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[–] 13 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I remember when I was at uni being taught about technological leapfrogging. Poorer nations would often start adopting newer technologies rather than bothering with the stages that the rich nations had gone through, meaning lots of the time their tech usage was more modern in many ways and it really helped their economic development.

I wonder why I was suddenly thinking about that...

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  • [–] 7 points 3 weeks ago

    “There’s no way to electrify transport trucks, send Diesel”

    “Hold my beer”

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  • [–] [S] 12 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    Mmmm USA is such a 3rd world country. Which is by choice.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    I wouldn't be surprised if they started tearing out EV stations while simultaneously bitching about gas prices.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago

    How many joules?

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago

    Two flipping MEGAWATTS!!!! Holy cow. Anyone with an electric car can tell me how fast that would get you charged?

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    [–] 25 points 1 month ago*

    2.25 MEGAWATTS! GREAT SCOTT.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 month ago (13 children)

    I really don't know why people are so charge-anxious that so much would even be necessary... if you've driven long enough that you need to charge, you should be taking a 15-minute leg stretch regardless. Like, 500 kW is more than enough for normal cars. Maybe most beneficial for large trucks?

    But good news nonetheless.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    Faster charging means you don't need as many stations for the same demand, so that's great from an infrastructure standpoint.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago*

    maybe but 80% of my charging is at home, 19% is destination charging; like plug in charger, go grocery shopping, come out, unplug and go and that's on a 75kW charger. Maybe 1% or even less is used on road trip type charging.

    if i was doing long ass' d road trips regularly i:d just get get a LR EV eg a used Polestar 2 LR or more likely query my life choices because i loathe driving.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    IDK about you, but when I'm on a road trip I just want to get from point A to B as quick as possible. And if I stop I want it to be somewhere nice. Not a gas station/charge station. A 5 minute leg stretch is plenty.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    i remember thinking that ev drivers were lucky because the range didn't enable them to drive 20 hours non-stop averaging around 75 miles per hour like i had to to do at the time. lol

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

    The thing with charge stations is they need way less hardware so you can build them in more places. For level 1 or 2 you only need normal power lines don't even need those big boxes, so more places with level 2 would allow you to charge in destinations where you'd want to stop for hours. While fast charging takes way less space than a gas station would need too so it can be built closer to where people actually want to stop too (instead of had to stop)

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago

    I did 4 charges on my 480 mile journey to Scotland which took 30-45 mins each. I didn't mind too much because it's a long drive and I had to eat but a bit snapier would have been nice for two of the stops.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    Do you still use dialup Internet too?

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  • [–] 8 points 1 month ago* (2 children)

    That's not a very fair comparison, it's more like saying you don't really need 5Gbit internet cause 2.5 or 1 is plenty for your use cases.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago*

    High power chargers have specific uses cases, such as public charging stations in high traffic areas. They are useful for quick charge when it's the only option. They cost more to purchase, install, and it's going to cost more for people charging at those stations.

    Drivers who can wait a few more minutes would be better off using cheaper lower-power charging stations, or ideally charging overnight at home.

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