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The Reality of Fast Charging for Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Going back to our formula we will first need to convert our kilowatt value to watts so we have 10,800 * 1000 = 10,800,000 watts needed from the source. Chrysler used this for their EPIC Minivan and could charge at a rate of about one mile per minute. Some industrial sites are even set up with 440V 3 phase service.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

A couple of drawbacks to consider might be the capitalization costs of building these stations and the batteries that they would have to have in stock. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use or tags. You could sit in your vehicle while the operation takes place. Battery swapping has its critics.