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90 amps for electric car charge!
Is your garage electric car ready?
Seems these cars can be charged with a regular 15 amp outlet, any 240 volt outlet (50 amps best), or a 90 amp "4 hour charge" connection... http://www.teslamotors.com/electric/charging.php Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) describes a system in which electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles communicate with the power grid to sell demand response services by either delivering electricity into the grid or by throttling their charging rate... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle-to-grid Cities Prepare for Life With the Electric Car... http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/15/bu...5electric.html |
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On Feb 15, 9:01*am, "Bill" wrote:
Is your garage electric car ready? Seems these cars can be charged with a regular 15 amp outlet, any 240 volt outlet (50 amps best), or a 90 amp "4 hour charge" connection...http://www.teslamotors.com/electric/charging.php Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) describes a system in which electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles communicate with the power grid to sell demand response services by either delivering electricity into the grid or by throttling their charging rate...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle-to-grid Cities Prepare for Life With the Electric Car...http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/15/bu...5electric.html Yeah, what you have to plug it into is one of the key facts the green folks promoting electric cars as a big solution fail to mention. Aside from the installation cost of an appropriate circuit, it's not exactly that awful either. True, it takes a 90A circuit to fully charge the car in 4 hours. But if you look at the table there are other very viable options: 90A 4 hours 60A 5 hours 40A 7.5 30A 10 That gets you to fully charged with a range I guess of about 225 miles. If you use the car mainly as a second car for short drives around town, driving to a commuter lot, etc., it sounds viable. The second big omission is that you always hear the media gushing over this cars as "zero emissions". Which is true only if you conveniently ignore that all this power still has to be generated someplace. In some small amount of cases today, it could be green, eg where the car is charged at night using excess hydroelectric. But for most of the country, the power today still has to come from conventional fuels and all you're doing is moving the pollution from one place to another. And possible introducing more, as I'm not sure what the total energy/emissions balance looks like, ie burning a gallon of gasoline in a car vs burning say coal to generate the electricity, then sending it over a transmission system with losses, etc. |
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? ?????? ??? ?????? ... On Feb 15, 9:01 am, "Bill" wrote: Is your garage electric car ready? Seems these cars can be charged with a regular 15 amp outlet, any 240 volt outlet (50 amps best), or a 90 amp "4 hour charge" connection...http://www.teslamotors.com/electric/charging.php Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) describes a system in which electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles communicate with the power grid to sell demand response services by either delivering electricity into the grid or by throttling their charging rate...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle-to-grid Cities Prepare for Life With the Electric Car...http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/15/bu...5electric.html snip Yeah, I've read in a german magazine (www.spiegel.de) that even the best car battery has no more energy than 2 pints of gas. To become viable, they have to be 3 times as good and 3 times as cheap. Not to mention, that if you put the pedal to the metal, the bat will drain in very little time. And of course, it's worse efficiency to burn coal, generate electricity and transmit, distribute it etc. over 5-6 transformation stages than using an ICE with gasoline... -- Tzortzakakis Dimitrios major in electrical engineering mechanized infantry reservist hordad AT otenet DOT gr |
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On Feb 15, 7:43*am, "Tzortzakakis Dimitrios" wrote:
? ?????? ??? ... On Feb 15, 9:01 am, "Bill" wrote: Is your garage electric car ready? Seems these cars can be charged with a regular 15 amp outlet, any 240 volt outlet (50 amps best), or a 90 amp "4 hour charge" connection...http://www.teslamotors.com/electric/charging.php Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) describes a system in which electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles communicate with the power grid to sell demand response services by either delivering electricity into the grid or by throttling their charging rate...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle-to-grid Cities Prepare for Life With the Electric Car...http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/15/bu...5electric.html snip Yeah, I've read in a german magazine (www.spiegel.de) that even the best car battery has no more energy than 2 pints of gas. To become viable, they have to be 3 times as good and 3 times as cheap. Not to mention, that if you put the pedal to the metal, the bat will drain in very little time. And of course, it's worse efficiency to burn coal, generate electricity and transmit, distribute it etc. over 5-6 transformation stages than using an ICE with gasoline... -- Tzortzakakis Dimitrios major in electrical engineering mechanized infantry reservist hordad AT otenet DOT gr Important piece of advice from an experienced engineer.....don't believe everything you read without verifying with other reliable sources. cheers Bob |
