Thinking About Electric Car Range And Recharging Stations

Even with high current it still takes about 1 minute per 3 miles of driving range to recharge a Tesla S. Home charging of a Tesla is still a commitment at 58 miles per hour of charge. The Tesla Supercharger stations, on the other hand, get 170 miles in 30 minutes. Think about that 30 minutes per 170 miles. Drive 3 hours on a highway and stop for a half hour to recharge. The Tesla S has a range of 265 miles. So you can go longer than that. But you can't use the full range because air conditioning or high speed could cut into your range. Probably more limiting is the frequency of charging stations. If you've driven 200...

Source: FuturePundit - September 14, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Randall Parker Source Type: blogs