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No need, because it is simply untrue: Electric vehicles can charge on anything from 1-ph 8A 240V, to 3-ph 32A 400V, all of which can easily be provided by commo
by rlkf 8y ago
No need, because it is simply untrue: Electric vehicles can charge on anything from 1-ph 8A 240V, to 3-ph 32A 400V, all of which can easily be provided by common urban household wiring.
- jblow 8y agoNot sure who is downvoting you. I charged my Tesla Roadster on 120v 15A for like 6 years.
- api 8y agoApparently motels are having to crack down on "extension cording" now. Park near your room, crack a window, free fill up...
- greglindahl 8y agoIt’s just a few dollars, maybe the should try letting people pay?
- lostapathy 8y agowhere are you located that household 3 phase is available? Lots of hobby machinists would kill for that but it just isn’t available most places.
- FullyFunctional 8y agoAnnecdata: all the houses I personally know of in the south bay (North California, USA) area have three phase power, and the oldest was built in the 1940es. Charging a Model S from a 110V 20A outlet is very slow and probably not a very useful option (but I have done it on a visit to LA).
- sokoloff 8y agoThree phase (typically 480/3)? Or split-phase 240 VAC (center-tapped, single-phase 240V)? The latter is extremely common/the standard residential service. The former is extremely uncommon residentially.
- kwhitefoot 8y agoOr even less. I tell my Model S to charge at 5A when I am at home (230 V single phase). Gets me 5 km per hour, 60 km from 18:00 to 06:00 which is fine because I average about 20000 km a year which is less than 60 km a day. On road trips I use the superchargers.