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> The solution is to have Level 2 and Level 3 charging _everywhere_. I somewhat agree with this. My response was specifically, which I quoted, about "slow char
by nomel 1y ago
> The solution is to have Level 2 and Level 3 charging _everywhere_.
I somewhat agree with this. My response was specifically, which I quoted, about "slow chargers" at office or transit, which I assumed was level 1. Level 2 is 8x faster, and can accommodate a 25 mile commute in two hours, rather than a net loss of change over 8 hours.
Level 1, at these locations, doesn't make sense.
- theshrike79 1y agoDepending on the level 1 though. My "level 1" at home charges at 230V/10A from a normal outdoor outlet, which is around 2.3kW/hour. During an assumed 8 hour work day that's about 18kWh, which is enough to move my EV for over 100km. My commute is WAAAY less than 100km, meaning that the battery is, in practice, full every time I leave. Even dropping it to 8A would still be perfectly enough. The biggest problem is that L1 chargers are just glorified wall warts, nobody is doing L1 speeds with proper integrated Type2 connectors.
- nomel 1y agoDo you believe mass deployment of level 1 is going to happen?
- theshrike79 1y agoIt already has, Finland has "level 1" at pretty much every parking location for block heaters. All we'd need to do is remove the 2 hour hardware timer from it and make them 24/7.