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To: norsky

The greenest way to charge cars is with solar power.

The sun shines during the daytime.

Each car will hopefully be parked where its owner has a job and works.

Each workplace will typically already have parking space associated with it. Commercial building operators will arrange for charging facilities, often as contracted with employers.


2 posted on 02/16/2022 9:43:15 AM PST by Brian Griffin
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To: Brian Griffin
The greenest way to charge cars is with solar power.
The sun shines during the daytime.

When it's not raining, or just overcast, or snowing...which is a good half of the year....

6 posted on 02/16/2022 9:49:28 AM PST by ShadowAce (Linux - The Ultimate Windows Service Pack )
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To: Brian Griffin

“The greenest way to charge cars is with solar power.”

How many square feet of solar panel would you need to charge a car in 8 hours?

Another thing. The article said a typical EV would need three new batteries in its average 12-year lifetime. I saw that Tesla has or will have a 500,000 mile battery. That sounds pretty good.


17 posted on 02/16/2022 9:59:11 AM PST by cymbeline
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To: Brian Griffin

Unless you park your car for a week or two, your car doesn’t have enough surface area to charge via solar power.


20 posted on 02/16/2022 10:02:53 AM PST by qam1 (There's been a huge party. All plates and the bottles are empty, all that's left is the bill to pay)
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To: Brian Griffin

” 50-watt chargers “

LOL!

New Samsung phone is 45 watt chargingW


21 posted on 02/16/2022 10:04:45 AM PST by TexasGator (UF)
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To: Brian Griffin
The greenest way to charge cars is with solar power.

Yep, no more six story parking garages under the building where you work.

We'll have six square blocks of solar panels over concrete parking spaces, no trees allowed, where you can get a 20% charge from all day under a bright clear summer sun.

The other three quarters of the year, not so much.

23 posted on 02/16/2022 10:07:33 AM PST by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: Brian Griffin

Well

2000 square feet of solar panels will generate the equivalent energy of 12 gallons of gasoline per day in good weather.

Where are you going to put all those panels?


27 posted on 02/16/2022 10:14:30 AM PST by NY.SS-Bar9 (Those that vote for a living outnumber those that work for one.)
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To: Brian Griffin
Each workplace will typically already have parking space associated with it. Commercial building operators will arrange for charging facilities, often as contracted with employers.

And if it cloudy, rains, or far enough north where there is only 3 hours of sunlight in the day in the winter, tough noogies.
29 posted on 02/16/2022 10:17:18 AM PST by Dr. Sivana (“...life is very good without Facebook and that we would live very well without Facebook."-B.LeMaire)
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To: Brian Griffin

Yeah! Free Beer Tomorrow!


73 posted on 02/16/2022 4:21:14 PM PST by Jacquerie (ArticleVBlog.com)
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