https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2017/11/30/will-electric-vehicles-ever-be-able-to-fully-charge-in-ten-minutes-or-less/ Will Electric Vehicles Ever Be Able To Fully Charge In Ten Minutes Or Less? Nov 30, 2017 Quora , Contributor
When do you think (if ever) electric vehicles will be able to charge (fully) in 5-10 min? [ https://www.quora.com/When-do-you-think-if-ever-electric-vehicles-will-be-able-to-charge-fully-in-5-10-min ] originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world. Answer by Jeff Solie, advocate for electric vehicles, on Quora: When do you think electric vehicles will be able to charge fully in 5-10 minutes? This is the most common question asked by people who do not yet understand electric vehicles. We’re already way faster than five minutes. Every night, I plug in my car. And every morning I drive away with a full tank of electrons. I didn’t go anywhere or do anything, other than spend the full seven to eight seconds it took to plug in my car. So in a way - it currently takes seven or eight seconds to charge my car. Which is significantly shorter than it takes to fill a tank with gasoline. When I wake in the morning - I have 212 miles of range (80% of my 85kWh battery). If I know the day before that I’ll drive farther than 212 miles (this happens at least three or four days per year), then I charge higher than 80%. If I’m traveling (another six-ish times per year), then I have my route planned. But excluding the six-ish days per year when I’m traveling - the other 359 days per year are well within my daily range. If I got really anxious - I could rent a car six times. But I don’t. It’s totally not necessary. With that said - I also do have to invest the time required to unplug my car in the morning… so the seven to eight seconds is a little bit skewed. It’s probably more like fifteen seconds all-in. I spend so much less time fueling than a person with a twentieth century gas powered car - it’s amazing to me that this is a question. But I understand - it’s a learning curve. I’m way on the leading edge of the curve. It’s fun over here. It’s also far less expensive. I drive 24,000 miles per year. My total cost of fuel in 2016 was $621. If I was in a twentieth century gas car getting 20 mpg - that number would have been more like $4,800 - and that’s with gas at $2.40. And my oil changes were right around $0. And my timing belts were $0. And my brakes were $0 (regenerative braking… way awesome). And my spark plugs were $0. And my transmission fluid change was $0. And my serpentine belt was $0. And my emissions test were $0. And my sensors and catalytics were $0. And my air filters were $0. Etc., etc., etc. And I fill my car in fifteen seconds. I hope that helps. It’s a process. It’s a learning curve. It’s a paradigm shift. And those of us in the EV community are all patient to wait for the ah-ha moments in everyone’s eyes. I am hoping this made at least one ah-ha moment happen? [© forbes.com] For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/archive/ {brucedp.neocities.org} -- Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)