Durandal wrote:Speaking of more efficient chargers, I wish that Nissan and other Japanese automakers would boost the on-board chargers up to 9.6kW, which is 40amps at 240v. This business of 3.6kW and 6.6kW is bologna.
DaveinOlyWA wrote:Durandal wrote:Speaking of more efficient chargers, I wish that Nissan and other Japanese automakers would boost the on-board chargers up to 9.6kW, which is 40amps at 240v. This business of 3.6kW and 6.6kW is bologna.
hmmm, seems to me I read somewhere that the extra medium load a house in the US could take was roughly that...
GetOffYourGas wrote:DaveinOlyWA wrote:Durandal wrote:Speaking of more efficient chargers, I wish that Nissan and other Japanese automakers would boost the on-board chargers up to 9.6kW, which is 40amps at 240v. This business of 3.6kW and 6.6kW is bologna.
hmmm, seems to me I read somewhere that the extra medium load a house in the US could take was roughly that...
Aim not sure what you are saying here, Dave.
The available load in a house should not drive the decision of the in board charger but of the EVSE installed in one's garage. There is certainly merit in buying an EV with a 240V/80A on board charger even if the EVSE in your garage is only 32A. Even here in Syracuse, there are 80A public EVSEs around at various hotels and other destinations.
Durandal wrote:Speaking of more efficient chargers, I wish that Nissan and other Japanese automakers would boost the on-board chargers up to 9.6kW, which is 40amps at 240v. This business of 3.6kW and 6.6kW is bologna.
EVDRIVER wrote:Durandal wrote:Speaking of more efficient chargers, I wish that Nissan and other Japanese automakers would boost the on-board chargers up to 9.6kW, which is 40amps at 240v. This business of 3.6kW and 6.6kW is bologna.
For home charging this is not needed in the majority of cases nor can it be supported. Public charges do not support this and the added cost and weight is expensive passed on to the consumer. In fact the majority of LEAF owners can get by with 3.8kw charging 90% of the time. If you have a very large pack then a larger charger is sometimes needed. I never used the 9.6kw charger in my RAV once and usually charged at 3.8 or 6.0 ish.
EVDRIVER wrote:Durandal wrote:Speaking of more efficient chargers, I wish that Nissan and other Japanese automakers would boost the on-board chargers up to 9.6kW, which is 40amps at 240v. This business of 3.6kW and 6.6kW is bologna.
For home charging this is not needed in the majority of cases nor can it be supported. Public charges do not support this and the added cost and weight is expensive passed on to the consumer. In fact the majority of LEAF owners can get by with 3.8kw charging 90% of the time. If you have a very large pack then a larger charger is sometimes needed. I never used the 9.6kw charger in my RAV once and usually charged at 3.8 or 6.0 ish.
EVDRIVER wrote:Durandal wrote:Speaking of more efficient chargers, I wish that Nissan and other Japanese automakers would boost the on-board chargers up to 9.6kW, which is 40amps at 240v. This business of 3.6kW and 6.6kW is bologna.
For home charging this is not needed in the majority of cases nor can it be supported. Public charges do not support this and the added cost and weight is expensive passed on to the consumer. In fact the majority of LEAF owners can get by with 3.8kw charging 90% of the time. If you have a very large pack then a larger charger is sometimes needed. I never used the 9.6kw charger in my RAV once and usually charged at 3.8 or 6.0 ish.
DaveinOlyWA wrote:EVDRIVER wrote:Durandal wrote:Speaking of more efficient chargers, I wish that Nissan and other Japanese automakers would boost the on-board chargers up to 9.6kW, which is 40amps at 240v. This business of 3.6kW and 6.6kW is bologna.
For home charging this is not needed in the majority of cases nor can it be supported. Public charges do not support this and the added cost and weight is expensive passed on to the consumer. In fact the majority of LEAF owners can get by with 3.8kw charging 90% of the time. If you have a very large pack then a larger charger is sometimes needed. I never used the 9.6kw charger in my RAV once and usually charged at 3.8 or 6.0 ish.
yep its all about cost and convenience. They likely picked 3.8 because it was fast enough to get an overnight charge.
EVDRIVER wrote:The reality is that higher pack density and capacity solves the issue. In the bay area there are very few chargers over 6kw.