boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoWhere will all the electric cars be charged?www.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square88fedilinkarrow-up1117arrow-down126
arrow-up191arrow-down1external-linkWhere will all the electric cars be charged?www.bbc.co.ukboem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square88fedilink
minus-squareKit@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 months agoSame. I got about 2 miles of range per hour of charging on 120V, and my office was only 9 miles away. Easy peasy.
minus-squarebamboo@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 months agoEven that seems low unless it’s a giant truck, my Chevy volt can charge at like 4mph on 120V, and I think I have the charging rate reduced to not test my house’s 60 year old wiring.
minus-squareAlexstarfire@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·10 months agoI know what you mean but it’s pretty funny to read charging in terms of mph.
minus-squarebamboo@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months agoIndeed, and it’s also a much more practical unit that anyone can comprehend instead of kW.
Same. I got about 2 miles of range per hour of charging on 120V, and my office was only 9 miles away. Easy peasy.
Even that seems low unless it’s a giant truck, my Chevy volt can charge at like 4mph on 120V, and I think I have the charging rate reduced to not test my house’s 60 year old wiring.
I know what you mean but it’s pretty funny to read charging in terms of mph.
Indeed, and it’s also a much more practical unit that anyone can comprehend instead of kW.