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Read it yourself: The EV-1 from way back in the 90's seems to have some engineering that surpasses even the latest Leaf. The last EV-1 got a full charge in only

• mikeash 11y ago
  OK? How does any of that contradict what I said, or support what you said? A full charge of a 16.5kWh battery in 3 hours requires 5.5kW charging power. That's nothing special, and it doesn't come anywhere close to what you'd need to charge 75% in 15 minutes.
• spankalee 11y ago
  From the link: "A Gen I EV1 took approximately 15 hours to recharge from a 110-volt household outlet."
• nickbauman 11y ago
  No, I misspoke. I was certain I had read that statistic before, I was wrong. However, my original point remains: there isn't really an infrastructure problem for the vast majority of drivers. It's way overstated.
  • mikeash 11y ago
    I agree, for local driving. There is an infrastructure problem for long-distance driving, which is slowly being solved now. Tesla has it solved for their cars in many areas. I think that a lot of people don't really understand, on a deep level, how living with an EV actually works. Much of the discussion I see seems to be based on the idea that an EV works like a gas car, except you use a plug instead of a nozzle when you fill it up at the station.