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On Feb 15, 8:01*am, "Bill" wrote:
Is your garage electric car ready? Seems these cars can be charged with a regular 15 amp outlet, any 240 volt outlet (50 amps best), or a 90 amp "4 hour charge" connection...http://www.teslamotors.com/electric/charging.php Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) describes a system in which electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles communicate with the power grid to sell demand response services by either delivering electricity into the grid or by throttling their charging rate...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle-to-grid Cities Prepare for Life With the Electric Car...http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/15/bu...5electric.html What concerns me most is maintainability. The NYT article states that the battery costs $12000. That is a big chunk of change down the road a few miles. I've never owned anything with a rechargeable battery, where the first few months weren't the best of the experience, with a death spiral from there. So what becomes of the electric car with a dead battery? What is your trade in or resale value of a car with the electric equivalent of a blown engine. |
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I see a nice marketing opportunity for SquareD, et al, to bring out
lines of 300A service panels to replace the ubiquitous 200A now in every chalet or hut. No, no, no! Dad's car, mom's car, son's car, daughter's car = 360 amps additional to the current 200 amp service or 560 amps give or take... (Forget about the eight is enough family!) And how about a 400 car parking garage downtown, each space with a 90 amp circuit? |
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Pacific Gas and Electric is thinking about managing all these additional
electrical loads (like at 6:00 pm when everyone gets home and plugs in their car)... http://www.pge.com/about/news/mediar...7/070912.shtml |
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On Feb 15, 9:16*am, wrote:
On Feb 15, 9:01*am, "Bill" wrote: Is your garage electric car ready? Seems these cars can be charged with a regular 15 amp outlet, any 240 volt outlet (50 amps best), or a 90 amp "4 hour charge" connection...http://www.teslamotors.com/electric/charging.php Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) describes a system in which electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles communicate with the power grid to sell demand response services by either delivering electricity into the grid or by throttling their charging rate...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle-to-grid Cities Prepare for Life With the Electric Car...http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/15/bu...5electric.html Yeah, what you have to plug it into is one of the key facts the green folks promoting electric cars as a big solution fail to mention. Aside from the installation cost of an appropriate circuit, it's not exactly that awful either. * True, it takes a 90A circuit to fully charge the car in 4 hours. * But if you look at the table there are other very viable options: 90A * *4 hours 60A * *5 hours 40A * *7.5 30A * *10 That gets you to fully charged with a range I guess of about 225 miles. *If you use the car mainly as a second car for short drives around town, driving to a commuter lot, etc., it sounds viable. The second big omission is that you always hear the media gushing over this cars as "zero emissions". * *Which is true only if you conveniently ignore that all this power still has to be generated someplace. *In some small amount of cases today, it could be green, eg where the car is charged at night using excess hydroelectric. * But for most of the country, the power today still has to come from conventional fuels and all you're doing is moving the pollution from one place to another. * And possible introducing more, as I'm not sure what the total energy/emissions balance looks like, ie burning a gallon of gasoline in a car vs burning say coal to generate the electricity, then sending it over a transmission system with losses, etc. Power plants convert a much higher percentage of fuel into energy than any car that runs on gas can, a gas car actualy uses about 1/3rd of the energy from gas to move it, It would be cleaner, and cleaner where you need it in cities and roads. But batteries cost to much and dont last. |
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XPOST 90 amps for electric car charge!
