs.
Game?
Nearly every electric vehicle comes with a factory-provided charger, but manufacturers and third-party businesses offer faster, more efficient chargers, too. These can be installed by an electrician or be gas station-like chargers installed throughout the country.
Here’s a quick rundown of the type of chargers available:
Now that you have an idea of the types of chargers available, here are The Drive’s estimates of how long it will take your electric car to charge, variables notwithstanding.
While conventional gasoline pumps have a predetermined flow rate, which can be somewhat affected by the number of cars fueling up, a charger’s is subject to a great many more variables that affect how quickly its EV juice is dispensed.
Here are some variables that affect an electric car’s charge speed:
In the U.S., the national average cost per kWh is around $0.13 but can reach $0.32 per hour in Hawaii—aloha. On average, however, you’ll spend less charging your EV than you would fueling a gasoline-powered vehicle.
There are also costs associated with your selected charger. Standard Level 1 chargers are normally included in the price of a vehicle, but if you want a faster Level 2 charger, that’ll require more investment as they’re more than just a plug-and-play setup.
Tesla offers its Gen 3 wall charger for $500, and third-party chargers can range from $400 to $900, plus $1,500 to $2,000 for installation.
How far you can travel in an electric vehicle has become a sticking point, with many potential buyers citing “range anxiety” as the biggest hurdle to adoption.
Just like a gasoline-powered car, the estimated electric range varies from car to car. Consumers can get anywhere from 84 miles in a Fiat 500e to well into the 300-mile range in an EV like a Tesla Model 3 Long Range or Porsche Taycan.
Considering the average American’s commute is 16 miles, any of the current EVs offer more than enough range. Charging stations are also becoming more common along highways making long-distance road trips achievable.
Electric vehicles are still in their infancy and as such can still suffer from build quality issues that commonly affect the first-generation system. That will change.
As subsequent evolutions of the electric vehicle roll off the assembly line, EVs have the real potential to be more reliable than any gasoline-powered car. An electric car requires only a few moving parts, as well as few parts that require fluids that could be corrupted by the elements, fuel, particulates, or grease. Thus, electric cars won’t need as much maintenance and could triple a car’s longevity.
You've got questions, The Drive has answers!
A. As shown about, they'll supply about 30 miles of range in one hour. Though, at-home chargers are getting faster as the tech proliferates.
A. That would be either the Porsche Taycan or Audi E-tron GT, both of which ride on the same electrical architecture and can make use of the 800v ultra-fast charging.
A. You can and can't. Most manufacturers have built-in safe guards so that you don't overcharge your vehicle. Tesla actually released a patch that modifies its car's thermal loads and charge capabilities after a handful of cars spontaneously combusted.
A. According to GMC, it'll take about 10 minutes to restore 100 miles of range when the truck goes on sale in 2022.
-PJ
Ha. . .funny.
Oh, that’s right, the world is ending in 8.5 years or whatever. Actually, I think I’m going to design and sell a small trailer with a gasoline generator on it that plugs into your electric vehicle’s charging port. With that, the electric vehicle will finally be practical (and we will have re-invented the car, Rube Goldberg-style).
This is all so absurd. Electric vehicles are fine for puttering around the golf course, or for driving through underground tunnels that lack ventilation, or for driving on the moon. In each of those examples, there is an obvious use case for electrics. But for everyday driving, there is little practical application beyond those who have a boutique use that doesn’t require going very far very often.
I agree with some others here that the real intent is to limit personal mobility, probably eventually eliminating personal vehicle ownership altogether. Electrics might “work” if leftists succeed in their desire to herd everyone into cities, utilizing electric cars as just another short range form of public transportation.
I checked it out “Leftist Biden BS” Ask the Fire Departments “How Do You Put Out An Electric Car Fire?”
You NEED SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT...WHICH MOST FIRE DEPARTMENTS DON’T HAVE
“Some coal plants are considering only operating during periods of higher electricity demand, from December to February (winter) and from June to August (summer).”
Interesting.
Does that mean electrical charging stations would no longer function during the off-months because they are powered by coal-powered electrical generating plants.
Look genius, I am so proud of you for all your virtue signaling goodness. But it is very hard for me to take someone seriously who doesn't even have a clue about the relationship between volts, amps, watts, kwh, or even the EPA's electric car selling mpge nonsense. You demonstrated in your previous post that you do not even understand the amount of power that a 240 volt 30 watt circuit can carry before tripping the breaker. And you think that 300 amp and 200 amp service panels are drawing up to 500 amps at the pole. It doen't work that way genius.
