Sep-20-2017 09:11 AM
Sep-22-2017 09:09 AM
valhalla360 wrote:
If you only have 30amp, it might be a couple weeks to charge or longer as the house loads will eat up a greater percentage of a 30amp supply (which is more like 25amp for continuous).
Sep-22-2017 02:11 AM
rjxj wrote:
"The interesting thing is these diesel buses have such massive fuel tanks—given how inefficient they are—that it takes longer to completely refill an 80- or 120-gallon diesel bus system than it does to recharge our electric vehicles," explains Proterra CEO Ryan Popple. "So we're actually getting to the point where the vehicles that are configured for fast charge can be replenished faster than you can stick a hose in the side of a diesel bus and fill it with fuel."
According to Popple, Proterra's fast-charger can recharge a 100kWh electric bus in just ten minutes, sufficient for a circulator bus route of 30 (48km) miles or less. That's better than diesel or even natural gas, he told us: "We've gone from something that would have been considered a negative for EVs—slow overnight charging—and now we've gone to the point where EVs are advantaged relative to combustion in terms of speed and ease of refueling." (Recharging the 400kWh batteries of a longer-range electric bus would obviously take longer.)
Sep-22-2017 01:15 AM
pianotuna wrote:
Hi,
9.6 per leg?time2roll wrote:
50 amp connector for continuous duty is limited to 9.6 kW by NEC
Sep-21-2017 07:27 PM
Sep-21-2017 07:17 PM
Sep-21-2017 06:37 PM
pianotuna wrote:Limited to 40 amps for continuous load.
Hi,
9.6 per leg?time2roll wrote:
50 amp connector for continuous duty is limited to 9.6 kW by NEC
Sep-21-2017 06:15 PM
RCMAN46 wrote:
Solar is not there yet.
If we remove all of the subsidies Solar still costs more to make the panels than they can produce.
This article
Solar panels
claims this will turn around by 2020. But I suspect they assume electric rates will not change by 2020.
Not likely as my Arizona rates just recently increased.
Sep-21-2017 06:11 PM
time2roll wrote:
50 amp connector for continuous duty is limited to 9.6 kW by NEC
Sep-21-2017 09:00 AM
RCMAN46 wrote:
Solar is not there yet.
If we remove all of the subsidies Solar still costs more to make the panels than they can produce.
This article
Solar panels
claims this will turn around by 2020. But I suspect they assume electric rates will not change by 2020.
Not likely as my Arizona rates just recently increased.
Sep-21-2017 08:19 AM
Mr.Mark wrote:They are amazing. Just drew mine down to 10% soc without damage.
We have Lithium Ion battery technology in our coach for our house batteries. Three batteries power the house vs. maybe 10-12 AGM batteries. We are saving a huge amount of weight and our batteries can be drawn down to 30% before the generator will come on to recharge.
Sep-21-2017 07:40 AM
Sep-21-2017 07:37 AM
pianotuna wrote:
That distance record is impressive. However they drove 15 mph to do it.
Sep-21-2017 06:43 AM
Sep-20-2017 09:58 PM