On 2/15/2010 8:01 AM, Bill wrote:
Is your garage electric car ready? Seems these cars can be charged with a regular 15 amp outlet, any 240 volt outlet (50 amps best), or a 90 amp "4 hour charge" connection... http://www.teslamotors.com/electric/charging.php Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) describes a system in which electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles communicate with the power grid to sell demand response services by either delivering electricity into the grid or by throttling their charging rate... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle-to-grid Cities Prepare for Life With the Electric Car... http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/15/bu...5electric.html Supply and demand. As more electricity is needed to power cars the cost per KW hour will increase proportionately. If you don't own an electric car you'll be paying for your neighbors every time you turn on a switch. If they can't get it out of one pocket they'll get it out of another. LdB |
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"Bill" wrote in message ... Is your garage electric car ready? Seems these cars can be charged with a regular 15 amp outlet, any 240 volt outlet (50 amps best), or a 90 amp "4 hour charge" connection... http://www.teslamotors.com/electric/charging.php It's a 90A Circuit Breaker. However, the maximum current for the vehicle is 70A, as set by the duty cycle of the Pilot waveform. At 240v that is 16.8 kw*4 to do a full charge, or 67.2 kw total. At the national average of $.12 per kw that is about $8 ($.04/mile) for a full charge to drive those 200 or so miles. This is about 1/3 the cost to drive an average gas vehicle at 20 MPG and $2.60 per gallon. |
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When I go camping, I bring my zero emissions
electric heater for my tent. I plug it into the generator that burns oil, and pumps out carbon monoxide. But, the heater is zero emissions. Same deal with the car. Except that manufacturing of the car pollutes, and that the batteries eventually have to be thrown out, and, and, and. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. wrote in message ... The second big omission is that you always hear the media gushing over this cars as "zero emissions". Which is true only if you conveniently ignore that all this power still has to be generated someplace. |
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In article , Van Chocstraw wrote:
Build more nuke plants and have CLEAN power plants, clean electric cars, clean electric homes and clean air. When radiation free fission comes out we an replace fusion in time. It's no reason not to kill coal and oil now. You have that incorrect and backwards. We're using fission power *now*; fusion is still in the future. And it won't be radiation-free by any means. |
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On Feb 15, 11:15*am, (Doug Miller) wrote:
In article , wrote: [...] The second big omission is that you always hear the media gushing over this cars as "zero emissions". * *Which is true only if you conveniently ignore that all this power still has to be generated someplace. *In some small amount of cases today, it could be green, eg where the car is charged at night using excess hydroelectric. * But for most of the country, the power today still has to come from conventional fuels and all you're doing is moving the pollution from one place to another. * Moving the pollution from one place to another is, in itself, a laudable goal; seen what the air looks like in LA or Chicago recently? And how politically feasible do you think it's going to be to do that? What area wants to receive the pollution to help clean the air for someplace else? Especially in todays political climate, that is a non-starter. And possible introducing more, as I'm not sure what the total energy/emissions balance looks like, ie burning a gallon of gasoline in a car vs burning say coal to generate the electricity, then sending it over a transmission system with losses, etc. You're overlooking a few points in favor of the electric cars. First off, by concentrating the emissions at the power plant, the air quality in most major cities will be tremendously improved. Second, again by concentrating the emissions in one place, it's easier to scrub them; one power plant producing the electricity to power a million electric cars will likely produce much less pollution than a million cars with internal combustion engines. Third, one large power plant has the potential for economies of scale that a million point sources lack. Fourth, and perhaps most important, the internal combustion engine is terribly inefficient, since it derives all its power from the mechanical energy of the expanding exhaust gases and wastes all of the heat; coal-fired power plants are *far* more efficient. I never overlooked ANY of that. All I said was that I have yet to see an unbiased analysis of the TOTAL cost of driving electric cars. What the future energy sources to make the electric are going to be, the cost of the fuels, new clean plants, where you can build them, distribution system upgrades, etc. If you have an objective study, I'd be happy to look at it. As a small example of what you are dealing with, it's already clear that with the NIMBY mentality, it's unlikely you're going to find areas that are willing to be the recepients of pollution to lessen the pollution for people in nyc, la, etc. And it's even a regional issue. Much of the pollution here in NJ is due to coal fired plants in Ohio and the prevailing winds. Above you mention that coal- fired plants are far more efficient. If you believe we are going to have to reduce CO2 emissions going forward, which clearly is the intent right now, then any new coal plants are going to be extremely expensive compared to what we have today. Think carbon sequestration. |
