Don't Overthink Electric Car Charging

[danielt1263]

 

[IanNubbit]

He did a great job on this video. Makes me debate if a 150 range truck is enough and not needing to spend the extra money on the larger battery

 

[danielt1263]

For my own part, I'm only going to be driving 60-100 miles a month*. I figure the night before I plan on going somewhere, I'll plug in to my 110v plug. Slate says that overnight charging off of 110v should get me 20-50 miles and that's plenty for me.

* Except for once a year when I have a 170 mile round trip. In that case, I figure I can fast charge the extra 10-20 miles, although abetterrouteplanner.com says a Slate with a 53 kWh battery can make the trip and still have 10+% battery... I guess because of it being downhill all the way back, so lots of regen...

 

[MotoGary]

For my own part, I'm only going to be driving 60-100 miles a month*.

Have you considered an E-bike?

 

[danielt1263]

Have you considered an E-bike?

I will be towing a 600# trailer at highway speeds. But yes, even so I considered an E-Cargo Bike.

 

[atx_ev]

He did a great job on this video. Makes me debate if a 150 range truck is enough and not needing to spend the extra money on the larger battery

we have a PHEV with 55 miles. The L1 charger isnt really enough for us. It only charges about 30 miles overnight. This means that you cant drive more than 60 miles every two days.

The L2 charger can charge 25-30 miles in an hour or two. Power is Volts X A, so double or triple the amps and double the volts -> 4-6X the power.

With 150 miles the L1 would be plenty, essentially it buys you the buffer you need charge up on a low driving day. But an L2 is really nice so you dont have to be so careful

 

[Kopsis]

Am I the only one who's having a hard time taking EV charging advice from grown-up Eddie Munster?