Battery swap station
Posted on 09/21/2022 11:21:13 AM PDT by citizen
I've been musing re home EV charging. I have no expertise beyond common sense but there will surely be practical considerations involved...
Let's say we have a surburban family with mom, pop & children all driving EVs. How many can be charged at once? I am thinking a multi-EV charging system and the necessary electrical capacity to safely power it would both need to be heavy-duty and therefore quite expensive. ka-ching and then you get to pay the electric bill!
If this home only has a minimum power charging system requiring hours to charge a single vehicle, there would be EVs on that charger constantly - and squabbles about "I'M next!" Btw, the insurance companies will note these systems and surely raise their rates accordingly.
Scenario 2: Same residential home but Mom & Pop are travelling for a week. I can envision Junior or Miss Cutie Pie telling their friends "Sure, come on over! My parents are gone for the week, you can use our charger all you want." More ka-ching on the power bill.
On a concurrent note, I've read speculative posts on how once a residential neighborhood reaches sufficient EV saturation, the electrical distribution serving them will necessarily need to be strengthened to handle all the extra required capacity. Someone must pay up for these modifications.
If Future of Cars Is Electric, NYC Remains in Dark Ages www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/transit/2021/04/03/new-york-city-electric-cars
What is your point? I can’t read your mind.
You’re right, I do not have the thread saved. But you should remember it, as you were the and discussing on the thread.
The link you posted is for special low temperature lithium batteries. Tesla batteries need to be kept warm.
“You’re right, I do not have the thread saved. But you should remember it, as you were the and discussing on the thread.”
I never saw it.
Why would you try to read my mind?
Do some research and learn Teslas don’t have low temperature lithium batteries like the ones in the link you posted.
GEEZ! Tesla is using LFP batteries
I guess you missed the first sentence ...
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When it comes to powering RVs, boats, golf cars and electric vehicles, or providing storage for solar power systems, RELiON’s lithium iron phosphate batteries offer several advantages over lead-acid batteries.
Maybe I can find the car magazine article...
“Too bad you can’t just swap the battery out like you can with a cordless drill.”
I have a relative who is a retired actual rocket scientist and that’s exactly the solution he says is needed. You don’t always charge, you stop at the battery exchange station for a few minutes and drive off. Your car comes with a battery from a rental service, you never own a battery so you don’t care about battery failure.
Forgot to add this also means a set of standardized batteries that fit all the various sizes of EVs. Also need specialized heavy-duty lifts, batteries are heavy.
“Do some research and learn Teslas don’t have low temperature lithium batteries like the ones in the link you posted.”
They do. Do your research.
I can afford different...But why?
Battery swap station
Duh, that video is years old.
Teslas have a battery temperature control system that circulates a liquid coolant. It’s also used to warm the battery in cold weather.
https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/battery-coolant-heater.245618/
“Teslas have a battery temperature control system that circulates a liquid coolant. It’s also used to warm the battery in cold weather.”
Your point?
Still true though. No reason to get cranky about it.
Tesla batteries are not like the ones in the link you posted. They need to be kept warm in cold weather. They have a liquid temperature control loop for that purpose.
This isn’t rocket science.
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