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On Feb 15, 1:50*pm, "Rich." wrote:
"Bill" wrote in message ... Is your garage electric car ready? Seems these cars can be charged with a regular 15 amp outlet, any 240 volt outlet (50 amps best), or a 90 amp "4 hour charge" connection... http://www.teslamotors.com/electric/charging.php It's a 90A Circuit Breaker. However, the maximum current for the vehicle is 70A, as set by the duty cycle of the Pilot waveform. At 240v that is 16.8 kw*4 to do a full charge, or 67.2 kw total. At the national average of $.12 per kw that is about $8 ($.04/mile) for a full charge to drive those 200 or so miles. This is about 1/3 the cost to drive an average gas vehicle at 20 MPG and $2.60 per gallon. And again, this is an example of comparing apples to oranges. These electric vehicles are relatively small cars. And they should be compared to similar size fuel efficient cars, not the average gas vehicle. There are lots of car choices getting 30 city, 45 highway or better. The Toyota Prius gets 51 city 48 highway giving a fuel cost of about $12. Here in the northeast with electric at 17c kwh, and using your above math, the fuel cost on the Prius vs the electric is a wash here. But I bet the Prius is a far more drivable vehicle, capable of higher sustained highway speeds, etc. and doesn't have the obvious drawbacks for the user that the electric car has. |
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Well I'm getting out my popcorn to sit back and watch the show in California
with this. They [California] had a fit with everyone buying those new TV's which use a bit more energy. (Overloading the electric grid.) In California no one wants any new major electric transmission lines built in their backyard. If quite a few people buy these cars in California, it will be interesting to see what they do when it places a strain on their electric grid. Neighborhood nukes? Or for that matter if there was a concentration of these new cars in one neighborhood anywhere. Say 3 homes all on the same electric company transformer. Then all 3 homes get electric vehicles, and they all recharge them at 6:00 pm when they get home on a hot summer day, and also have their AC and everything else going full blast??? Neighborhood Nuclear Power... http://www.hyperionpowergeneration.com/about.html |
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Bill wrote:
Is your garage electric car ready? Seems these cars can be charged with a regular 15 amp outlet, any 240 volt outlet (50 amps best), or a 90 amp "4 hour charge" connection... http://www.teslamotors.com/electric/charging.php Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) describes a system in which electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles communicate with the power grid to sell demand response services by either delivering electricity into the grid or by throttling their charging rate... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle-to-grid Cities Prepare for Life With the Electric Car... http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/15/bu...5electric.html The last one is a good example of the law of unintended results. TDD |
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On 2/15/2010 4:08 PM, Bill wrote:
Well I'm getting out my popcorn to sit back and watch the show in California with this. They [California] had a fit with everyone buying those new TV's which use a bit more energy. (Overloading the electric grid.) In California no one wants any new major electric transmission lines built in their backyard. If quite a few people buy these cars in California, it will be interesting to see what they do when it places a strain on their electric grid. Neighborhood nukes? Or for that matter if there was a concentration of these new cars in one neighborhood anywhere. Say 3 homes all on the same electric company transformer. Then all 3 homes get electric vehicles, and they all recharge them at 6:00 pm when they get home on a hot summer day, and also have their AC and everything else going full blast??? Neighborhood Nuclear Power... http://www.hyperionpowergeneration.com/about.html Aren't you assuming worst case? I think a lot of diversity will be involved. Many would likely just use a longer term lower current draw charge. |
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Several questions--How is this vehicle going to be heated? Even here in
the south, people are not going to do without a heater. A/C is possible, but is that figured into the supposed range of the vehicle? What is going to happen when something happens-- miscalculation of the range , getting lost and having to go a much greater distance, etc-- and it runs out of juice? You can't just go get, or have brought to you, a can of electricity. Having to pay a wrecker to tow it home a time or two would certainly make most people pay a lot more attention, but would still be a major downside of such a car. |
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George wrote:
