Hi David, On Fri, 12 Jun 2020 11:23:50 +1000 David Lochrin <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 2020-06-12 01:52, Paul Brooks wrote: > > > If you do need to charge, they [garages] are the last place you > > would want to go to, because you need 15 mins to a couple of hours > > to push in a decent charge to make stopping worthwhile, and theres > > nothing else to do at those places. > > The Leaf apparently has a charging time from "alert" to 100% of 7.5 > hours from a 32 amp home outlet. However the charging time from 20% > to 80% is only 1 hour using a 50 amp rapid-charge outlet, which would > probably require a dedicated feed from the street so isn't > practicable for home use. Even a 32 amp outlet would be pushing most > home wiring. > > I think this indicates vehicle use with home-charging would have to > be quite disciplined, and home charging would not be precticable in > some situations.
The thing you may have missed is that most people will not need to completely recharge their car on most days e.g. I usually only drive less than 50km a day so recharging is possible (most of the time) in a few hours even from a 10A 240V circuit. -- Cheers, Stephen Rothwell
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