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> 1. Supercharging stations cost very little to install False. > 2. They are solar powered False. The ones with solar paneled roofs do produce electricity wh

> 1. Supercharging stations cost very little to install False. > 2. They are solar powered False. The ones with solar paneled roofs do produce electricity which is sold to the electric company at an inflated rate of 26-32 cents a kWh, the station then buys normally produced electricity back at normal rates of 8-12 cents a kWh. The electricity produced is nowhere near enough to maintain a four car charging station that is running 85kWh 90 minute long recharges or 40kWh 30 minute long recharges on 4 cars throughout the day, this is a simple matter of physics, area, and solar technology. > 3. They can dump 150 miles of drive time into your car in an hour True.

gcb0 14y ago
> 3. They can dump 150 miles of drive time into your car in an hour can't wait to be able to charge my phone at one.
julian37 14y ago
3. They can dump 150 miles of drive time into your car in an hour Which works out to what, one hour of idling at the station for every two hours of driving, making your trip roughly 50% longer compared to a gasoline car? We need much better batteries and/or better charging technology for this to become attractive. Graphene-based batteries are a promising candidate: https://vimeo.com/51873011 https://vimeo.com/51873011 (For the record, I think Tesla and their Supercharging stations are awesome, just wondering why the author would list this ridiculously long stay at the charging station as a "mind blowing" feature.) (And yes, battery swapping instead of recharging would also solve the problem.)