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Environment & Energy

mitch96

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6. "Interstate charging with superchargers"

Reply to ffr (Reply #5)

Mon Sep 10, 2018, 10:44 AM

Sep 2018

With todays technology to fully supercharge a Tesla battery for a 350 mile leg of a trip is 75 min by their own calculations... That's a bit long. Longer than a leisurely lunch I'd say.. Maybe in the future the times will come down. Compare that to a natural gas/electric hybrid which takes the same amount of time as a gasoline fill up.. I think if they came up with a fast charge capacitor system would cut the time down.... YMMV..
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Seven Reasons Why The Internal Combustion Engine Is A Dead Man Walking [View all] ffr Sep 2018 OP

where are the electric pickups? the minivans like nv2000 or ford transits? nt msongs Sep 2018 #1

Many thanks GeoWilliam750 Sep 2018 #2

Here! I just happened to run across this earlier tonight: Rhiannon12866 Sep 2018 #3

Until the average joe can go 300-400 miles on a refill. mitch96 Sep 2018 #4

It would be conventional wisdom to think so, but we'd be wrong. ffr Sep 2018 #5

"Interstate charging with superchargers" mitch96 Sep 2018 #6

While your statement is true, that's not what the precalcuated trip does for the driver ffr Sep 2018 #7

"your statement is true" mitch96 Sep 2018 #8

Except for one that makes no sound and smells like fresh air. ffr Sep 2018 #12

See my reply to Mitch below. I am curious what you think of this alternative proposal StevieM Sep 2018 #10

What do you think of this idea? StevieM Sep 2018 #9

Both interesting concepts that I'd like more information on and I'd hope continue to be ffr Sep 2018 #11