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Seven-day test: Living with the Porsche Taycan RWD

EV Central

That said, if that’s your typical daily commute, it’s easy to see how plugging in overnight would give you all the juice you need. The Taycan RWD shares the other Taycans’ 800-volt electric drive system for ultra rapid recharging, but sadly there’s no 350kW charger anywhere near to my home. More good news today.

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The Reality of Fast Charging for Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

If we wanted to recharge this from 110V domestic service we would need to pull 10,800,000/110 = 96,000 amps. Chrysler used this for their EPIC Minivan and could charge at a rate of about one mile per minute. A vehicle with a 200 mile range like the Tesla Roadster would easily be able to do the trip with one recharge.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The four-door sedan will deliver 40 miles on a charge; a small gasoline engine will recharge the battery as it approaches depletion, extending its range by as much as 200 miles. A simple, clean, efficient EV that wont run out of juice because of its on-board gas generator. So is the management in Washinton DC.

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