June 5, 2008 at 10:27 am
10 minute charge sure sounds great, but can anyone dig up details on this "250kW high power charger" that's required to do it?
I think a typical residential electrical service is 100 amps at 220V, so 250kW would suck about 10 times as much juice as your maximum household capacity off the grid. To realize your 10 minute charge you'll need either industrial grade electrical service or an enormous fossil-fuel-guzzling generator? I find no details on the web site.
June 5, 2008 at 10:27 am
I like that one as well! It's entered in the XPrize.
June 5, 2008 at 10:39 am
Interesting articles related to 10 minute charge, vehicle post.
(Quick Google search for [[font="Courier New"]electric car 10 minute charge[/font]])
http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/nov07/5685
Electric-Car Maker Touts 10-Minute Fill-up
By Peter Fairley
First Published November 2007
Skeptics say substation-scale power levels needed are unrealistic
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http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/nov07/5657/2
California to Rule On Fate of EVs
By Peter Fairley
First Published November 2007
Regulators rethink electric-drive options
June 5, 2008 at 11:03 am
Please don't repost full article text. It's a copyright violation. Link to it and quote if you'd like.
They are interesting articles.
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