Electric vehicle? No driveway? No problem
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Strange. You guys must live in an area with people who are more careful, or pumps that are better maintained then because I always find there's already diesel on the handle. On the odd occasion there's no gloves available I wrap a bit of paper towel round it and it always ends up with some damp spots on it
Minsky said:
Park up, plug in, swipe card, go to loo and costa for coffee and by the time you get back you will have an extra 100 miles in the tank.
Sounds good, but I'm worried this is you. 
Case study for the ignorant (me): How long does it take to add 100 miles to an ID3 or Leaf if you roll in to Membury Services with ~20% charge remaining?
Condi said:
Wandsworth or Lambeth council (I forget which, maybe both) have installed chargers in street lights which I thought was a really neat way of using existing infrastructure. It's probably not a high speed charger, but doesn't matter in central London when cars can sit for days or where trips are short. Only £1k each too, much cheaper than standalone installation.
Richmond council do. There's quite a few of them, but they're only 5kW if I recall. TheInternet said:
Case study for the ignorant (me): How long does it take to add 100 miles to an ID3 or Leaf if you roll in to Membury Services with ~20% charge remaining?
Assuming somewhere between 3 and 3.5 miles per kWh, a 50kW charger would add between 150 and 175 miles range for an hour on a charger, so around 35-40 minutes to add 100 milesRizzoTheRat said:
TheInternet said:
Case study for the ignorant (me): How long does it take to add 100 miles to an ID3 or Leaf if you roll in to Membury Services with ~20% charge remaining?
Assuming somewhere between 3 and 3.5 miles per kWh, a 50kW charger would add between 150 and 175 miles range for an hour on a charger, so around 35-40 minutes to add 100 milesAlso annoying when the chargers only deliver 15-25kW… so it takes twice as long as that for the same end result.
Condi said:
Some of the newer chargers are 350Kw! Barely have time to get into Starbucks and back out again before you're ready to go.
3 miles per Kw, 34KW needed, 6 mins of charging.
Except you can't (yet) buy a car that will charge at 350kW...3 miles per Kw, 34KW needed, 6 mins of charging.
400kW will become pretty standard (500A @ 800V) which should give decent charge in a quick 10-15min stop. If there's enough grid power of course (which is the big problem).
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otolith said:
Rolls-canardley said:
otolith said:
One of my favourite cars I’ve owned didn’t have any pistons.
Yeah guessed it........and totally environmentally friendly!
Pan Pan Pan said:
otolith said:
Rotary engines do not appear to be very fuel efficient, so can they accurately be described as being environmentally friendly?Pan Pan Pan said:
otolith said:
Rotary engines do not appear to be very fuel efficient, so can they accurately be described as being environmentally friendly?otolith said:
Pan Pan Pan said:
otolith said:
Rotary engines do not appear to be very fuel efficient, so can they accurately be described as being environmentally friendly?The rotary charges the batteries. The batteries power the wheels. It should be ok for 30mpg.
braddo said:
Pica-Pica said:
Starbucks? Do people really drink that s
t?
Do you prefer the Douwe Egberts at the local caf?t?t coffee. Starf**ks has to be the worst, I have ever tasted. Well, taste is a generous term, it has no taste.sherman said:
Mazda have just released an electric car with a rotary range extending engine. Its only a 1 rotor that spins at a condtant rpm like a generator
The rotary charges the batteries. The batteries power the wheels. It should be ok for 30mpg.
Yes, saw that, and it's an established use case for small rotary engines like APUs in aircraft. But it's not going to drive or sound like a car with a rotary turning the wheels. The rotary charges the batteries. The batteries power the wheels. It should be ok for 30mpg.
Pica-Pica said:
braddo said:
Pica-Pica said:
Starbucks? Do people really drink that st?
Do you prefer the Douwe Egberts at the local caf?t?t coffee. Starf**ks has to be the worst, I have ever tasted. Well, taste is a generous term, it has no taste.
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