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Re:How green is blue hydrogen? by Baeocystin on Thursday August 12, 2021 @09:04PM (#28164008)
The numbers from my friends' Leaf point to a charging efficiency loss of 110V vs. higher rates at around 10%. FWIW.

[edit] From https://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?f=31&p=545335#p54...

>Level 1 (120v, 12 amps): 78% efficient

>Level 2 (240v, 16 amps): 91% efficient

>Level 2 (208v, 30 amps): 91% efficient

>CHAdeMO (500v DC, ~100 amps): 93% efficient

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Re:How green is blue hydrogen? by darksaints on Thursday August 12, 2021 @09:41PM (#28164300)
Yeah, that's because of the lower nominal voltage of the battery: 350v vs Tesla's 450v. So you get higher charge efficiency, but you'll get lower motor efficency with it. Not sure if it comes out ahead in end to end efficiency.
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