Subj : Re: the stores all take a
To   : Rob Mccart
From : Kurt Weiske
Date : Thu Jan 29 2026 10:36 am

-=> Rob Mccart wrote to KURT WEISKE <=-

 KW> About 4 1/2 hours on a plain old 110v plug.

 RM> That's fast.. I've heard people complain that using a 220 volt
 RM> line it can take all night to charge ones with bigger batteries
 RM> I assume..

 Yeah, plug-in hybrids have smaller batteries.

 My BMW i3 had a relatively small battery for an EV, and it took around
 4 1/2 hours to charge with a small-ish, 16 amp/220 volt charger. They
 make 40 amp chargers, I'd assume you'd want that charging a Tesla.

 They have timers, and when you get a time-of-day utility plan, you want
 to wait. I told mine to charge at 12:00am, and it kicked off when the
 rates dropped.

 One wonderful thing about that car I miss - tell it when you leave in
 the morning, and it'll pre-heat the interior and the battery. Stepping
 into a warm car on a cold morning is WONDERFUL.

 RM> My sister is into that stuff. Not exactly the same but they have a
 RM> roof full of solar panels and they sell the power created back to
 RM> the utility at about 4 times the price per KWH than they pay to buy
 RM> power from the utility. But it's an all or nothing thing, they don't
 RM> keep some of that power and sell off the extra. It all goes to the
 RM> utility and then they pay a power bill like normal..

 RM> It's wasn't cheap though. I think she paid about $80,000 for the
 RM> panels and computer equipment that runs it and tracks output.


 People are making apartment-sized solar/battery arrays, small enough to
 put in a window or on a balcony, and with a smallish battery. Would be
 great for running electronics and keeping a battery for outages.


 
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