Good pivot.
240v charging from two 120v receptacles
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Power factor and power loss "factor" as presented by that AI article are two very different things.
Power factor can be difficult to wrap your head around if you haven't be there before.
One leg tied to the the neutral would cause an explosion.
I mean in a completed circuit through the load. Open potential is 120v nominal.
Thank you for forcing a clarification for Joe I. Dunno homeowner.
Of course you don't bond a hot leg to GND- unless you are into arc welding accidentally.
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Hey I’m no professor if you can explain it better.. by all means the floors open. But I get it.
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Power factor is an alternating current phenomenon where current and voltage don’t happen at the same time. The waveforms of each are offset.
Reactive (inductive/capacitive) loads cause this. Motors are a good example. Windings are inductive so current lags voltage. Lighting dimmers that chop the front or rear of the waveform are another example. Purely resistive loads have power factor = 1.
The result of power factor <1 is that amps do not equal watts divided by volts, so you need to have margin for additional current carrying capacity. Utilities will penalize large consumers for having low power factor. Our factory installed our own substation to correct for PF. Paid for itself in three years.
As you can see, this is different than transmission loss that occurs in branch circuits, transmission lines, and everything in between.
Someone made a product, it works, its quicker than 108 to 120 volts, whichever you have charging now.
I'm glad someone made it, it's cool, and it works.
Is it as fast as some super charger? No.
But they never said it was.
Its an improvement for somebody with 110.
I'm glad someone made it, it's cool, and it works.
Is it as fast as some super charger? No.
But they never said it was.
Its an improvement for somebody with 110.
That's why you see large capacitor banks on a lot of industrial customers .
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If you buy an ev and don’t plan on investing in level 2 charging you’re just buying an ev to fit into the crowd. If you live in an apartment I get that too it’s out of your control.
We have 1 L2 for 2 EVs and it's 90% used by my wife. But I'm able to get back to my daily charge limit (90% per the owner's manual) most days using just L1. I don't drive a lot, but it's more enjoyable when I do with an EV, torque for days. I'll install another 14-50 outlet when I get a round tuit.
Nah, I know a lot of people who are fine with it.
1) work place charging (often free for 3 hours per day)
2) parking lot charging whenever you go somewhere
3) 120V charging if you don't drain the whole pack every single day.
Just because you have a big battery pack doesn't mean you need to charge it from 20% to 80% every day. If your commute is only 15-20% per day you only need to charge 15-20% per day at home.
Well, the #1 reason people go back to ICE is charging issues.
I know a few owners who never charge at home; they charge at work. Family across the street does.
Condos and apartments are starting to add charging due to demand.
But yeah, cars can be a status symbol. No one needs a Model 3 Performance, Bro Dozer, Caddy, Benz, Porsche, you name it.
For sure. Right now that's what I'm doing. Charging to 80% and my round trip for work this week has me back at 25% every day. I wouldn't make it level 1, but plenty of people do.
My wife has an EV, and she charges it on 110 mostly.
Plugging in after work, till next morning, gives her about 170% of her normal daily use. She doesn't plug it in every day, doesn't need to. When its down to 30-40% she plugs it in randomly. Mostly it has between 30 -70 % charge.
Not everyone has a 200 plus km daily commute.
Plugging in after work, till next morning, gives her about 170% of her normal daily use. She doesn't plug it in every day, doesn't need to. When its down to 30-40% she plugs it in randomly. Mostly it has between 30 -70 % charge.
Not everyone has a 200 plus km daily commute.
1) Leaving my desk to go plug/unplug is a time-wasting distraction.
2) Most places I shop at do not have a high speed charger. And when I shop, I am rarely there for more than 30 mins. Plus this is an expensive way to refuel -- more expensive than a gas station.
3) Theoretically possible, but it becomes more trouble than it's worth.
Here are some interesting stats, less than a year old.
Looks like, at face value that about 30% would go back to gasoline. But there are many unhappy campers out there with EVs.
With that said, I agree with some of your past posts. Those are the people who did not think out what buying an EV entails and did not properly evaluate whether an EV is right for them.
"Are Half Of EV Owners Really 'Switching Back' To Gas? It's Complicated."
https://insideevs.com/news/726008/mckinsey-study-half-ev-buyers/Also as of today, the Federal Government has officially rescinded the 5 BILLION dollar program for the states to build out electric charging stations. Very clearly posted on fox business today Feb 7th. I didnt provide a link because we do not talk politics in here. But this is factual data regarding a program that was supposed to move things along that never did.
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1 Maybe, but what about getting coffee or a bio break? And EV charging might get you better parking opportunities.
2 Agree, but this continues to evolve
3 Depends on your use case
If I could not charge at home with a dedicated 240v circuit, I would not have an EV.
Unless I wanted to go fast... Ha!
I wonder how many EV owners would not buy another ICE? I am close to that, but that's just me and my use case.
I have grown to hate getting gas. What a colossal waste of time and expense!
100% - 30% = 70% would not go back to ice (in theory)
But still, at this point in time 90% still choose ICE vehicles over EVs and that keeps that number in perspective.
