It will need to be upgraded since charging an electric vehicle take a LOT more amps than powering a light.So no issue with the wiring running to all of this?
It will need to be upgraded since charging an electric vehicle take a LOT more amps than powering a light.So no issue with the wiring running to all of this?
Nope...Are the same engineers that are in charge of figuring out this mess also in charge of making sure there is enough power output to run it all?
Welcome to the LG/private sector...Having one group in charge of ideas for chargers, another group managing the power grid, and expecting other people to pay for these chargers would not end well.
I knew it was a long charging time, but I had no idea it was that long. Was this straight charge time, or was there a wait to get to a free charger? Just think if you rolled up almost empty and the chargers were all full. What do you do to kill 1.5 hrs for the first car to finish then another 1.5 hrs to charge your car?It's impractical even with the infrastructure. Took a friend's Tesla to Ft Worth. Plenty of superchargers along the way so infrastructure wasn't an issue. Stopping to charge added an hour and half to the trip. Started out will full battery, too.
Then you go shopping at the local stop and rob where they sell gas to regular people.I knew it was a long charging time, but I had no idea it was that long. Was this straight charge time, or was there a wait to get to a free charger? Just think if you rolled up almost empty and the chargers were all full. What do you do to kill 1.5 hrs for the first car to finish then another 1.5 hrs to charge your car?
what will those benefits be?Nope...
Welcome to the LG/private sector...
As I said, it was a point of emphasis this year moving into 2023 and 2024. They are asking (Texas) engineers to try and figure out these issues for our State to keep our corridors alive in the next decade. There is no complete one-answer-fits-all for us yet since there are still too many unknowns. We just have to find out what works here.
But, you can bet that California, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Louisiana, etc., are trying to work this out too. The first state to adopt a working model gets to reap the benefits.
Oh, and yes; most parking lot illumination poles are greater than 220.
Same for neighborhood luminaires.
Oh, and yes; most parking lot illumination poles are greater than 220.
Same for neighborhood luminaires.
Could you attach a charging station or 2 at eac of your porch lights? ;-)Does that mean every light pole could have a charging station or two if there was enough power to feed them?
You jest, but we had a coworker in WA who died like that. A car coming the opposite way slammed into a deer ( elk?) which was then thrown through our buddy's windshield.Unless it's a moose, then it gets sporty.
Yep. Oh, they absolutely will pay for it.One word... Taxes
It was three separate charging times of about 30min each. Didn't have to wait, but one of those times we took the last available charger so if someone else came along they'd have to wait on us.I knew it was a long charging time, but I had no idea it was that long. Was this straight charge time, or was there a wait to get to a free charger? Just think if you rolled up almost empty and the chargers were all full. What do you do to kill 1.5 hrs for the first car to finish then another 1.5 hrs to charge your car?
Great, when everything works properly. However in the real world, what are the chances of that happening? As the number of ev's increases will there be an adequate number of functional charging stations?It was three separate charging times of about 30min each. Didn't have to wait, but one of those times we took the last available charger so if someone else came along they'd have to wait on us.
I will say the process was completely mindless on our part. We just told the car where we were going and it planned the trip on where to stop and for how long. Since it's all on the network talking to each other, it should never send you to a charger that is in use. The car would send my buddy a message letting him know it was done charging so we could stop twiddling our thumbs and get back to driving.
unicorn farts.And all this excess electricity is coming from...........
Are these magic green unicorns independent of sun and wind? or are they sometimes, possible, maybe?unicorn farts.
“To Fort Worth” from where ? Distance ?It's impractical even with the infrastructure. Took a friend's Tesla to Ft Worth. Plenty of superchargers along the way so infrastructure wasn't an issue. Stopping to charge added an hour and half to the trip. Started out will full battery, too.