Plugs and Cars

MARCH 3, 2011

Problem #2: It needs to be noted (especially by new drivers) that the electrons don't just flow from many of these public J-plugs when you plug into the car as they do for the previous generation - EV1s and RAV4 EVs. A charge station appears at the grocery store you frequent. Juice flows. Take that every way it can be taken.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

Electricity is a commodity that is bought and sold, and yet unlike most other commodities, it cannot easily be stored. Forerunner of the famous EV1, the Impact was regarded as the most advanced electric car of its day, thanks to its solid-state power controls, induction motor, and integrated charger.

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Blink Charging

MARCH 3, 2022

The Leaf models were used as portable power stations , with enough juice to power the average Japanese home for four days, power 6,200 smartphones, or run 100 elevator round trips in a 48-story building. . V2H technology enables homeowners to store electricity in their EV batteries for use when they need it.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

An EV like this would need to store 6KWHrs of power in the batteries if we assume the system is 100% efficient. When GM installed chargers for the EV1 they used a 50amp 220V circuit that could pump over 6KW into the batteries. Let’s consider a simple example, say an EV conversion that has a 120V pack and a range of around 30 miles.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Posted by: AJ | Apr 13, 2009 3:24:59 PM Dont buy the hype, version 1 was the EV1 which GM released in 1996. Posted by: J-Bob | Apr 13, 2009 4:48:10 PM "Dont buy the hype, version 1 was the EV1 which GM released in 1996. Posted by: canderson | Apr 13, 2009 5:02:50 PM The EV1 gave drivers 80 miles on a charge. Thats right.

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