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Looks awesome. Wish I could afford it. Here's an idea, maybe someone could tell me if it's feasible. One of the annoying things about electric cars is the rela
by cbrauchli 15y ago
Looks awesome. Wish I could afford it.
Here's an idea, maybe someone could tell me if it's feasible. One of the annoying things about electric cars is the relatively long charge time, which, for day trips, is solved by charging at home overnight. However, a mistake such as forgetting to plug in one night could have dire results the next day. What about having a charging pad for people with garages? When they get home they park the car where the pad is and it starts charging automatically over the air. What are the disadvantages? Efficiency? Price?
- corin_ 15y agoPublic charging spots will happen if/when popularity of electric cars takes off. It already has happened in some places, for example Oxford in the UK - http://www.oxfordjournal.co.uk/news/travel/2699-city-gets-more-than-20-electric-car-charging-points http://www.oxfordjournal.co.uk/news/travel/2699-city-gets-mo... (I believe there's at least a few more since that article was written, could be wrong). Due to not having the same requirements as petrol stations (namely being able to store huge amounts of flammable liquid), there's no reason for them to be located there, hence their being in car parks in Oxford.
- smiler 15y agoI think Tesla have already started this. At the Santana Row mall in San Jose, they have dedicated electric car charger parking spots and you will often see a couple of Tesla's parked up.