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To: RFEngineer

>Standard electrical plugs provide 120volts at 15 amps, or 1.8kWh

Yes, but almost everyone has 240v service with 50 amp circuits (never heard of electric stoves or clothes dryers?). So you are underestimating available power by > 6x


>So it would take 12.7 days to recharge a vehicle that was equivalent to todays vehicle with a standard electrical outlet.

Only if you are still assuming equal efficiency. Correcting for that, you can get over 1/3 'tankfull' every night.


170 posted on 01/01/2007 2:59:45 PM PST by chipengineer
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To: chipengineer

"So you are underestimating available power by > 6x "

Silly me. You can recharge it in 2 days then, or 12 hours with 480v 100A industrial service.

.....or, you can pump 15 gallons of gas in 5 minutes.

It really is silly to give serious consideration to electric cars, except under the most tailored of circumstances, isn't it?


173 posted on 01/01/2007 3:03:19 PM PST by RFEngineer
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