"My home circuit is a 300 amp grid tie the guest house is 200 for a 500 amp total to the pole." From post 67. And no sorry solar panels do not output their maximum rated value 10 hours a day and typically not even under optimal conditions. The cost to have a 15kw solar panel system where my wife and I live would currently be approximately $45,000 installed not including the storage system or the “two axis tracking panel” BS that some solar sales person sold you. We do not have the power buy back system that your state government forced on your utility companies. So any power in excess of what we could store ourselves would be shunted to ground. That means wasted... since you seem a little challenged.
We all saw recently what far sighted government interference in your utilities caused in Texas this last winter. So we can not get the subsidies that your neighbors are paying for that you are taking advantage of. Our solar power potential is probably less than half of what Dallas has. A $45,000 solar panel installation would pay for itself here in exactly NEVER. Not that this limitation has stopped the same kind of fast talkers that convinced you to shell out the big bucks from taking advantage of gullible people in our area. But on the plus side, when the weather gets crappy the only negative effect on our grid is when trees take down power lines.
And actually I do have an alternative power source since the trees do knock out our power frequently. Our generator is hooked up to natural gas and I closely monitor its output and fuel consumption with actual metering and not the far fetched speculation that you do.
And I have trip computers in all of our vehicles that calculate both instantaneous and accumulated MPG. Guess what? When you let your foot off the gas or your going down hill the instantanious MPGs goes up to incredible amounts often. But this has almost no effect on the overall MPG.
I for one have had my fill of people who have had their heads filled with nonsense blabbering on with exagerated numbers and fairyland tales of solar and wind power and electric cars being our future. It is absolute nonsense and hard for me to believe that someone who claims to be a conservative would fall for it.
“Drives in Texas, say, from DFW to Lubbock, got to stop and charge. If I have to take the time to stand there and charge a car longer than it takes to gas up, not for me.”
635 miles. Get an EV with a 500 mile range and you only need a ten minute stop to recharge along the way.
Nope. But I'm pretty sure that's not an F-150, either. It looks like a Super Duty body, which is either an F-250 or F-350. :-)
“You NEED SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT... WHICH MOST FIRE DEPARTMENTS DON’T HAVE”
Like a fire hose ...
https://www.emobilitysimplified.com/2020/02/how-to-extinguish-electric-vehicle-fire-video-guide.html
Well Argued.
“I chose Charlton because it is in the middle of nowhere and all the cars (and people eating there) are on long-haul drives.”
People will normally start out on trips with their electric cars nearly fully charged. People headed to NYC will typically be coming from Metro Boston and merely be topping up. People headed for Metro Boston will only need a 60-mile or so charge.
In Wyoming, electric car owners on a road trip will quite likely have to eat a very hearty meal if Joe Biden gets his way.
This is the Florida power grid diagram:
http://floridaenergy.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/fescsmartgrid.png
We have nuclear power plants at Crystal River, Turkey Point and St. Lucie. Eco-facists on a road trip should enjoy getting their electric cars recharged from nuclear power.
What people? The gas station I go to has no humans on site. The guy who delivers the gas will still have a job, as there is a national shortage of truck drivers. The guy who services the pumps will retrain and will service the charging stations.
“Nope.”
Then your F-150 is worthless?
“We have nuclear power plants at Crystal River”
Time to come out of your cave!
“. . .UNTIL WE RETURN to living in densely-packed urban centers with short commutes. . .”
Heaven forbid: I luv living in an area where I can’t hear my neighbors and NEVER hear nasty urban Amish youth driving by with his vehicle blasting “THUMPA-THUMPA” noise that assault my ears and tranquility. I loath the idea of living is crime infested urban centers and eventually being forced to use public transportation.
“Does that mean electrical charging stations would no longer function during the off-months because they are powered by coal-powered electrical generating plants.”
Most natural gas plants will probably remain online for at least two decades. I suspect the majority will remain in operation in 2051. Some will probably be in use in 2100 despite Joe Biden’s hopes.
Some people will refuel their 2021 gasoline-powered pickups in 2061 at US gas stations, despite Joe Biden’s hopes.
“about the most anybody SHOULD drive a car in a day”
As a freeborn American I don’t really go with that. Nobody will tell me how far or long I will drive my own car.
I want to drive 1,000 miles before stopping, my choice, freely taken.
” For driving long distances, the ICE is more efficient.
The plug-in hybrids were an attempt to bridge that gap, but the range on electric is very limited.”
EV’s are upto a 500 mile range. Most Americans never drive 500 miles in one day.
“I am told these are common issues among those living in Dallas.”
I am a Texan, living in a suburb of Dallas.
Your insult (joke or not) is not appreciated.
” As a freeborn American I don’t really go with that. Nobody will tell me how far or long I will drive my own car.
I want to drive 1,000 miles before stopping, my choice, freely taken.”
What are you driving with a 1000 mile range?
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