What would you expect could happen? And million-watt chargers already are being used by many. They have been in existence for around a year. Has anything happened yet?So we’re going to put a megawatt of power in the hands of consumers? Surely nothing bad could possibly happen there. Right.
I don't know why i compared A DCFC in Pahrump to John's AC charge. The AC charge usually costs less.At $4 a gallon, $27 will add 240 miles of range to my Mitsubishi Mirage.
With an average of 40 MPG it will take about 200,000 miles before the fuel cost equals the difference in price between it and an electric car. Longer if you have to pay anything to charge an electric car.
No, but it's irrelevant.Can you still beat that with your Mitsubishi Mirage with gasoline in Pahrump?
-Don- Auburn, CA
Yes, all true, but I am not sure how we can compare cars that are so different, such as the torque of the EVs that no ICE cars in the same price range can even come close to matching.No, but paying anything to charge an electric car just adds to the argument for the Mirage.
The point is the Mirage costs at least $20k less than any electric vehicle with similar range (320 miles between refills/recharges). Put that $20k into a savings account and it will buy 5000 gallons of gas at $4 a gallon. This translates into 200,000 miles at 40 MPG.
If you're paying to charge an electric car this pushes the break-even point even further out.
Yes it was.Was this where you charged up at?
Plugshare says it costs 45 cents per KWH there which is very expensive for an AC charge, but it is still cheaper than my home rate here in Auburn where a KWH is ridiculously expensive. They had six rate increases here in the last one year! My solar went in just in time!Yes it was.
I do not know the going rate for KWH there but if I'd had to refill with Gallons.. I'd have spent more. Lots more.
What is that all about?I'd be happy when Ford comes out for the fix for my PHEV that is under recall with instructions not to charge.![]()
Since you used 60 KWH @ 45 cents, you should have been charged 27 bucks for that charge. Just a few pennies less, because you were a few watts under the 60KW.
A defect in the high-voltage battery that may cause a short during charging and the concern is causing a fire. Not something I'm willing to risk in my garage.What is that all about?
-Don- Auburn, CA
Sound much like my Chevy Bolt. But mine has the SW fix. But I cannot charge it to 100% for a few thousand miles when the FW will automatically let me start charging to 100%. This is a non-issue to me as I still will only charge it to 80%, it's all I ever need and then some as it is.A defect in the high-voltage battery that may cause a short during charging and the concern is causing a fire. Not something I'm willing to risk in my garage.
That is good. but partial, info. The problem with EV's is the fire is very nasty and hard to put out.View attachment 1068849
-Don- Auburn, CA
The problem is hybrid vehicles which carry both kinds of fuel and this is reflected in the "Fires per 100,000 vehicles" statistic in DonTom's graph. Gasoline that catches fire easily and a lithium battery that makes it harder to fight the fire.That is good. but partial, info. The problem with EV's is the fire is very nasty and hard to put out.
But the evidence is clear.. LOT less likely to Flame on In fact only about 3/4 of one Percent as likely to catch fire.> WOW
But OTOH, the lith battery in a hybrid is much smaller than in a BEV (Battery <only> EV). Therefore, it burns itself out faster than in a BEV.The problem is hybrid vehicles which carry both kinds of fuel and this is reflected in the "Fires per 100,000 vehicles" statistic in DonTom's graph. Gasoline that catches fire easily and a lithium battery that makes it harder to fight the fire.