mesa@piefed.social to Videos@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 month agoDon't overthink electric car charging (we should be doing it differently) - Technology Connextraswww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up163 cross-posted to: videos@lemmy.world
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minus-squareartyom@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 month agoI’ve been charging my cars this way for 9 years. You do need a sufficiently efficient vehicle. You ain’t charging a Hummer this way. Also I recommend getting a “heavy duty” receptacle because I have melted a couple of them after a while.
minus-squareBotzo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoI charge both my ridiculous Lightning and PHEV Volvo this way. But I’m on track for only about 3500 miles for the year (10 months in) on the lightning.
I’ve been charging my cars this way for 9 years. You do need a sufficiently efficient vehicle. You ain’t charging a Hummer this way. Also I recommend getting a “heavy duty” receptacle because I have melted a couple of them after a while.
I charge both my ridiculous Lightning and PHEV Volvo this way.
But I’m on track for only about 3500 miles for the year (10 months in) on the lightning.