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Charge like you Volt-to: DIY J1772

DIY Electric Car

So for all the glory of free charging, it just got my charger begging to suck on that lovely 220V/30A hiding behind a fancy gas nozzle look-alike. If you want all the benefits of this great and robust power standard, google other projects, I skipped all those subtleties and got'r'done! Who is that fooling anyway?

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

This SAE spec would make it so you could go to a gas station and they would have the proper voltage and plug for your car. but its never even been close to the amount of garbage that gas power vehicles produce. This would be like all laptop makers agreeing on the same plug to fit in all laptops. excluding coal power in china.