Yeah, go on and charge an EV with your slow standard wall plug.
Did this for 3 years with a daily commute to a different state - ~13h of charging a day on 120v was far more than enough. Obviously I'm lucky enough to have a outdoor plug available to the car area but if you do it's completely doable.
Same. I got about 2 miles of range per hour of charging on 120V, and my office was only 9 miles away. Easy peasy.
Even that seems low unless it’s a giant truck, my Chevy volt can charge at like 4mph on 120V, and I think I have the charging rate reduced to not test my house’s 60 year old wiring.
I know what you mean but it's pretty funny to read charging in terms of mph.
Indeed, and it’s also a much more practical unit that anyone can comprehend instead of kW.
Unless you use most of the charge during the same day, it is quite doable.
Sure the charge is slow, but you can plug it in the evening and let it charge during the night, like you'd do for a smartphone.
Depending on the capacity you may not get a full charge, but it is enough for most uses. If it charges enough for what you'll do during the day, it isn't a problem at all.
It's trivial to get a 240v circuit installed, even an electrician apprentice can do it with their eyes closed. Alternatively, you can install a battery bank that discharges at >120v while being plugged into a 120v circuit.
And it's not trivial when you don't live in a place that allows for you to do that, which is what this article is alluding to.
Yeah, go on and charge an EV with your slow standard wall plug.
Did this for 3 years with a daily commute to a different state - ~13h of charging a day on 120v was far more than enough. Obviously I'm lucky enough to have a outdoor plug available to the car area but if you do it's completely doable.
Same. I got about 2 miles of range per hour of charging on 120V, and my office was only 9 miles away. Easy peasy.
Even that seems low unless it’s a giant truck, my Chevy volt can charge at like 4mph on 120V, and I think I have the charging rate reduced to not test my house’s 60 year old wiring.
I know what you mean but it's pretty funny to read charging in terms of mph.
Indeed, and it’s also a much more practical unit that anyone can comprehend instead of kW.
Unless you use most of the charge during the same day, it is quite doable.
Sure the charge is slow, but you can plug it in the evening and let it charge during the night, like you'd do for a smartphone.
Depending on the capacity you may not get a full charge, but it is enough for most uses. If it charges enough for what you'll do during the day, it isn't a problem at all.
It's trivial to get a 240v circuit installed, even an electrician apprentice can do it with their eyes closed. Alternatively, you can install a battery bank that discharges at >120v while being plugged into a 120v circuit.
And it's not trivial when you don't live in a place that allows for you to do that, which is what this article is alluding to.