How Many EV Charging Stations Does the US Need to Replace Gas Stations?

Re:How Many EV Charging Stations Does the US Need to Replace... by jjtheblunt on Tuesday May 28, 2024 @02:46PM (#40504064)

you must be driving great distances if you're charging at 32A?

i've got 240V 40A and I trickle charge at at most 10A overnight, and it's way way beyond adequate. i don't drive super far daily...but easily could still.

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Re:How Many EV Charging Stations Does the US Need to Replace... by NegativeK on Wednesday May 29, 2024 @09:26AM (#40511753)

At the moment, I'm WFH -- charging at 32A lets me utilize my solar panels instead of selling the energy to the power company at a discount and then buying it back at full price. It's also a bit more efficient, since the car's electronics consume 300W continuous during the charging process, which means shorter charging times use less total power.

But as I mentioned in my comment way above, 120V12A works, but 240V32A is notably more convenient.

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Re:How Many EV Charging Stations Does the US Need to Replace... by jjtheblunt on Wednesday May 29, 2024 @11:26AM (#40512987)

yep, agreed. didn't realize the power company pricing dynamics would make it preferable: that's interesting!

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