On 2/15/2010 4:08 PM, Bill wrote: Well I'm getting out my popcorn to sit back and watch the show in California with this. They [California] had a fit with everyone buying those new TV's which use a bit more energy. (Overloading the electric grid.) In California no one wants any new major electric transmission lines built in their backyard. If quite a few people buy these cars in California, it will be interesting to see what they do when it places a strain on their electric grid. Neighborhood nukes? Or for that matter if there was a concentration of these new cars in one neighborhood anywhere. Say 3 homes all on the same electric company transformer. Then all 3 homes get electric vehicles, and they all recharge them at 6:00 pm when they get home on a hot summer day, and also have their AC and everything else going full blast??? Neighborhood Nuclear Power... http://www.hyperionpowergeneration.com/about.html Aren't you assuming worst case? I think a lot of diversity will be involved. Many would likely just use a longer term lower current draw charge. And a lot more people would be going to off peak rates so they don't start to recharge until people are going to bed. |
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Lp1331 1p1331 wrote:
Several questions--How is this vehicle going to be heated? Even here in the south, people are not going to do without a heater. A/C is possible, but is that figured into the supposed range of the vehicle? What is going to happen when something happens-- miscalculation of the range , getting lost and having to go a much greater distance, etc-- and it runs out of juice? You can't just go get, or have brought to you, a can of electricity. Having to pay a wrecker to tow it home a time or two would certainly make most people pay a lot more attention, but would still be a major downside of such a car. Hand crank, pedal powered generator? Solar cells? Gerbil in a cage on an exercise wheel generator. Piezoelectric cells in the seats of children who squirm and bounce around? Dog sled team? Horse/mule/tree hugger to pull it? TDD |
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Bill wrote:
Well I'm getting out my popcorn to sit back and watch the show in California with this. They [California] had a fit with everyone buying those new TV's which use a bit more energy. (Overloading the electric grid.) In California no one wants any new major electric transmission lines built in their backyard. If quite a few people buy these cars in California, it will be interesting to see what they do when it places a strain on their electric grid. Neighborhood nukes? Or for that matter if there was a concentration of these new cars in one neighborhood anywhere. Say 3 homes all on the same electric company transformer. Then all 3 homes get electric vehicles, and they all recharge them at 6:00 pm when they get home on a hot summer day, and also have their AC and everything else going full blast??? Neighborhood Nuclear Power... http://www.hyperionpowergeneration.com/about.html I remember the Toshiba Corporation small reactor project for Alaska. I wonder how it's going? http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/advanced/4s.html TDD |
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On Feb 15, 6:41*pm, (Doug Miller) wrote:
In article , wrote: Also, the compare can't be made to a internal combustion engine car getting 20MPG. * The electric cars are very small cars. *So, it should be compared to cars getting 35-40 MPG. * You can get a bluetec Mercedes diesel in that range that is a real car. * There are plenty of other small cars capable of that mpg too, * * So assuming 35mpg, I could drive at least 175 miles in a simlar car for the same $15 in energy cost. * And those electric energy costs are largely derived from cheap coal from existing plants which are not particularly clean. *If we're to build anything remotely clean, ( think carbon sequestration) you can expect the future energy prices to be way higher. * Unless we come up for a solution on how to make the electricity, you can't begin to compare costs moving forward. That solution's already he nuclear. I agree nukes would be a quickly available source of new energy. But, by solution I mean something that the USA is ready to actually implement now. Many of the same folks who cheer on the electric car as some kind of miracle solution also will not let new nukes be built. That gets back to what I said about needing to address the whole equation, from electric car to where the power is coming from and why you never see that discussed in the media. Only hype about the clean, green electric car. |
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On Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:41:23 GMT, (Doug Miller)
wrote Re 90 amps for electric car charge!: In article , wrote: Also, the compare can't be made to a internal combustion engine car getting 20MPG. The electric cars are very small cars. So, it should be compared to cars getting 35-40 MPG. You can get a bluetec Mercedes diesel in that range that is a real car. There are plenty of other small cars capable of that mpg too, So assuming 35mpg, I could drive at least 175 miles in a simlar car for the same $15 in energy cost. And those electric energy costs are largely derived from cheap coal from existing plants which are not particularly clean. If we're to build anything remotely clean, ( think carbon sequestration) you can expect the future energy prices to be way higher. Unless we come up for a solution on how to make the electricity, you can't begin to compare costs moving forward. That solution's already he nuclear. +1 on that. -- Work is the curse of the drinking class. |
