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To: Tilted Irish Kilt

Good point. I can almost guarantee there will be some power loss due to the conversion process, heat, etc. What is the percentage is and how different conditions, say, outside temperature, battery condition, etc. Or I have no idea. However, even if If it’s only one or 2% Once you factor in tens of thousands of cars it’s going to be a very large number.


112 posted on 06/22/2021 5:44:59 PM PDT by matt04 ( )
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matt04 : (power loss to battery storage) " However, even if If it’s only one or 2% Once you factor in tens of thousands of cars it’s going to be a very large number."

Exactly true when you are charging up tens of thousands of vehicles, especially as you pointed out, when people get home at 6:00 PM, immediately recharge their vehicle, while preparing meals .
That would be a significant power draw between the hours of 5 PM through 7:30 PM ;
I'm not sure the grid could handle the evening surge with all the home appliances operating at the same time.
The only realistic alternative would be to have separate electric meters for home appliance usage, and recharging stations on a timer to charge up during 'off peak' hours.

115 posted on 06/23/2021 4:57:14 AM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt
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To: matt04; Tilted Irish Kilt
There has to be some drop during the conversion process, due to the resistance of storage into a battery, Rite ?
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However, even if If it’s only one or 2% Once you factor in tens of thousands of cars it’s going to be a very large number.


If I remember correctly, Tesla estimates their charge loss at ~25-30%. Only around 15 or 20% on the supercharger network (400A chargers).
119 posted on 06/23/2021 9:15:03 PM PDT by Svartalfiar
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