Ford invents cable that can charge electric cars in about 5 minutes. This could be huge!

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Article didn't mention but it will have to charge at 1500 amps for the time reduction.
That is a shit load!
As in enough to blow your feet off lol

200 amps is joke

Man the elec companies are lickin thiet chops lol
 

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Nothing but a puff piece. A universe of fine print and details missing from this one.

Ford, who until 2 years ago didn't give a rip about EV's magically solves one of their biggest drawback. Yeah right.
Missing detail #1: the efficiency of this sucks. All that heat converting water from liquid to gas is energy lost. Probably brings the whole system down to below the level of gas. Another point: how are you going to run that kind fo current to the charging station? We going to liquid cool high tension power lines, too? Right now, the average 3-phase high-tension line distribution cabling consumes up tp 28% of the energy coming down the wire. Now you're going to heat them to the point the wires need liquid cooling?

Thanks, no thanks.
 

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WTF who's For Lightning takes 40 minutes to charge? Whose lightning takes a charge at all?

I found some data on the new Lightning when they debuted it. That thing requires a 100amp breaker in the panel and charges at 80 amps. Since it draws 80 amps, minimum 4 gauge copper or 2 gauge aluminum run to the charger. For quick reference a standard electric water heater draws 24-28 amps while heating. That's equivalent to almost 4 water heaters at once. Cost savings at the gas pump they say, but more than covers it on the house electric bill.
 

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Missing detail #1: the efficiency of this sucks. All that heat converting water from liquid to gas is energy lost. Probably brings the whole system down to below the level of gas. Another point: how are you going to run that kind fo current to the charging station? We going to liquid cool high tension power lines, too? Right now, the average 3-phase high-tension line distribution cabling consumes up tp 28% of the energy coming down the wire. Now you're going to heat them to the point the wires need liquid cooling?

Thanks, no thanks.

Exactly. As i said in my previous post we tested this at my company over a decade ago. Back then we used liquid nitrogen to cool it. It was a complex setup, dangerous and would be a headache in the field. It was a neat idea but like you said, not cost efficient in every area of the project. The project was axed and the Suits used the test area as WOW factor for customers for a few more years. Now area is forgotten and basically taken over by nature.
 

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If charging @ home, what would this do to one's electric bill ??
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How about a high efficiency solar panel on the roof instead ?????????????
Physics forbids a solar cell with "better efficiency." Only a small portion of the sun's light is able to knock an electron loose in silicon. Any "bump" in output usually involves ways to focus more sunlight on the cell, which also increases its heat, which shortens it's life and causes its output to fall below ordinary cells.
 

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I found some data on the new Lightning when they debuted it. That thing requires a 100amp breaker in the panel and charges at 80 amps. Since it draws 80 amps, minimum 4 gauge copper or 2 gauge aluminum run to the charger. For quick reference a standard electric water heater draws 24-28 amps while heating. That's equivalent to almost 4 water heaters at once. Cost savings at the gas pump they say, but more than covers it on the house electric bill.
You don’t HAVE to have 80 amps, that’s just the max charge level it can take. You can charge it on regular 15 amps if you want, but obviously the charge is significantly slower. Average cost to charge a Tesla Model S is around $15-$16, or roughly $4 every 100 miles.
 

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So, would you be able to smoke a cig while you charged your car?
Would the excessive gamma rays emanating from this turn you into a rampaging green monster?



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