Re: Charging at home

[tom shay <tshay@IX.NETCOM.COM>]

LEE A HART wrote:

> Maybe we need a charging connector that automatically connects when you drive
> up to it. The charger needs to be totally automatic, too; only an alarm is
> something is *wrong*, rather than checking indicators to see if everything is
> right. Such systems are well within the capabilities of the state of the art.
>
> For us home converters, it isn't hard to cut the number of steps needed to
> charge in half. A well positioned outlet that only needs a short, tangle-free
> cord. A coil-cord or self winding reel to eliminate tangle and cord storage. A
> connector on the car that is easily accessed, instead of hidden behind some
> access door. A charger that automatically starts, and cuts off when it is fini
 sh
>  ed.
>
> Would that help, Tom?

  Lee, the business of connecting the charger, turning it on, adjusting
it,
etc., are not difficult or inconvenient.  The main problem is the need
to
be at home when recharge is needed.  Then there's the problem of being
able to charge the equivalent of only 1 or 2 gallons of gasoline. And
I have to charge so often ; it's not unusual for me to charge twice in
a single day.

 No way is the charging of my EV more convenient than sticking a hose
in the tank for a few minutes every 200 to 400 miles.  And it can be
in any of thousands of places or thousands of miles from home.

 When you are charging your EV in winter do you sometimes wish that you
could drive it to someplace where the locals have never seen snow
and they complain when the temperature drops below 60 F?   Do you
wish that you didn't have to turn around and head back to recharge
after about 20 miles?  I do!

Re: Charging at home