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On Feb 16, 12:13*am, Tony wrote:
George wrote: On 2/15/2010 4:08 PM, Bill wrote: Well I'm getting out my popcorn to sit back and watch the show in California with this. They [California] had a fit with everyone buying those new TV's which use a bit more energy. (Overloading the electric grid.) In California no one wants any new major electric transmission lines built in their backyard. If quite a few people buy these cars in California, it will be interesting to see what they do when it places a strain on their electric grid. Neighborhood nukes? Or for that matter if there was a concentration of these new cars in one neighborhood anywhere. Say 3 homes all on the same electric company transformer. Then all 3 homes get electric vehicles, and they all recharge them at 6:00 pm when they get home on a hot summer day, and also have their AC and everything else going full blast??? Neighborhood Nuclear Power... http://www.hyperionpowergeneration.com/about.html Aren't you assuming worst case? I think a lot of diversity will be involved. Many would likely just use a longer term lower current draw charge. And a lot more people would be going to off peak rates so they don't start to recharge until people are going to bed.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - OK if you have off-peak rates; which make great sense by the way. By spreading the load. Some places in the UK for example they have (or had) heat storage heaters that used electrcity at night at a cheaper rate. The cheap rate switched off early in the morning as people got up, made breakfast, used electric trains and street cars to get to work, factories started up etc. |
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On Feb 15, 1:15*pm, bud-- wrote:
wrote: On Feb 15, 1:50 pm, "Rich." wrote: "Bill" wrote in message ... Is your garage electric car ready? Seems these cars can be charged with a regular 15 amp outlet, any 240 volt outlet (50 amps best), or a 90 amp "4 hour charge" connection... http://www.teslamotors.com/electric/charging.php It's a 90A Circuit Breaker. However, the maximum current for the vehicle is 70A, as set by the duty cycle of the Pilot waveform. At 240v that is 16.8 kw*4 to do a full charge, or 67.2 kw total. At the national average of $.12 per kw that is about $8 ($.04/mile) for a full charge to drive those 200 or so miles. This is about 1/3 the cost to drive an average gas vehicle at 20 MPG and $2.60 per gallon. And again, this is an example of comparing apples to oranges. * These electric vehicles are relatively small cars. *And they should be compared to similar size fuel efficient cars, not the average gas vehicle. * There are lots of car choices getting 30 city, 45 highway or better. * *The Toyota Prius gets 51 city 48 highway giving a fuel cost of about $12. *Here in the northeast with electric at 17c kwh, and using your above math, the fuel cost on the Prius vs the electric is a wash here. But I bet the Prius is a far more drivable vehicle, capable of higher sustained highway speeds, etc. and doesn't have the obvious drawbacks for the user that the electric car has. Interesting choice for comparison since the Prius is a hybrid (partly electric) car. It is likely to include an option to charge the (relatively small) battery off the grid in the not-too-distant future. *From what little I have seen, the Tesla is a sports car - high acceleration, probably better high speed behavior. -- bud--- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - This talk about loads gets one thinking. Since 99% of homes and 100% of new ones here are electrically heated. And as it happens our island wide electrical sytem for a population of some half million persons is not connected to the North American grid. Any new domestic installations for last 30/40 years or more have required 200 amp services. Distribution transformer loadings (with anywhere from 3 to say 8 homes per transformer in suburban areas) must be installed on some sort of diversity. My heating won't be on simultaneously with all my neighbours, eh? I won't be cooking dinner, or taking a shower at exactly the same time etc. And in fact I will never be using all that 200 amps anyway? But if I were to plug in my 90 amp car recharger ...................... ! Hmmm! |
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Tzortzakakis Dimitrios wrote:
Your math is incorrect. Charging at 90amps, 240V for 4 hours is 86Kwh of electricity. At 10c a KWH that would be $8.60. Here in NJ, at about 17c, it would be $15. Also, the compare can't be made to a internal combustion engine car getting 20MPG. The electric cars are very small cars. So, it should be compared to cars getting 35-40 MPG. You can get a bluetec Mercedes diesel in that range that is a real car. There are plenty of other small cars capable of that mpg too, So assuming 35mpg, I could drive at least 175 miles in a simlar car for the same $15 in energy cost. And those electric energy costs are largely derived from cheap coal from existing plants which are not particularly clean. If we're to build anything remotely clean, ( think carbon sequestration) you can expect the future energy prices to be way higher. Unless we come up for a solution on how to make the electricity, you can't begin to compare costs moving forward. Bless you. Maths is hard, that's why so many would rather hold hands and sing Kumbuya. I will offer the correction that "clean" has nothing to do with Carbon sequestration. |
