We need more EV fires and a faster charger might be the way to accomplish that.
“And I can add approx 400 miles in 10 minutes to my econobox vehicle.”
While sleeping at 1/3 the cost?
I would like to know how many people are interacting with the utility company before adding these loads.
How many need to upgrade their home service?
Do the utility companies need to upgrade their transformers and service wires/cables?
Side note - If you know any young men, have them get an AA in electronics tech or and electrical based 2 year degree.
Get certified in CAD as well. The amount of work in the electrical distribution world is staggering.
Great strip on this theme on “Baby Blues” today (available on GoComics.com).
Is this a joke? I’ve got a 13 year old BMW that can get 80 miles with 3-4 gallons of gas in less than five minutes pump time. Including me getting my seat belt back on.
Nice: Jalopnik advocates EV as a ladder fuel (see embedded image at link).
If ‘they’ weren’t intellectually dishonest, the national standard for such electrical installations would require a minimum 25-foot buffer between the charger location and enclosed structures.
Except you have to GO HOME first.
I’ve had to drive people to the ER.
I will never willingly own an EV.
10 years hence:
Will there be a gas station available where I’m going?
Will it allow me to buy enough juice to get back home?
These are the questions a lot of old fashioned ICE auto owners are asking........................
This whole thing with the EV’s is hilarious. No one seems to remember how many times they have gotten in the car to go somewhere and found the tank empty because some negligent child or harried spouse has not thought to fill the tank. Oh, well, I’ll just cool my heels for 3 hours while the EV charges!!!
And, what about attached garages? I estimate less than 30% of my neighbors have a garage with 20 amp electric service or capable of installing it.
How exciting.
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It is aggravating enough for the 10-minute oil change to take 15 minutes, so how many are going to be patient when it takes hours to fully charge their EVs?
Until some type of swappable elements are developed, I don’t see EVs gaining a lot of traction in the Big Sky areas of the US.
But then, the TV/Hollywood industries have tried to make 3-D a reality at least 3 times in the last 70 years — each time failing. [I think it is those colored eyeglasses.]
They actually brag about this? And not to mention doing this to a battery is going to lead to fires. I can add 400 miles without risking burning my house down.
Of course, what they don’t tell you is that is in ideal temperature conditions. In cold winter weather, you can halve that.
“Capable of” if your home breaker box can support it. Probably not.
A 220 line, similar to that of an electric drier, provides me with @30 miles of go per hour. That’s more than enough to fully charge over 10-12 hours parked at home.
Batteries are like BBQ; low & slow is best.
This requires almost 100 Amps of 240V power.
More than almost all houses are wired for.
In addition to $1,200 charger, you are talking about major rewiring of your house and probably even the rewiring of your street connection. Pretty expensive if you even can do it.
Some utilities will not let you do it.
I’m not an EV hater, but if everyone owned EV’s and someone invented a gasoline car, it would be considered an upgrade for most. (”Wait, I can refuel at a rate of 30 miles per 10 seconds? And, I can refuel to 100% every time without long-term harm to my car?”)
Until the electrical grid can support everyone driving EV’s, it’s not gonna happen. I do not see any plan in place to expand the grid. To replace hydrocarbon fuels used in transportation, it is estimated that some 500 nuclear plants will need to be built. That’s not going to happen anytime soon.
Then there’s the small problem of obtaining the rare earths for the batteries...
Chris Martenson has a good summary of our current predicament in his “Crash Course”. Here’s the section on transportation fuels.
https://peakprosperity.com/lessons/crash-course-chapter-20-peak-cheap-oil/
What’s an extra hour when you’re already 20 minutes late for your dental appt?