Thread: DPF's the end of diesel cars in cities?

Originally Posted by bee utey

Electric cars are going to be enabled with smarts beyond anything familiar to old Landy nuts, so the driver/car will book a spot at an available charger as required. Not saying it will be perfect but 20th Century thinking about queues won't be on the list for most electric vehicles.

why cant there be charging stations at home?

too many amps for the average house?

Originally Posted by Eevo

why cant there be charging stations at home?

too many amps for the average house?

I can't see why most homes can't have a 15A outlet
Electric cars may be a Great idea for the City or town driving But they would be pretty much useless in the Bush where there are Bugger all charging facilities.

Hi,
I read somewhere of a box with some smarts in it and 4 x 240V inlets for home charging.
If spread over four 15Amp fused circuits, and no other significant load running on any of the 4, it enabled rapid charging.
No doubt it will one day be a building requirement to have at least one charging outlet for new houses.
Cheers

"why cant there be charging stations at home?"

Going into the future, we will have to undergo a paradigm shift in how we think about power generation & usage, plus RAPS, etc. Current technology and especially current thinking certainly won't cut it. There is just not enough power generation available in the short or medium term for all the electric cars planned. I think John Cadogan (amongst others) has covered it in previous YouTube vids/rants.

Originally Posted by johntins

Well, it might work in a SA mining town. In South Yarra? Not so much. "Dahlingg, the silly light has come on again in mah car." "Nevah mind, deah, I'll get Martin to take it to the the, what was it, oh yes, deahlership. I'm sure they'll lend you something". "Oh, dahling, would you? Maybe they'll lend me one of those Luvvely Velars. Cindy has one an it's just divine". " Certainly, dearest. What colour would you like?". "Oh, dahling, something to go with that frock you said you liked". And so on... LR must be loving it, and we think that there will be a new Defender? The badge, yes. The Icon, no. Hope I'm wrong.

Where's MrLandy when you need him.

Mass=safety you won't get the mums out of the tanks in a hurry. The tight streets around here should be a problem for them but they make it work.

Originally Posted by trout1105

I can't see why most homes can't have a 15A outlet
Electric cars may be a Great idea for the City or town driving But they would be pretty much useless in the Bush where there are Bugger all charging facilities.

Short of true raw tracks there are significant volumes of
Charging facilities...

Originally Posted by bee utey

Electric cars are going to be enabled with smarts beyond anything familiar to old Landy nuts, so the driver/car will book a spot at an available charger as required. Not saying it will be perfect but 20th Century thinking about queues won't be on the list for most electric vehicles.

Yep. The Tesla already plans routes exceeding its range to go via charging points.

And at Tesla’s own Supercharge stations it even connects itself.. just park and walk away.


Won’t be a problem as the take up continues... the pumps at servos will sell Dino and the car parks will all have power dispensing points.

Originally Posted by cripesamighty

"why cant there be charging stations at home?"

Going into the future, we will have to undergo a paradigm shift in how we think about power generation & usage, plus RAPS, etc. Current technology and especially current thinking certainly won't cut it. There is just not enough power generation available in the short or medium term for all the electric cars planned. I think John Cadogan (amongst others) has covered it in previous YouTube vids/rants.

Just so long as my taxes aren't subsidising it, and what I'd like to see, is that all these charging stations are ONLY connected to "green" power - no fossil fuels allowed in the provision of that electricity!