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Originally Posted by MedCash_Geoff
I was told you have to charge the car for 48 hours to drive for a day and a half... not sure if its true, but that blows..
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Hi Geoff,
No thats definitely not true, at least for the electric cars that I know of.
Here's some quick stats:
The Chevy Volt:
Charging time : 4 hours at 220v, or 9 hours at 110v 12 amps
Range: About 65 kilometres on battery.
Technology: Electric motor. Battery & generator drives electric motors to turn the wheels. When battery is depleted, a gasoline engine kicks-in to turn generator to send electricity to electric motor.
Tesla:
Charging time: About 20 minutes to charge to 80% capacity at super-charging stations (Free, Everywhere), or about 8 hours charging at home at 220v 30 amps.
Range: About 400 kilometres on battery.
Technology: Electric motor, no gasoline motor.
Chevy Bolt:
Charging time: About 30 minutes when using a DC Charger, or about 9 hours at 220 Volts.
Range: About 383 km
Technology: Electric only, no gasoline motor.