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On Feb 16, 11:16*am, "HeyBub" wrote:
wrote: That solution's already he nuclear. I agree nukes would be a quickly available source of new energy. Not quickly. Takes about ten years to build one - or longer, depending on the litigation. Well I guess we'll soon find out how long it takes to build one based on this breaking news: "President Obama traveled to Lanham, Md., today, to the headquarters of the IBEW Local 26, to announce that his administration plans to offer $8 billion in loan guarantees to build a new nuclear power facility. And more loan guarantees for clean energy are on the way. In his remarks, Obama addressed safety and environmental concerns about nuclear energy: Now, I know it has long been assumed that those who champion the environment are opposed to nuclear power. But the fact is, even though we have not broken ground on a new nuclear plant in nearly thirty years, nuclear energy remains our largest source of fuel that produces no carbon emissions. To meet our growing energy needs and prevent the worst consequences of climate change, we'll need to increase our supply of nuclear power. It's that simple. This one plant, for example, will cut carbon pollution by 16 million tons each year when compared to a similar coal plant. That's like taking 3.5 million cars off the road. "On an issue which affects our economy, our security, and the future of our planet, we cannot continue to be mired in the same old debates between left and right; between environmentalists and entrepreneurs," he said. " I'm actually quite surprised that he's finally backing up his prior statements about new nukes with some positive action. The real test will come when we see if there is any action to stop endless court and political challenges from the usual environmental extremists. |
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On Feb 16, 11:19*am, "HeyBub" wrote:
Tzortzakakis Dimitrios wrote: Your math is incorrect. * Charging at 90amps, 240V for 4 hours is 86Kwh of electricity. * At 10c a KWH that would be $8.60. * Here in NJ, at about 17c, it would be $15. Also, the compare can't be made to a internal combustion engine car getting 20MPG. * The electric cars are very small cars. *So, it should be compared to cars getting 35-40 MPG. * You can get a bluetec Mercedes diesel in that range that is a real car. * There are plenty of other small cars capable of that mpg too, * * So assuming 35mpg, I could drive at least 175 miles in a simlar car for the same $15 in energy cost. * And those electric energy costs are largely derived from cheap coal from existing plants which are not particularly clean. *If we're to build anything remotely clean, ( think carbon sequestration) you can expect the future energy prices to be way higher. * Unless we come up for a solution on how to make the electricity, you can't begin to compare costs moving forward. Bless you. Maths is hard, that's why so many would rather hold hands and sing Kumbuya. I will offer the correction that "clean" has nothing to do with Carbon sequestration.- Hide quoted text - Not sure exactly what you mean by the last sentence. But if you're saying that CO2 emission is not being treated as a pollutant, well I guess you better take that up with the Supreme Court and the EPA. |
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On Feb 16, 1:46*pm, wrote:
On Feb 16, 11:19*am, "HeyBub" wrote: Tzortzakakis Dimitrios wrote: Your math is incorrect. * Charging at 90amps, 240V for 4 hours is 86Kwh of electricity. * At 10c a KWH that would be $8.60. * Here in NJ, at about 17c, it would be $15. Also, the compare can't be made to a internal combustion engine car getting 20MPG. * The electric cars are very small cars. *So, it should be compared to cars getting 35-40 MPG. * You can get a bluetec Mercedes diesel in that range that is a real car. * There are plenty of other small cars capable of that mpg too, * * So assuming 35mpg, I could drive at least 175 miles in a simlar car for the same $15 in energy cost. * And those electric energy costs are largely derived from cheap coal from existing plants which are not particularly clean. *If we're to build anything remotely clean, ( think carbon sequestration) you can expect the future energy prices to be way higher. * Unless we come up for a solution on how to make the electricity, you can't begin to compare costs moving forward. Bless you. Maths is hard, that's why so many would rather hold hands and sing Kumbuya. I will offer the correction that "clean" has nothing to do with Carbon sequestration.- Hide quoted text - Not sure exactly what you mean by the last sentence. * *But if you're saying that CO2 emission is not being treated as a pollutant, well I guess you better take that up with the Supreme Court and the EPA.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - No, I think co2 is a problem. No matter what you call it. I'm saying that many of the new sources of electricity do not create more co2 and that's a good thing. But more importantly I'm saying we can't just go on thinking that we're going to be able to get cheap gasoline forever. We're going to have to change something and electric appears to be the most viable. |
