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To: pierrem15

A gas pump at a service station transfers chemical energy in the form of gasoline at a rate of 20 MW. It would be hard to beat. A 25 AMP 240 V line is 0.006 MW, more than 3000 times more slowly. The amount of energy you can transfer in a second at the gas pump would take over an hour at a 5000 W charging station.

Sounds like a sound investment opportunity to me.


15 posted on 09/14/2023 2:58:16 PM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (If Kitty Genovese had a gun, she’d be in jail today.)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets
The amount of energy you can transfer in a second at the gas pump would take over an hour at a 5000 W charging station.

This /\. People have no idea how much energy is stored in a gas tank. Although that mainly because we're not carrying around the oxidizer: we get that for free. Don't forget to thank the phytoplankton.

77 posted on 09/14/2023 5:56:38 PM PDT by pierrem15 ("Massacrez-les, car le seigneur connait les siens" )
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

” The amount of energy you can transfer in a second at the gas pump would take over an hour at a 5000 W charging station.”

I don’t understand why you are talking about 5000 W charging stations. Tesla superchargers are up to 150 kW or 250 kW.


91 posted on 09/14/2023 9:37:27 PM PDT by steve86 (Numquam accusatus, numquam ad curiam ibit, numquam ad carcerem™)
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