Gotta love marketing statements. How long would you get after 10mins plugged into a 20a 110 outlet
Of course, they are referring to only where it counts, for long road trips on a DCFC.
At home is much different. Say for your 40 miles per day or whatever.
What is your car doing right this very minute? Most likely, siting there doing nothing. Even 120 VAC works for many people. You will charge at a whole 1.5KW or so for the 106KWH Volvo ES90 battery on a 120 VAC outlet (where can you find 110 VAC these days?) it will take 70 hrs and 40 minutes to fully charge. Just under three full 24-hour days. Very little loss in heat as such low levels. But we can say just over 3 days if you prefer.
Believe it or not, that works a lot better than most people would expect. It would even work for me, but I charge at 12KW. And because of this, I am not plugged in often. None of my seven EVs are now charging.
With level 1 (120 vac charging) unplug as soon as you need to use it and be sure to plug it in again when you get home. It will then be charging every minute that the car is home doing nothing.
And don't make the mistake thinking you will need to charge to full. Disconnect as needed and reconnect whenever it is convenient such as when we're wasting time posting these messages. Your car will be fully charged more often than you expect.
I think that is neat how EV chargers work. Use any AC voltage you can find anywhere between 90 & 250 VAC and the charger will do as much as it can with what you're feeding it with.
See here.
"Why Level 1 EV Wall Charging Is More Useful Than You Think"
-Don- Reno, NV
