Posted on 09/08/2017 6:32:23 PM PDT by rey
Their metrics are from a climate controlled lab
If you live in the north, you have to run a heater.
If you live in the south, you run AC
Both cut into the range.
Electric cars preceded the internal combustion engine.
for over 100 years, everyone has failed shortening the recharge time and/or increasing the number of KwH in a pound of battery
I was chatting with my grandad about this subject and he said when he was a kid he’d see delivery trucks that were electric (NYC) and that some of them were UPS trucks.
PS: They’d work if you could charge up one in the same time as it takes to fill a 15gal gas tank and drive 350 miles or more on a single charge. The A/C and heaters would have to be solar powered (sarc.)
Yes, but air conditioners run for much longer periods.
That grips.. Well I can understand with the no combustion engines on your balcony.. Anyway stay safe.. My brother and sister left Florida Friday morning from Rotundra West.. Took them over 8 hrs to get 200 miles.
Around Atlanta, they cost $1/hr, charging 100 miles worth in 4 hours. Most jump to $20/hr after 4 hours, because most EVs are fully charged by then and others need the service (ie: don’t use the spot for cheap parking).
So you’d have to wait around four hours to charge the EV to 100 miles? I wouldn’t want the be the last person in line waiting on one plug. In Seattle I’ve seen charging plugs along with parking meters and it’s only one plug. At a motel in Oregon I saw multiple (four I think) charging stations at the motel and they had a device on them that looked just like at a gas pump to pay.
The question was about power, not energy. Amps times volts equals power. Power times time equals energy.
That is not the way I read the initial question. Nowhere does he mention power and his question implies overall concern for the environment - the total amount of energy consumed.
You work the charging in with your plans. I’d charge at work.
The main point you’re overlooking is: charge every night, so you’re ready to go all day. This isn’t like gas where you fill up only when near empty.
I guess judicious planning is involved. Makes sense.
Second sentence: "My county pushes electric cars big time but always blames AC for excessive power usage during a heat wave."
Most electrical "brownouts" come from excessive power usage for an hour or two in the afternoon.
Makes sense in some applications
-Golf Carts run during the day and are re-charged at night. No anxiety is your cart dies on the course
-Forklifts run during the day and are recharged at night. No anxiety is your forklift dies in the warehouse.
-in big cities you can get a bike messenger to make deliveries.
Electric delivery vehicles could be the best choice in some applications
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