New ICE Vehicles Banned in California by 2035

[Irace86.2.0]

Originally Posted by Arthur-A

So much sustainable

It makes sense. Peak demand for the grid hits between 4pm-9pm when people are using AC while cooking, doing laundry and watching TV. The majority of EV charging happens during the day during working hours or after 9pm. There will be more peak demand as more EVs come online, but EVs are more likely to flatten the duck curve by utilizing solar during the day or during off-peak hours like during the middle of the night.

A Tesla Model 3 will charge at 30-47 mph depending on the model and amps to the level 2 charger, so this means the average person would charge for an hour with average daily use. Unless someone needs a full recharge, which is far from the daily average, there won’t be a lot of charging needed by the individual, which means the car can be programmed to charge itself during the day or during the middle of the night when costs are cheapest and demand is low. This already is the case.

[Arthur-A]

Screw this ev shit.

[soundman98]

i'm plugging it in when i get home...

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by soundman98

honestly, the worst part of ev stuff is the chargers.

Every charger I've seen has a long enough reach it doesn't matter which way you pull in your garage. Are you seeing it differently?

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Irace86.2.0

There will be more peak demand as more EVs come online, but EVs are more likely to flatten the duck curve by utilizing solar during the day or during off-peak hours like during the middle of the night.

I think a lot of folks don't realize that even if you car is plugged in, you can program when it charges. Plug in when you get home, but tell the car not to charge until 1am until 6am.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Every charger I've seen has a long enough reach it doesn't matter which way you pull in your garage. Are you seeing it differently?

Looks like the normal length for cables is 15 to 25 feet so unless you are planning on charging a 1972 Buick there should be loads to reach any car.

[Captain Snooze]

Convert this to an EV and it would power itself.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Looks like the normal length for cables is 15 to 25 feet so unless you are planning on charging a 1972 Buick there should be loads to reach any car.

The Buick Electra and Wildcat are heading back as EVs. Now if they would just bring back the Pontiac Trans Am. An Electric Chicken logo just seems perfect for this.

[Tcoat]

[ZDan]

This is pretty badass:

[ZDan]

I got this for Xmas back ~1974. 200mph! Maybe scale mph with a track running down from the roof, but still I'm a lifelong motorhead and have never had anything against the idea of electric cars...

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Every charger I've seen has a long enough reach it doesn't matter which way you pull in your garage. Are you seeing it differently?

tesla has a 10' cable version charger. it's cheaper, so i've run into it a few times.

but the other issue is the difference in chargers. tesla has their own plug standard, and because the port location is different, the homeowners expectations for the location is entirely different as well.

it's literally the apple/windows, vhs/beta debate, but on a much larger physical scale.

the specific problem i'm starting to run into is people desiring to pre-wire houses for it. but everyone's got different opinions of whether everyone on the planet ought to pull in, or back into a garage stall, and depending on house construction can entirely alter where the charger is available to install. none of them want a cord ran along the ground either, which means it has to be as close to the charge port as possible...

eventually a typical standard will emerge, but the tech is fledgling, and opinions run rampant, so it's closer to the wild west for the time being.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by soundman98

eventually a typical standard will emerge, but the tech is fledgling, and opinions run rampant, so it's closer to the wild west for the time being.

I have a bigger problem. My fusebox and electric meter is in the basement on the opposite side of the house from my garage, and there is no direct access to the garage from that route (garage is on a slab).

So, I'm probably dealing with a 50ft or greater run, plus some portion of it running outside the house.

I'm also have a basically full fusebox. There is one 240V connection left from where we remodeled the kitchen and went from a separate stove/oven to a single unit.

[Captain Snooze]

Originally Posted by ZDan

This is pretty badass:

Also posted here
https://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=150134