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Tzortzakakis Dimitrios wrote:
? ?????? ??? ?????? ... On Feb 15, 9:01 am, "Bill" wrote: Is your garage electric car ready? Seems these cars can be charged with a regular 15 amp outlet, any 240 volt outlet (50 amps best), or a 90 amp "4 hour charge" connection...http://www.teslamotors.com/electric/charging.php Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) describes a system in which electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles communicate with the power grid to sell demand response services by either delivering electricity into the grid or by throttling their charging rate...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle-to-grid Cities Prepare for Life With the Electric Car...http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/15/bu...5electric.html snip Yeah, I've read in a german magazine (www.spiegel.de) that even the best car battery has no more energy than 2 pints of gas. To become viable, they have to be 3 times as good and 3 times as cheap. Not to mention, that if you put the pedal to the metal, the bat will drain in very little time. And of course, it's worse efficiency to burn coal, generate electricity and transmit, distribute it etc. over 5-6 transformation stages than using an ICE with gasoline... 'Worse efficiency' but it could still cost less to the consumer. And not all electricity comes from coal. daestrom |
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David Nebenzahl wrote:
Just last night I heard a local news report about recovering methane from landfills for use as fuel. While this is a good thing overall, the stupid reporter (or editor) got away with saying that this would reduce carbon dioxide emissions! Of course this is totally untrue: while the methane would be captured instead of simply venting to the atmosphere, the carbon dioxide would be released later when it was burned. All that's being done is delaying the release of the CO2. Sheesh; are we *really* that much a nation of idiots? Nope. Just you. Methane produces less CO2 per unit of energy produced than coal or gasoline. http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/co...ls-d_1085.html Plus, recovering methane and using it to create energy prevents the methane from escaping to become a greenhouse gas. The energy produced is a bonus. |
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On 2/16/2010 4:23 PM Bob F spake thus:
David Nebenzahl wrote: Just last night I heard a local news report about recovering methane from landfills for use as fuel. While this is a good thing overall, the stupid reporter (or editor) got away with saying that this would reduce carbon dioxide emissions! Of course this is totally untrue: while the methane would be captured instead of simply venting to the atmosphere, the carbon dioxide would be released later when it was burned. All that's being done is delaying the release of the CO2. Sheesh; are we *really* that much a nation of idiots? Nope. Just you. Methane produces less CO2 per unit of energy produced than coal or gasoline. http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/co...ls-d_1085.html Plus, recovering methane and using it to create energy prevents the methane from escaping to become a greenhouse gas. The energy produced is a bonus. Totally beside the point; the news report said specifically that capturing the methane and burning it would mean that the carbon in the methane wouldn't be released into the atmosphere. The CO2 released when the methane is burned is most definitely a greenhouse gas. (Remember the formula from high school chemistry? CH4 + 02 -- CO2 + H20) Try to read more carefully. -- You were wrong, and I'm man enough to admit it. - a Usenet "apology" |
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On Feb 17, 7:20*am, "HeyBub" wrote:
wrote: On Feb 16, 11:19 am, "HeyBub" wrote: Tzortzakakis Dimitrios wrote: Your math is incorrect. Charging at 90amps, 240V for 4 hours is 86Kwh of electricity. At 10c a KWH that would be $8.60. Here in NJ, at about 17c, it would be $15. Also, the compare can't be made to a internal combustion engine car getting 20MPG. The electric cars are very small cars. So, it should be compared to cars getting 35-40 MPG. You can get a bluetec Mercedes diesel in that range that is a real car. There are plenty of other small cars capable of that mpg too, So assuming 35mpg, I could drive at least 175 miles in a simlar car for the same $15 in energy cost. And those electric energy costs are largely derived from cheap coal from existing plants which are not particularly clean. If we're to build anything remotely clean, ( think carbon sequestration) you can expect the future energy prices to be way higher. Unless we come up for a solution on how to make the electricity, you can't begin to compare costs moving forward. Bless you. Maths is hard, that's why so many would rather hold hands and sing Kumbuya. I will offer the correction that "clean" has nothing to do with Carbon sequestration.- Hide quoted text - Not sure exactly what you mean by the last sentence. * *But if you're saying that CO2 emission is not being treated as a pollutant, well I guess you better take that up with the Supreme Court and the EPA. Heh! CO2 is *NOT* being treated as a pollutant. By any agency of government. |
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