Thread: EV general discussion

Originally Posted by Eevo

need 650 plus and only 5min recharge time.

Who does?

You?

Some people?

Most people?

Everybody?

Or just those fond of the Nirvana Fallacy?

Originally Posted by Eevo

need 650 plus and only 5min recharge time.

If the tech ever gets to that,I bet it will need at least a 100 Amp circuit,probably way higher.

So there goes that possibility for a domestic solar set up.

Or for that matter any domestic set up,using so called green power,or coal.

Fast charging is what many are aiming for to reduce inconvenience,but they forget to inform people that huge currents are involved.

A “standard” 32 or 40 Amp circuit will be nowhere near suitable.

Now if you live out in the suburbs on you little block with a garage and driveway - and out in the sticks you can park your EV and plug it in ot charge. What about if you live in inner city areas where housing is a house or unit and if a house you have to park on the street (try driving around Ashfield, Balmain, Potts Point etc in Sydney and see how many have to park in the street) - how to you charge your EV.

Locally I have noticed that when shopping center car parks are getting full, non EVs park in the charging bays.

Pure EVs might be OK for some but for the majority of peopel in Aust I do not see them as being viable.

Originally Posted by vnx205

Who does?

You?

Some people?

Most people?

Everybody?

Or just those fond of the Nirvana Fallacy?

i have 4 cars, and they can all do that.
if im going to replace a car with an EV, i need the same functionality. otherwise the product is not suitable

In Australia, 75% of people (about 7 million) commute less than 20 kilometres a day, says the ABS.
So, most people would get by just fine with a typical EV with a range of 3-400kms, such as a Nissan Leaf or Hyundai Kona. There will always be exceptions, but they don't make a rule.
A type 2 charger, which is either 7kw or 22kw, on a single phase 32 amp circuit would easily recharge such vehicles at home overnight.
This isn't theoretical - people are already doing it.

2071.0.55.001 - Census of Population and Housing: Commuting to Work - More Stories from the Census, 2016.

Originally Posted by scarry

Can’t fill up an ICE vehicle anytime in a few minutes?

The “Daily” range of the EV won’t suit everyone.

As said it may suit a few.

How many people do more than 400km per day?

Originally Posted by 101RRS

Now if you live out in the suburbs on you little block with a garage and driveway - and out in the sticks you can park your EV and plug it in ot charge. What about if you live in inner city areas where housing is a house or unit and if a house you have to park on the street (try driving around Ashfield, Balmain, Potts Point etc in Sydney and see how many have to park in the street) - how to you charge your EV.

Locally I have noticed that when shopping center car parks are getting full, non EVs park in the charging bays.

Pure EVs might be OK for some but for the majority of peopel in Aust I do not see them as being viable.

Well, I live in the inner city and my local council provides free fast-charging.

I went to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital yesterday and there were two Teslas plugged into chargers in the parking station.
If non-EVs park in the charging bays they cop a fine.