They pretty much messed up the paragraph below. The SuperCharger is 120 kW DC, but the car doesn't convert it to AC. The DC goes straight to the battery. It actually takes a high-powered charger to create that DC.
I looked online to see if I could comment on the story and noticed that paragraph is now missing. Mike On August 27, 2015 1:47:07 AM MDT, brucedp5 via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > >http://www.hybridcars.com/how-safe-are-teslas-supercharger-stations/ >How Safe Are Tesla’s Supercharger Stations? >by Sarah Shelton August 25, 2015 > >[ > >Despite its name, what drivers are actually using at a Supercharger >station >is a heavy-duty cord; the charger itself is mounted on the Model S. >After >plugging into the Supercharger, this cord supplies 120 kilowatts of >direct >current (DC) to the vehicle. The vehicle’s on-board charger converts >the >energy to alternating current (AC) and stores it in the lithium-ion >battery >pack. > >“ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
