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03-08-2021, 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Tracker
I am waiting for the Lucid Air. It has a stated range of 517 miles on a single charge with Motor Trend getting 490 on their first test. From my research, you can get 300 miles of range on a 20 minute charge. Here is Motor Trends first look. https://www.motortrend.com/cars/luci...ew-range-test/
A hidden little gem in the Lucid Air is bi-directional charging. The car can effectively act as a battery backup for your house. The max charging rate is about 20% above the Tesla V3 supercharger. We may be heading toward a vehicle version of Apple Lightening cable vs USB C. Wireless EV charging is the next iteration with efficiency at 97% in the latest 120kw tests.
03-09-2021, 03:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Tracker
I am waiting for the Lucid Air. It has a stated range of 517 miles on a single charge with Motor Trend getting 490 on their first test. From my research, you can get 300 miles of range on a 20 minute charge. Here is Motor Trends first look. https://www.motortrend.com/cars/luci...ew-range-test/
03-09-2021, 04:15 AM
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Originally Posted by badflaps
With all this home charging going on, where will all the KWs come from?
Good question though. I can just see it now, someone with only an EV comes home with a low charge, hooks it up and power goes out all night. Calls boss and says, I can’t get to work because my car didn’t charge.
03-09-2021, 04:19 AM
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Originally Posted by 53x11
Going to need a lot of mice! Good question though. I can just see it now, someone with only an EV comes home with a low charge, hooks it up and power goes out all night. Calls boss and says, I can’t get to work because my car didn’t charge.
Good question though. I can just see it now, someone with only an EV comes home with a low charge, hooks it up and power goes out all night. Calls boss and says, I can’t get to work because my car didn’t charge.
03-09-2021, 04:25 AM
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Lucid Air does sound promising, but remember they are a LONG way behind Tesla. They have not manufactured the car yet. Prototypes are always amazing because it's easy. Manufacturing is exponentially harder. Not to mention no charging network yet. Hoping the best for them and other clean sheet EV companies. The EV platform is the future and certainly Tesla won't be a monopoly even though the stock prices trades as if it will be 
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03-09-2021, 04:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Trip7
Lucid Air does sound promising, but remember they are a LONG way behind Tesla. They have not manufactured the car yet. Prototypes are always amazing because it's easy. Manufacturing is exponentially harder. Not to mention no charging network yet. Hoping the best for them and other clean sheet EV companies. The EV platform is the future and certainly Tesla won't be a monopoly even though the stock prices trades as if it will be
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The smartest thing all these manufacturers could do is get together with Musk and work out a deal to use the super chargers and pay a royalty per car. It is in the best interest of all the consumers and manufacturers to have plug commonality and not have each manufacturer having to bear the cost of a charging network. Musk gets the royalty plus the charging revenue to help smooth out revenues and fund more development.
03-09-2021, 06:29 AM
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Originally Posted by badflaps
With all this home charging going on, where will all the KWs come from?
From a practical standpoint, a Tesla or similar EV will charge at home from a 50A circuit. This is the same as most electric clothes dryers. A 30A circuit equivalent to an electric water heater would work for most overnight charging requirements. Adding a Tesla to the fleet increased our electric consumption by about 400Kwh per month. Adding a second Tesla next year will roughly double that consumption. It's a meaningful increase in demand.
03-09-2021, 06:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Gunfighter
The sun, the wind, rainbows and unicorns. The EV rush is about to reveal grid limitations in some areas. Also the need for mostly nighttime EV charging will shift daily demand curve.
From a practical standpoint, a Tesla or similar EV will charge at home from a 50A circuit. This is the same as most electric clothes dryers. A 30A circuit equivalent to an electric water heater would work for most overnight charging requirements. Adding a Tesla to the fleet increased our electric consumption by about 400Kwh per month. Adding a second Tesla next year will roughly double that consumption. It's a meaningful increase in demand.
From a practical standpoint, a Tesla or similar EV will charge at home from a 50A circuit. This is the same as most electric clothes dryers. A 30A circuit equivalent to an electric water heater would work for most overnight charging requirements. Adding a Tesla to the fleet increased our electric consumption by about 400Kwh per month. Adding a second Tesla next year will roughly double that consumption. It's a meaningful increase in demand.
03-09-2021, 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by badflaps
With all this home charging going on, where will all the KWs come from?
Before COVID, when I drove the kids to school, I had the car setup to start charging on its own, to be done by 8am to take the kids to school. (off peak doesn't end until 11am for this area). It knew the charging rate, how much charge was required and figured out when to start charging. Also, it would warm up the car so it was toasty and ready to go at 8am.
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