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Re:Oil sector is lobbying for inefficient hydrogen cars to d... by VBprogrammer on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @05:57PM (#37838166)
Their domestic voltage is also 100v. I've never thought about it before but it does seem like that might pose some challenges in electrifying their road transportation. 240v is considerably more useful when you are trying to suck down 7kw or more.
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Re:Oil sector is lobbying for inefficient hydrogen cars to d... by jbm on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @06:15PM (#37838390)
Now that you mention it, the electric connection in my home in Tokyo was much worse than the one I have in Calgary. They might have connections of 60 amps [1] or less where I lived (whereas my home in Calgary has a 100 amp connection which can be upgraded to 200 if I paid for it)

[1] Found this here (https://www4.tepco.co.jp/en/customer/guide/moving-e.html), I don't recall what exactly it was where I lived.

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