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   -=> 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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