The particular voltage in really doesn't matter much. You can make the voltage out essentially whatever you want it to be with different designs of transformers/rectifiers/conver- ters. The power (Watts) a given circuit can provide is more the limiting factor.
trade4us2,
Jun 18, 8:43am
I just want to know if an EV with a flat battery can be charged up again using 230 volts from my 2500 watt generator or my 1500 watt inverter. Can the EV handle the relatively low current? A lot of people stop in the car park near my house with all kinds of car problems.
jezabell,
Jun 18, 11:05am
It is a worry to me. I have a factory HD Trike and a wee BMW 4 seater Convertible. What will happen to these vehicles when all this Electric horribleness comes into being. Will my 60 grands worth of loveliness be all of a sudden worthless? Maybe She will introduce a buy back? ((smirk))
mauser308,
Jun 27, 8:31pm
If you look at the actual price for just the petrol component of what you pay as the 'pump price' of petrol, you are probably about on the money. The extra is all tax, ACC/excise/road user/gst/levies. This is where EV pricing will go to fund 'initiatives' shall we say, like a 1.2billion walking/biking track over the Auckland harbour (800mil just for the damn bridge, idiot $$ when the rest of the country is connected by a couple of vulnerable roads).
We are not even in early adopter phase for EV's, the tech just does not make economic of financial sense or anything close at the current time. Just went through the exercise of replacing a vehicle, and for the one we selected the equivalent PHEV was $20,000 dearer, did not save near as much fuel as claimed and potentially suffered from increased wear on tyres and suspension due to the 400+Kg weight penalty over the ICE vehicle. That also equates to lower safety outcomes as the heavier vehicle hits harder and also has less room for crumple zones and safety features etc etc.
Equivalent petrol vehicle is actually several thousand cheaper to run over a 10 year period - not including any odd failures like traction motor equipment or batteries due to control or sensor failures.
This is for us who like semi-rural and rely on backup generators due to flakey power supply (although it hasn't been too bad over the last six months touch power pole wood).
bill1451,
Jun 27, 8:41pm
you said it all in the last paragraph, COST COST why would I put 70 or 80 g into a depreciating "asset" liability more like.
sr2,
Jun 27, 10:00pm
I wonder how many of those offering up the loudest plaudits in favor of EV's actually own one?
I'm not anti or pro EV's. In my opinion (Tessler's excluded) they have their place as a great economical round town ladies car.
So in the interests of saving the planet and the dolphins I did suggest to the "ever lovely Mrs sr2" that I replace her C300 Merc with an EV. At best her reaction could be described as "frosty" and included thinly veiled references to kicking me in the bollocks and never cooking me another meal for the rest of my life!
I think the lesson here - if there is one, is you cant please everyone (particularly the fairer of the species) and on some subjects it's best if we all just agree to disagree.
sue72,
Jul 4, 9:01am
Has anyone asked the pm s partner what he will use to tow his boat when he replaces his ute?
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