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The problem is that residential charging is slow. An L2 charger will only add 20-25 miles of range per hour. No-one is going to leave their car at a random pl
by turtlebits 6y ago
The problem is that residential charging is slow. An L2 charger will only add 20-25 miles of range per hour. No-one is going to leave their car at a random place long enough to get any meaningful charge.
In fact, I think L2 chargers should be banned from retail businesses, as they're just a gimmick and for vanity only. The average customer stays what, 45 minutes to an hour, netting maybe 20 miles of range?
I don't even bother with L2 charging except at the office. At home I just use L1 as an evening/overnight charge is enough for me.
- pengaru 6y ago> In fact, I think L2 chargers should be banned from retail businesses, as they're just a gimmick and for vanity only. The average customer stays what, 45 minutes to an hour, netting maybe 20 miles of range? If your average drive to a retail business is ~20 miles, it sounds like a perfect fit to me. Certainly far from anything warranting a "ban".
- turtlebits 6y agoPaying to put 1 gallon of gas in your car at your local mall would sound ridiculous because gas stations are everywhere. They only make any sense because of the lack of fast charging infrastructure. They show up on charging maps that drives traffic. They're essentially noise if you need to fill up.
- pengaru 6y agoIf my car could passively receive 1 gallon of gas without my presence wherever I park, at a fair price, while I'm going about my business, I most certainly would not turn it down. Even with gas stations everywhere, it's a nuisance to frequent them, especially considering most of my trips don't really require more than 1-2 gallons of gas. It'd basically eliminate most of my need to ever fill up from empty, that would become an exceptional circumstance on long distance trips.