Plugs and Cars

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

The big takeaway: If you want a free charge station and are located in a program area (Austin, Los Angeles, New York, Orlando, Sacramento, San Jose/San Francisco Bay Area, Bellevue/Redmond, Washington DC, Southern Michigan), raise your hand now. Free Juice Bar explicitly sells charge stations to offer free power. Obviously not.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Most houses are set up with a 200amp supply so we already have a bit problem. The best case scenario would be a 20 amp circuit driven by a 120V supply and in this case we can pull 20 * 120 = 2400 or 2.4KW. I like to use the example of someone driving from Los Angeles to Las Vegas.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

It is simply the cost of doing business. "On some products, the costs, particularly in advanced technologies, are high," he said in a lengthy interview with Automotive News (free subscription required). Think of driving any vehicle in the hot Los Angeles summer time. Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0

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