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When fast charging takes over an hour (Chevy bolt fast charges at 50kw, less in actual use), you do really have to plan trips. A majority of EV owners don't ha
by turtlebits 5y ago
When fast charging takes over an hour (Chevy bolt fast charges at 50kw, less in actual use), you do really have to plan trips.
A majority of EV owners don't have L2 charging at home, and a short 30 mile weekend trip (60 both ways) is more than a L1 charger can replenish overnight. Way more if you use AC or drive when in cold weather.
I can easily drive more than I can daily charge with errands or driving the kids to class/camp.
- formerly_proven 5y agoIf you use 230 V instead of 110 V, and three-phase instead of split-phase, the lowest charging tier becomes 3 kW (instead of 110 V @ 15 A = something like 1.5 kW), and pretty much anyone who has a car hole can easily install a 11 or 22 kW charger. This might make a pretty big difference in the end for all the house-owning people. The American decision to use intentionally limited, low-tier electricity grids as a cudgel to enforce zoning shows yet another facet of externalities.
- turtlebits 5y agoIt's easy if you have the $$$. Personally, I don't want to spend a few thousand to buy a charger and have an electrician run a 240v plug to my detached garage. On my old house, there wasn't enough capacity to add another 240v breaker.