Green Car Congress
JANUARY 13, 2012
The California Energy Commission approved a first-in-the-nation energy efficiency standard that will reduce wasted energy by battery chargers commonly used to power cell phones, laptop computers, power tools, and other devices. Energy consumed to charge batteries is increasing in California.
Charged EVs
JULY 29, 2021
This can be an especially insidious issue for high-power devices like traction inverters and DC fast chargers—even if they were to achieve a near-mythical efficiency of 99%, that still means they would produce 1 kW of waste heat for every 100 kW of power handled, or about the same as a typical residential space heater.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
Next post States’ Proposals for Gas Taxes Sputter 11 Comments 1. To deal with this major special waste problem has to my knowledge never ever been brought to the attention of the readers of any paper around the world. Treehugger More Videos of the Tesla Model S Electric Car In Action Whats This? — Kaare Nilsen 2.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
Ive found it facinating how car commercials changed the main MPG number they promoted before gas went over $4 a gallon as city miles. By the time he finally, and happily, got rid of it, he said the friggin piece of junk used more gas than his small Honda because tow trucks get crappy milage. The management at GM are liars.
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