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For me, the most important sentence was near the end: "The Leaf car battery can be charged to 80% capacity in about 20 minutes, compared with almost three and
by dschoon 17y ago
For me, the most important sentence was near the end:
"The Leaf car battery can be charged to 80% capacity in about 20 minutes, compared with almost three and a half hours needed for the G-Wiz."
Seems totally reasonable for an intra-city commuting vehicle. I can't see why something like this (even with a 100mi range) wouldn't be popular in NYC, LA, or Boston.
- coryrc 17y agoEVs can only charge that fast with a special high-power line or a dump pack. You can get at most 1440W from a 120V 15A outlet (80% max allowable according to NEC) or 5760W from 240V 30A. No matter what magical battery technology you have, you can't charge faster if you don't have a bigger input. You can get range/hour of charging by dividing the power by the wh/mi; the Nissan is probably 100-200wh/mi, so 7-14mi/hr from 120 or 28-56mi/hr from 240V