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Anyone working on technology to charge electric cars at home?

hippyjoe1955 · 61-69, M

The technology is already there. The infrastructure and supply is not there. An electric car takes a lot of electricity to charge its empty batteries.

Confined · 56-60, M

To replace the batteries in the car costs twice what the car is worth. It costs a fortune to recycle those batteries.

2cool4school · 46-50, F

Tesla is 🤓

questionWeaver

No ... have checked around ... no body is taking electric cars any more serious than they did in 1898.

Houses do not have the spare amperage to add chargers

And the distribution lines are incapable of distributing that load

There is ZERO effort to update building codes for electric cars ... and not a soul is looking at distribution investment.

Powderflask · 31-35, M

@questionWeaver ok that's kinda what I was wondering about. An acquaintance had brought up the electric cars discussion recently and my thought was according to Google the nearest public charging station is 1.5 hours from my middle of nowhere farm town.

questionWeaver

@Powderflask yep ... a distant

jackson55 · M

Unless theres some big amazing breakthrough on batteries electric cars will be just a novelty.

hippyjoe1955 · 61-69, M

Without redoing the entire infrastructure and increasing the power output of the generating stations exponentially. It takes a lot of electricity to charge a car.

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Spokeskitties75 · 46-50, M

@jackson55 exactly!!! Tesla only has one... just 1 Solar charging station in Las Vegas. And don’t get me started on the Cobolt and Lithium mines and the human toll that is taking. At least my Subaru isn’t killing people to make it.

jackson55 · M

@hippyjoe1955 The perfect deal is be able to generate enough solar power on your own to charge one. Then it would make sense.

hippyjoe1955 · 61-69, M

@jackson55 Yeah but you never will. there simply isn't enough energy in sunshine to make it happen.

Spokeskitties75 · 46-50, M

I already have 240v in my garage from electric heat... so...

Powderflask · 31-35, M

@Spokeskitties75 that actually doesn't help me, so is that a yes?

Spokeskitties75 · 46-50, M

@Powderflask there is no practical way to charge an electric car quickly at home. The infrastructure is not there. And truly, if Teslas keep selling... the US infrastructure won’t be able to support the amount of cars that will need to charge.

joe438 · 61-69, M

https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/new-mercedes/3021121

jackson55 · M

Just plug em in, that's what the power cord is for.

Powderflask · 31-35, M

@jackson55 I don't own 1 I'm asking is that doable?

jackson55 · M

@PowderflaskSure, they charge on 110 but slowly. People that own electric cars generally have a 30 amp 220 circuit for that purpose.

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