MINI E electric car glitch results in 23 hour recharge time

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ShinyG

If two thirds of the cars are plagued by the issue, I would say that is the "normal" state of the car!

June 5, 2009 3:52 pm

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out4ride

What voltage are we talking about? USA's high voltage is 240 but this needs different plug where in Europe 230v is standard. No way you will have 3phase plug in Europe which is 400v and in USA 3phase doesn't exist in houses. I am saying this couse I am an electrician. I also don't like the idea of electic cars. We don't have enough power as of now, you guys forgot about the blackouts, then how we gonna deal with plugging all these cars. Don't get me wrong it's more work for me but it's looks like this is not the solution to oil problems since now we need to make more power somehow.

June 5, 2009 8:33 pm

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skychao

i agree with what you say, i have had some experience in hydro distribution and while i HAVE seen 3 phase houses in canada (to power things like elevators) its highly unlikely that a normal guy in a normal house would have a 3 phase service. so therefore they may not be bringing the same cables over as in europe or even if they are, further US testing would be very reasonable

June 6, 2009 12:33 am

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jbarquinha

Why do you need 3 phase? (i don't think it says that anywhere in the article) Have you never heard of power inverters? I have one right by my side that converts 12v to 220v (use it to power my laptop in my car). Why can't something similar be used here to convert 220v to anything above that?

June 6, 2009 10:39 am

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kryst_PL

because voltage is not everything. if you get high Voltage you end up with low density, so charging a car from 12V converted to 220V would tae ages. You need both high voltage AND density to charge something fast.

June 7, 2009 12:47 pm

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